SAG-AFTRA Announces New England Local Election Results

Los Angeles (August 11, 2013) - On August 9, 2013, the ballot tabulation of the New England 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.

Bill Mootos* - National Board Member - Four-Year Term     
Michele Proude - President - Two-Year Term     
Tom Kemp* - Vice-President, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Vic Ramos - Vice-President, Broadcaster - Two-Year Term     
Ellen Colton - Secretary - Two-Year Term     
Karen Eris* - Local Board Member, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Paul Horn* - Local Board Member, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
A.G. Wilde* - Local Board Member, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Chuck Slavin* - Local Board Member, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Frank Cacciola* - Local Board Member, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Doug Bowen-Flynn* - Local Board Member, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Peter McSwiggin* - Local Board Member, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Russ Gannon* - Local Board member, At-Large - Two-Year Term     
Don Warnock* - Local Board member, At-Large - Two-Year Term     
Richard Pacheco* - Local Board member, At-Large - Two-Year Term     
Nichole Davis - Local Board Member, Broadcaster - Two-Year Term     
Mark Katic - Local Board Member, Broadcaster - Two-Year Term     
Mike Macklin - Local Board Member, Broadcaster - Two-Year Term     
Ellen Colton* - Convention Delegate, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Andrea Lyman* - Convention Delegate, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Tom Kemp* - Convention Delegate, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Paul Horn* - Convention Delegate, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term   
Karen Eris* - Convention Delegate, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Chuck Slavin* - Convention Delegate, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
A.G. Wilde* - Convention Delegate, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Frank Cacciola* - Convention Delegate, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Doug Bowen-Flynn* - Convention Delegate, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Peter McSwiggin* - Convention Delegate, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Don Warnock* - Convention Delegate, Actor/Performer - Two-Year Term     
Vic Ramos*- Convention Delegate, Broadcaster- Two-Year Term
Mike Macklin* - Convention Delegate, Broadcaster - 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 New England 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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