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Mike Marek's 2005
National Board presentation on
"Putting the Web to
Work for CAP"


Karen Copenhaver's
Building a Successful
Public Affairs Program


PowerPoint 2003 Viewer (for above file)

CAPP 34
1.2 meg PDF file
(Outdated but still good info)


 Photos from the CAP Response to
Hurricane Katrina


 

 
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List Owner

I am Michael Marek, LTC, CAP. I have been a CAP member since 1983 and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1993. I am the CAP national staff Communications TEam Leader.  I have been North Central Region PAO and have served as South Dakota Wing Chief of Staff, Director of Communications, Wing PAO (twice), South Dakota Wing Director of Emergency Services, and once upon a time was CAP's National Digital Radio Network Manager. I have also been an IC/MC for CAP, Mission IO, Master Ground Team Leader and Senior Observer. I have twice served as a CAP Encampment Deputy Commander. In other parts of my life, I am a college asscoiate professor of Mass Communication, and an Extra class amateur radio operator. I have also served as an American Red Cross First Aid Instructor Trainer.

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