SAG-AFTRA Announces Arizona-Utah Local Election Results

Los Angeles (August 12, 2013) - On Monday, August 12, 2013, the ballot tabulation of the Arizona-Utah Local election was conducted. 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.

Margie Ghigo* - National Board Member - Four-Year Term
Joe Corcoran* - President - Two-Year Term
Betty Ann Carr - Vice President - Utah - Two-Year Term
Rodd Wolf - Vice President – Northern Arizona - Two-Year Term
Bob Gottlieb - Vice President – Southern Arizona - Two-Year Term
John Darin - Local Board Member – Utah - Two-Year Term
Micha Espinosa - Local Board Member – At Large - Two-Year Term
Kyle Marsh - Local Board Member – At Large - Two-Year Term
Marla Price - Local Board Member – At large - Two-Year Term
John Darin - Convention Delegate - Two-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 Arizona-Utah 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 August 15, 2013.

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