On August 25, SAG-AFTRA announced the results for the San Francisco-Northern CA 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Howell* | National Board Member - Performer | 4-year term |
| Kathryn Howell* | President | 2-year term |
| Mike Pechner | Vice President - Broadcast |
2-year term |
| Robert Chestnut* |
Vice President - Performer | 2-year term |
| Mia Bernardino* | Local Board Member - Performer | 2-year term |
| Don Black* | Local Board Member - Performer | 2-year term |
| Robert Curé* | Local Board Member - Performer | 2-year term |
| Leesha Davis* | Local Board Member - Performer | 2-year term |
| Janet Dyer* | Local Board Member - Performer | 2-year term |
| Joseph McGinley* | Local Board Member - Performer | 2-year term |
| Andrew Neis* | Local Board Member - Performer | 2-year term |
| Jeanette Pavini* | Local Board Member - Performer | 2-year term |
| Solana Paz* | Local Board Member - Performer | 2-year term |
| Rajiv Shah* | Local Board Member - Performer | 2-year term |
| Don Black* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Anthony Cistaro* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Robert Curé* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Leesha Davis* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Freddie Diaz* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Janet Dyer* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Joseph McGinley* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Jeanette Pavini* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Arturo Rangel* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Micci Toliver* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Edward Vasgersian* | 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 a National Board member from San Francisco-Northern California is unable to attend. The National Board member and Local Officers, 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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