2021 SAG-AFTRA Elections

On Monday, August 30, 2021, the ballot tabulation of the New England Local election was conducted. 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
Bill Mootos* National Board Member 4-year term
Andrea Lyman* President 2-year term
Tom Kemp* Vice President - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Vic Ramos* Vice President - Broadcast 2-year term
Ellen Colton* Secretary 2-year term
Dale F Appel* Local Board Member - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Liz Eng* Local Board Member - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Ted Garland* Local Board Member - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Gilda James* Local Board Member - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Dan Marshall* Local Board Member - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Peter M McSwiggin* Local Board Member - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Karen Scalia* Local Board Member - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Chuck Slavin* Local Board Member - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Don Warnock* Local Board Member - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Freddie F Wong* Local Board Member - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Doug Cope* Local Board Member - Broadcaster 2-year term
Marisa DeFranco* Local Board Member - Broadcaster 2-year term
Rod Fritz* Local Board Member - Broadcaster 2-year term
Vic Ramos* Local Board Member - Broadcaster 2-year term
Dale F Appel* Convention Delegate - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Ellen Colton* Convention Delegate - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Liz Eng* Convention Delegate - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Kevin Fennessy* Convention Delegate - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Christopher James* Convention Delegate - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Tom Kemp* Convention Delegate - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Peter M McSwiggin* Convention Delegate - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Michele Proude* Convention Delegate - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Chuck Slavin* Convention Delegate - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Don Warnock* Convention Delegate - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Freddie F Wong* Convention Delegate - Actor/Performer 2-year term
Marisa DeFranco* Convention Delegate - Broadcast 2-year term
Vic Ramos* Convention Delegate - Broadcast 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 New England Local 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 September 2, 2021. 

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