On August 21, 2023, SAG-AFTRA announced the results for the Miami Local elections. 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, click here.
| NAME | POSITION | TERM |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy Duerr* | National Board Member | 4-year term |
| John McKarthy* | President |
2-year term |
| Ellen Wacher* | Vice President | 2-year term |
| Carmen Lopez* | Secretary | 2-year term |
| Janet Carabelli* | Local Board Member - South Florida | 2-year term |
| Dave Corey* | Local Board Member - South Florida | 2-year term |
| Laurel Levey* | Local Board Member - South Florida | 2-year term |
| Kelly Vaughn* | 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 |
| Robert Javinett | Local Board Member - Alabama | 2-year term |
| Chris Beekie | Local Board Member-at-Large | 2-year term |
| Cristina Figarola |
Local Board Member-at-Large | 2-year term |
| Joseph Giambrone | Local Board Member-at-Large | 2-year term |
| Carlos Guerrero | Local Board Member-at-Large | 2-year term |
| Barry Brandt | Alternate Local Board Member-at-Large | 2-year term |
| Roberto Escobar | Alternate Local Board Member-at-Large | 2-year term |
| Michael Dean Walker | Alternate Local Board Member-at-Large | 2-year term |
| Carol C. Bailey* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Barry Brandt* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Janet Carabelli* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Dave Corey* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Marcela Fernanda* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Carlos Guerrero* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Tamara Jones* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Laurel Levey* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Carmen Lopez* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Jillian Shields* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Kelly Vaughn* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Joseph Velez* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Ellen Wacher* | 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 Miami 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 8, 2023.
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