The selection of the ARCC Officers (president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer) will occur by voting amongst the board members at the annual meeting.
Here are the current board members. Some board members may be contacted by clicking on their name.
President Davis Dunagan
Vice President Marlin Smith
Secretary Garland Oberle
Treasurer David Kvech
Safety Officer Stan Johnson
Director 1: Terry Hatcher
Director 2: Jimmy James
Director 3: Steve Bailey
Director 4: J.R. Sitman
Director 5: Charles Palmer
Website Manager: J.R. Sitman and Dennis Spanogle
As time permits, the board members will submit their bios and add their pictures.
President: Davis Dunagan
Vice President: Marlin Smith
Secretary: Garland Oberle
Treasurer: Dave Kvech
Safety Officer: Stan Johnson
Director 1: Terry Hatcher
Director 2: Jimmy James
Director 3: Charles Palmer
I began flying at Maloof in 1996. I enjoy building, and I’m a better builder than I am a pilot. I’m interested in museum-quality, precision-scale modelling, and I’ve competed in regional and national scale meets. These days, my primary interest is in big, easy-to-fly and easy-to-build electric planes. I’ve converted all my planes to electric power.
Susan and I moved to Albuquerque in 1973, where I did my medical residency in Pathology at UNM. After that, I worked as a surgical pathologist in Albuquerque for 28 years. I’ve been retired for quite a while.
for quite a while.
Director/Web Manager J.R. Sitman
Moved to California from Chicago when I was 6. Lived there until 2020, then moved to Ventana Ranch, Albuquerque, in December.
Worked for The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles for 23 years as the Director of Networks. Owned a Radio Control Racing Organization. NORRCA for 11 years. Google NORRCA
Worked for the Indian Health Services for two years, with a Confidential Security Clearance.
Retired in February 2023. Tried racing off-road trucks (TRAXXAS Sledge), then drones, and finally started flying RC Airplanes in February of 2025. Lots of learning and several crashes. Met some really great people at Maloof, who were very helpful in helping me build my pilot skills.
Joined the ARCC Board of Directors in August of 2025. I’m making every effort to help the club grow, with my latest contribution being the new home web page that is focused on attracting new members.
Website Developer: Dennis Spanogle
Dennis joined the club a long time ago. He has volunteered to help build a new fully responsive website for the club. This new website will go live in 2025 – hopefully. Dennis and his wife Vicki live near Sedillo east of Albuquerque and have several aircraft but has not been flying since 2022. Hopefully he will become excited about flying again soon. Dennis is a summa cum laude graduate of New Mexico State University with a Masters in electrical engineering and is a retiree of Hewlett Packard where he served as a systems engineer, sales person and district manager. Dennis and Vicki enjoy, among other activities, exploring New Mexico, the Tesla Owners Club of New Mexico road rallies, camping, and four wheeling in their Polaris RZR.