On August 18, SAG-AFTRA announced the results for the New England 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
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
Bill Mootos * Local Board Member - Actor/Performer

2-year term
Chuck Slavin *

Local Board Member - Actor/Performer

2-year term
Lori Vozzella *

Local Board Member - Actor/Performer

2-year term

Don Warnock *
Local Board Member - Actor/Performer

2-year term

Douglas 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

Garo Hagopian

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

Russell J. Gannon *

Convention Delegate - Actor/Performer

2-year term

Ted Garland *

Convention Delegate - Actor/Performer

2-year term

Gilda 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

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 New England is unable to attend. The President, by virtue of their election to that position, also serves as a Convention Delegate.

The newly elected leaders will be installed in office on September 8, 2023.

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