On August 30, SAG-AFTRA announced the results for the Ohio-Pittsburgh 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles David “Stoney” Richards* | National Board Member | 4-year term |
| Heather Abraham | President | 2-year term |
| Randy Kovitz* | Vice President | 2-year term |
| Joe Gunderman | Secretary | 2-year term |
| Ednah Wright Holt* | Local Board Member at Large | 2-year term |
| Mike Kraft* | Local Board Member at Large | 2-year term |
| Paul Martino* | Local Board Member at Large | 2-year term |
| Mark Roberts* | Local Board Member at Large | 2-year term |
| Rick Pfeiffer | Local Board Member - Buffalo-Rochester Broadcast | 2-year term |
| Andy Schofield | Local Board Member - Cleveland | 2-year term |
| Ednah Wright Holt* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Randy Kovitz* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Mike Kraft* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Paul Martino* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Mark Roberts* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Jeff Seich* | 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 Ohio-Pittsburgh 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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