On Monday, August 23, 2021, the ballot tabulation of the Michigan 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
Eric Wydra* Local President 2-year term
Jo-Jo Shutty-MacGregor 1st Vice President 2-year term
Phil Elam 2nd Vice President 2-year term
Patty Handysides 3rd Vice President 2-year term
PJ Edwards Secretary 2-year term
Jay R Adams Local Board Member 2-year term
Sonya A. Avakian Local Board Member 2-year term
Shane Carson Local Board Member 2-year term
Quintin Hicks Local Board Member 2-year term
Nancy McCauley Local Board Member 2-year term
Ashley Noel Local Board Member 2-year term
Jacqua Scott Local Board Member 2-year term
Shane Carson* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Diane S. Jones* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Jo-Jo Shutty MacGregor* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Franco Pulice* 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 Michigan Local is unable to attend. The President, by virtue of their election to that position, also serve as Convention Delegates.

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

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