On Thursday, August 26, 2021, the ballot tabulation of the Ohio-Pittsburgh Local election was conducted. Please note that sixteen candidates ran unopposed and were declared elected without the necessity of a membership vote. Following are the results of the election. The position that required a balloted election is listed with an asterisk*. 

For complete balloted election results,

NAME POSITION TERM
Heather Abraham President 2-year term
Mark Roberts Vice President 2-year term
Joe Gunderman Secretary 2-year term
Rick Pfeiffer Local Board Member – Buffalo-Rochester Broadcast 2-year term
Teri Clark Linden Local Board Member – Cincinnati-Columbus 2-year term
Andy Schofield Local Board Member – Cleveland 2-year term
Lisa Ann Goldsmith* Local Board Member – Pittsburgh 2-year term
Mike Kraft Local Board Member at Large 2-year term
Paul Martino Local Board Member at Large 2-year term
Linda Santavicca Local Board Member at Large 2-year term
Jay Silvers Local Board Member at Large 2-year term
Lisa Ann Goldsmith Convention Delegate 2-year term
Ednah Wright Holt Convention Delegate 2-year term
Teri Clark Linden Convention Delegate 2-year term
Mark Roberts Convention Delegate 2-year term
Linda Santavicca Convention Delegate 2-year term
Jay Silvers 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 Ohio-Pittsburgh Local is unable to attend. The President, by virtue of her election to that position, also serves as a Convention Delegate.

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

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