District I
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
The AMA District I Outreach Team (ADOT), composed of officers and a small group of enthusiastic volunteers, started participating in a few airport air shows and a STEM expo in 2018. These events allow us to introduce tens of thousands of attendees to AMA and aeromodeling’s recreational and educational benefits.
In 2022, the team participated in four events, which doubled to eight in 2023, resulting from partnering with Flight4CF, an organization that conducts airport air shows to raise money to cure cystic fibrosis. In 2024, we participated in a whopping 13 events as we continued to increase our number of volunteers from clubs and members throughout the district.
Although we write about the events in district
columns and post videos on Facebook pages, you might be inspired to join us after viewing some of our popular YouTube ADOT event videos, taken by Associate Vice President Doug Thompson, which you can see at https://ama100.wildapricot.org/ADOT-VIDEOS.
I am so proud of all of the district officers and volunteers who put so much time into the ADOT mission to “Entertain, Educate, and Engage” event attendees, whether answering aeromodeling questions, performing flight demos, or providing instructions for attendees to try RC flying.
Merry Christmas and best wishes for a healthy, happy, and peaceful New Year!
Andy Argenio
Vice President
amadistricti@modelaircraft.org;
brandshobby@gmail.com
3 Sheila Ln., Smithfield, RI 02917
(401) 575-6215
www.amadistrict-i.org
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Steve Brehm, Jamestown RI; (401) 423-1085; stbrehm@yahoo.com
Jim Cyr, Madison CT; (203) 421-2145; cardenprof06@gmail.com
Edward W. Deming, North Stonington, CT; (860) 884-3222; edwardwdeming@gmail.com
Andrew Figlar, Shelton CT; (203) 513-8546; sarfiglar320@gmail.com
Steve Goler, Salem MA; (617) 373-0884; nipmuck2@comcast.net
Daren Hudson, Greenland NH; (603) 674-5809; dth7@comcast.net
Ray LaBonte, Standish ME; (207) 892-7994; rplabonte@aol.com
Tom Lavoie, N. Smithfield RI; (401) 824-6134; d2wt4all@yahoo.com
Joan Liska, Middletown CT; (860) 347-0257; jliska9000@sbcglobal.net
Mark Montella, Falmouth, MA; (508) 457-4984; montellamj@comcast.net
Joel Rosenzweig, Marlborough MA; (508) 667-3720; joel@helitronix.com
Tom Siwek, Shrewsbury MA; (617) 893-5249; trsiwek@gmail.com
Doug Thompson, Eliot ME; (508) 838-4874; doug@doug drones.com
William Unghire, Newington CT; (860) 978-5353; n1cnv@icloud.com
Ted Wojcik, Fremont NH; (603) 479-3799; tedwojcik@comcast.net
TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY OFFICER
John Yassemedis, 5 Quarry Rd., Nashua NH 03062; (603) 321-8442; jyassemedis@comcast.net
EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR
Michael Fiorito, 42 Hayden Circle, Hampton NH 03842; (603) 770-3130; mfiorito61@comcast.net
