Bob Kwater

Bob Kwater has served on the Board of Trustees for the Dayton Microcomputer Association for a record 14 continuous years. In that time he has served as President for six one-year terms, Vice-President for two one-year terms, Past President three terms. He has served also served as Chairman of Computerfest® (DMA's twice a year fund raising computer show) three times, Program/Speaker Coordinator three times, Media/Advertising Coordinator for seven years (13 shows), and Newletter Editor for three years.

Bob has been an advocate of User Groups and been part of the APCUG annual meetings since 1992. He has also guided several Roundtables at some of the past APCUG meetings. He was a member of and Technology Advisor to the Ohio Governor's Small Business Council (1993-95.) Within his church he has served as Board Member and Missions Board Chair for five years.

For the past decade Bob has been manager of the local Egghead Software store (prior to its closure) for four years, as well as Area Supervisor over 5 other stores. The last five years he has been Circulation Manager and Writer for a local computer magazine (the Midwest PC Review) (www.midwestpcreview.com) and first the host of his own radio show and then co-host and "News Nerd" and Producer for the Radio PC Review. (www.radiopcreview.com)

Bob is also the Founder of the Ohio Technology Access Project (DMA's very successful computer recycling project that has to date distributed over 3000 systems back into the community.) He is currently serving as Secretary to the governing Board of GEMAIR (DMA's for-profit ISP.) along with duties as Treasurer for the Board of Trustees of DMA