On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, the ballot tabulation of the Chicago 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,
| NAME | POSITION | TERM |
|---|---|---|
| Courtney Rioux* | National Board Member | 4-year term |
| Charles Andrew Gardner* | President | 2-year term |
| Denise Jaeckel* | 1st Vice President | 2-year term |
| Craig Dellimore* | 2nd Vice President | 2-year term |
| Richard Shavzin* | 3rd Vice President | 2-year term |
| Sia Moody | Secretary | 2-year term |
| Denise Jaeckel* | Local Board Member (Indiana) | 2-year term |
| Allen D. Edge* | Local Board Member (Wisconsin) | 2-year term |
| Monica Eng* | Local Board Member (Broadcast Category) | 2-year term |
| Craig Dellimore* | Local Board Member (Broadcast Category) | 2-year term |
| Joan Esposito* | Local Board Member (Broadcast Category) | 2-year term |
| Courtney Rioux* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Ilyssa Fradin* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Tony Castillo* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Richard Shavzin* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Ashley J Dearborn* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Angela Morris* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Taylor Mallory* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Alma Washington* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Dev Kennedy* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Greg Cervantez* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| John Carter Brown* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Thea Camara* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Kevin Murry* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Duke Czlonka* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Steve Scholz* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Kara S. Leigh* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Tony Castillo* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Monica Eng* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Richard Shavzin* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Dev Kennedy* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Richard Steele* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Denise Jaeckel* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Ashley J Dearborn* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Taylor Mallory* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Thea Camara* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| John Carter Brown* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Catherine Brown* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Kara S. Leigh* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Sia Moody* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Brian Peters* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Kevin Murry* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Kevin Lingle* | Convention Delegate | 2-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 members from the Chicago Local are 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 September 2, 2021.
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