Rod Stafford, W6ROD, currently serves as International Affairs Vice President (“IAVP”) of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national association for Amateur Radio. The ARRL Board of Directors reelected him to his fifth term as IAVP in January 2008. He is also very involved with Amateur Radio issues within the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 organization, and held the positions of Region 2 Area Director 1998-2001, Region 2 Secretary 2001-2004, and Region 2 President 2004-2007. He currently serves as a Region 2 Area Director. Stafford has attended 16 IARU regional conferences and numerous IARU Administrative Council meetings.

He is a former ARRL Section Manager for the Santa Clara Valley Section and a former ARRL Pacific Division Director. He has held the position of Second Vice President, First Vice President, and then was President of the League from 1995 to 2000.

An Amateur Extra class licensee, Stafford first obtained his Amateur Radio license in the mid-70s, and held previous call signs WD6AKS and KB6ZV. His interests in Amateur Radio extend to HF operation and VHF/UHF operation.

Stafford serves the League as a volunteer. He is a Superior Court Judge in Santa Clara County, California, currently sitting on a trial assignment hearing Felony jury trials. He has been on the bench since December 1990. Stafford is a graduate of California State University at San Diego and University of Santa Clara School of Law.

In addition to Amateur Radio, Stafford enjoys photography and golf. His wife Pat is licensed as N1PAT and his granddaughter is licensed as KI6GNT.