ARES® is an activity under the American Radio Relay League whose national headquarters happens to be in Newington, CT.
The country is broken down into “sections” which are usually about the size of a small state. In our case, Connecticut is a section unto itself.

The person in charge of everything in the section is the Section Manager
Betsey Doane, K1EIC
k1eic@arrl.org
The person responsible for all the ARES work in a section is the Section Emergency Coordinator. Because this is a major job, the SEC will often also have one or more assistants.
Brian Fernandez, K1BRF
comlink8@gmail.com
Rod Lane, N1FNE
n1fne@arrl.net
Look at the CT state map below. There are 5 OEM Regions. These are the “landed” regions. Which one do you live in?
Towns in Region 1
Southwest part of the state
Towns In Region 2
South Central part of the state
Towns In Region 3
North central part of the state
Towns In Region 4
Eastern part of the state
Towns In Region 5
Northwest part of the State

We also have some very special activities. They are not location specific, but are state-wide. These include: