2021 SAG-AFTRA Election Results

On Tuesday, August 17, 2021, the ballot tabulation of the Miami 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
John M. McKarthy* President 2-year term
Carol C. Bailey* Vice President 2-year term
Barry Brandt* Secretary 2-year term
Steve Gladstone* Local Board Member - South Florida 2-year term
Kelly Vaughn* Local Board Member - South Florida 2-year term
Laurel Levey* Local Board Member - South Florida 2-year term
Dave Corey* Local Board Member - South Florida 2-year term
Carol C. Bailey Local Board Member - Central Florida 2-year term
Adam Vernier Local Board Member - Central Florida 2-year term
Josette Pagan* Local Board Member - Puerto Rico 2-year term
Nancy Duerr* Local Board Member-At-Large 2-year term
Chris Beekie* Local Board Member-At-Large 2-year term
Janet Carabelli* Local Board Member-At-Large 2-year term
Joseph Giambrone* Local Board Member-At-Large 2-year term
Barry Brandt Alternate Local Board Member-At-Large 2-year term
Robyn Cohen Alternate Local Board Member-At-Large 2-year term
Michael Dean Walker Alternate Local Board Member-At-Large 2-year term
Steve Gladstone* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Carol C. Bailey* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Kelly Vaughn* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Chris Beekie* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Laurel Levey* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Carmen Lopez* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Dave Corey* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Barry Brandt* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Janet Carabelli* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Joseph Giambrone* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Kevin Dean-Hackett* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Josette Pagan* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Robyn Cohen* 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 member from the Miami Local is unable to attend. The President, by virtue of their election to that position, also serves as Convention Delegate.

The newly elected leaders will be installed in office on September 2, 2021. 

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