Tom Carrubba, KA2D, of Babylon, New York was first licensed in 1978 as KA2DFO and holds an FCC Extra Class Amateur Radio license. He has been active in the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) since 1980. Before his appointment to ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator for New York City-Long Island, Tom was an Assistant Emergency Coordinator and Deputy Radio Officer in his local Township. Tom has been involved in emergency communications for many major events including the 1992 Winter Storm, 1993 March "No Name" Storm, Long Island Wildfires, the crash of TWA Flight 800, Response '98 Drill, Columbian Earthquake, Y2K and the New York City World Trade Center attack of September 11, 2001.

Besides emergency communications, Tom is an officer and ARRL Volunteer Liaison for the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club. He is an active DXer, Island Chaser and Contester. He also coordinates and operates various Special Event Stations from the New York/Long Island area such as Montauk Point and Fire Island Lighthouses, The Long Island Air Show, National Weather Service/ARRL SKYWARN Recognition Day and ARRL Field Day.