The Tower Family Foundation today announced the newest appointment to the non-profit organization’s leadership team. Dan McVaugh, Senior Advisor of Cathedral Consulting, has been appointed to serve on the Tower Family Foundation’s Board of Directors. McVaugh joins the slate of industry executives devoted to the Foundation’s mission of providing financial support and scholarships to industry workers and their families during times of immediate need.

The Tower Family Foundation also announces that Board of Directors’ members Jim Tracy, Kenny Blakeslee, and Patrick Murphy were appointed by their peers to serve on the non-profit organization’s Executive Committee for the 2025 term.

Jim Tracy

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Jim Tracy, President of Legacy Enterprises, Inc. in Eagle, Idaho, was appointed to serve another term as the President of the Board of Directors, Kenny Blakeslee, President & CEO of Apex Site Solutions in Elk Grove, California, was appointed to serve as Vice President of the Board of Directors, and Patrick Murphy, CEO and Owner of Murphy Tower Service, LLC in Carlisle, Iowa, was appointed to serve as the Secretary/Treasurer.

Patrick Murphy

Kenny Blakeslee

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Blakeslee who previously served in the role of Secretary/Treasurer replaces departing Vice President, Victor Drouin. Drouin was an inaugural Advisory Committee member and has served on the Foundation’s Board of Directors since 2019. He served as President in 2020 and Vice President from 2021 – 2025.

“Victor has been at the core of our mission, both serving and talking to the families at their most vulnerable stage. While he hit term limits as a Board Member, his service to this organization and the families it serves has been invaluable. His leadership, wisdom and vision for the important role we play has been a treasure,” stated Jim Tracy, President of the Foundation. “Furthermore, the veteran Tower Family Foundation leadership team both at the Executive Committee and Board welcomes Dan McVaugh who has served our Foundation and led the industry for decades.”

Since inception, the Tower Family Foundation has awarded over $1.9 million in donations and scholarships to eligible tower workers and their families. Interested stakeholders are encouraged to visit the Tower Family Foundation’s website at towerfamilyfoundation.org, to learn more about the organization and make an online contribution.

About Tower Family Foundation

The Tower Family Foundation is a 501c-3 non-profit organization whose mission is providing financial assistance to communications infrastructure workers and their family members in the aftermath of job-related accidents or fatalities, and funding education scholarship opportunities for eligible industry communications infrastructure workers, their family members, and dependents.

Dan McVaugh Biography

Dan McVaugh is a wireless telecom industry veteran who began his career as a radio frequency engineer in the early 90’s and has worked in numerous roles since. Currently working as an advisor, independent consultant and developer of telecom infrastructure projects, Dan taps into his various engineering and leadership roles and his entrepreneurial experience to advise clients on business, technology, and leadership.

Dan has served a RF engineer, manager, and director for various wireless service providers, including Sprint and US West Wireless. He later co-founded ATECS, a professional services firm, that grew to offer all aspects of professional services, designing, implementing, and maintaining wireless networks including RF engineering, site acquisition, A&E, and project management. ATECS later rebranded as Centerline Solutions and grew to a full-turnkey professional and construction services firm. With nine offices in eight states, Centerline Solutions designed, built, modified, and maintained networks for every major wireless service provider in the U.S. and numerous other wireless network operators.

After 17 years leading ATECS/Centerline, Dan stepped away and began a wireless consulting practice and continues to independently develop various telecommunications infrastructure projects. In addition to serving on the Board for the Tower Family Foundation, he has also served four years as the President of the Colorado Wireless Association (COWA) and currently serves as the Education Chair for COWA. You can also keep up with his thoughts on wireless technology and industry topics through his podcast, Connectivity Evolution.

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