On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, the ballot tabulation of the New Orleans 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
Jim Gleason* President 2-year term
Sean Braud* Vice President 2-year term
Chip Carriere Secretary 2-year term
Diana Boylston* Local Board Member - Louisiana 2-year term
Lance E Nichols* Local Board Member - Louisiana 2-year term
Artemis Preeshl* Local Board Member - Louisiana 2-year term
Shirley Tregre* Local Board Member - Louisiana 2-year term
Mike Yahn* Local Board Member - Louisiana 2-year term
Ritchie Montgomery Local Board Member - Mississippi 2-year term
Diana Boylston* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Laura Cayouette* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Lance E Nichols* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Mike Yahn* 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 New Orleans 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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