2027 Leaders

Greg Waters is a full-time paid employee with Humboldt County Sheriff, Office of Emergency Services as the Program Coordinator. Greg is assigned the duty to manage the county Auxiliary Communications (AuxComm) team and multiple county CERT teams. Greg is type III rated for Incident Management Team (IMT) and Drone Pilot. He is an Incident Command System Instructor for first responders and volunteer groups.

Daniel Goldstein has held technical, management, and executive positions in IT for over 35 years, and in cybersecurity for 25 years. He is also an elected Hayward City Council member. He currently serves as the Administrative Sergeant for the Alameda County Sheriff's Communications Team, as the California Region 2 Auxiliary Communications Mutual Aid Coordinator, and as the ARRL East Bay Section Emergency Coordinator.

Adrian Wilson has held management and executive level positions within the Semiconductor industry for over 30 years. Adrian volunteers with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Communications Team, as part of the Office of Emergency Services.  He is Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator for the ARRL East Bay Section, holds an Amateur Extra Class license and is a Part 107 Drone Pilot.

Tom Jordan serves as an Emergency Manager for the City of Petaluma, in Sonoma County, California. Over the past 20 years he has been involved in various capacities with several amateur, community based organization, and governmental radio systems. Tom lives in Marin County and enjoys spending free time outdoors with his family and friends. 

Paul W. Quimby is the volunteer Emergency Coordinator for the City of Hayward Auxiliary Communications Team and participates with Alameda and Santa Clara ARES/RACES county organizations. He holds undergraduate and master’s degrees in Computer Science from MIT. Paul is a Techstars founder and currently works for Nuro as a Technical Program Manager, where he has run release management for more than one million miles of L4 autonomous driving on public roads. Paul has been a licensed ham for 13 years, holds an Amateur Extra Class license, and is a Volunteer Examiner. 

David Reichard has been tinkering with electricity forever, especially radio communication.  Starting with a CB license, then Novice, then Extra, and most recently a GMRS license. I'm grateful that I can apply the skills I've developed to work, play, and disaster volunteering. I've volunteered at Red Cross, aid stations, and local ham radio disaster preparedness exercises.

Randall Luebke is a Registered Financial Consultant, an Independent Fiduciary Investment Advisor, and the President of Lifetime Paradigm, Inc., an intellectual property company specializing in Retirement Planning, Asset Protection, Estate and Tax Planning.  Married for 46 years, Randy has 2 children, 2 grandchildren and he also continues to be an avid skier for the past 62 years.  Randy is a licensed ham radio operator, a member of ARRL, as well as the Laguna Niguel Auxiliary Communications Services (LNACS) and the Orange County Hospital Emergency Amateur Radio Team (OCHEART).  

Dan Genova participated in BEACON 2025 and 2026.  He completed the 2025 City of Richmond, California Richmond CERT Academy, and completed the CERT Train-The-Trainer Training in 2026. He is the City of Richmond North and East Neighborhood CERT Lead.

Talvikki Fried is a Humboldt Bay Fire CERT member and BEACON 2027 Assistant Outreach Coordinator. Disaster semi-ready, always learning, and still on the air, listening more than talking, but ready to speak up when it matters or when it’s fun. 

Daniel Goldstein has held technical, management, and executive positions in IT for over 35 years, and in cybersecurity for 25 years. He is also an elected Hayward City Council member. He currently serves as the Administrative Sergeant for the Alameda County Sheriff's Communications Team, as the California Region 2 Auxiliary Communications Mutual Aid Coordinator, and as the ARRL East Bay Section Emergency Coordinator.

Peter Esko is a retired Environmental Health Specialist and Food Safety Specialist.  He holds a General Class FCC Amateur Radio License and is active in the Humboldt County ham community.  He is currently the Team Lead for Humboldt County Sheriff’s Auxiliary Communications Team, and has been involved in every BEACON exercise since its inception in 2024.

Bob Kehr is a member of Amador County ARES, enjoys chasing DX, POTA, and infrequently participates in contests -- California QSO Party being his favorite. Bob and his wife, Robin, live with 2 dogs, a cat, and a menagerie of wild animals in the Sierra Foothills east of Sutter Creek, California.