SAG-AFTRA Announces Seattle Local Election Results

On August 12, 2013, the ballot tabulation of the Seattle Local election was conducted. Please note that some candidates ran unopposed and were declared elected without the necessity of a membership vote. Following are the results of the election. Those positions that required a balloted election are listed with an asterisk*. For complete balloted election results, click here.

Abby Dylan*	National Board Member	Two-Year Term
Steve Reeder	President	Two-Year Term
Karen O'Leary*	Vice President (Broadcast)	Two-Year Term
Laura Kenny*	Vice President (Actor/Performer)	Two-Year Term
Maggie Stenson	Secretary	Two-Year Term
Dick Arnold	Local Board Member - At Large	Two-Year Term
Susan Connors	Local Board Member - At Large	Two-Year Term
Rik Deskin	Local Board Member - At Large	Two-Year Term
James Forman	Local Board Member - At Large	Two-Year Term
Rachel Glass	Local Board Member - At Large	Two-Year Term
Jaeger Gravning	Local Board Member - At Large	Two-Year Term
Cole Hornaday	Local Board Member - At Large	Two-Year Term
Linda Kennedy	Local Board Member - At Large	Two-Year Term
John Patrick Lowrie	Local Board Member - At Large	Two-Year Term
Ron Holmstrom	Local Board Member - Alaska	Two-Year Term
Karen O'Leary*	Convention Delegate	Two-Year Term
Adam Gehrke*	Convention Delegate	Two-Year Term
Laura Kenny*	Convention Delegate	Two-Year Term
Rik Deskin*	Convention Delegate	Two-Year Term
Linda Kennedy*	Convention Delegate	Two-Year Term
Maggie Stenson*	Convention Delegate	Two-Year Term
James Forman*	Convention Delegate	Two-Year Term

Those members elected as Local Officers, Local Board members and Convention Delegates, by virtue of their election to those positions, are also elected as Alternate National Board members who may be called upon to serve at National Board meetings when the National Board member from Seattle is unable to attend. The National Board member and President, by virtue of their election to those positions, also serve as Convention Delegates.

The newly elected leaders will be installed in office on August 15, 2013.

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