Thanks to the ALT
Congratulations to the AFTRA Leadership Team members!
We very nearly achieved a clean sweep in board elections.
Here are the results:
President
Ron Morgan (actor)
First Vice President
Susan Boyd Joyce (singer)
Second Vice President
Gabrielle Carteris (actor)
Third Vice President
Bobbie Bates (dancer)
Fourth Vice President
Jason George (actor)
Recording Secretary
Patrika Darbo (actor)
Treasurer
Jay Gerber (actor)
Reelected to three-year terms on the Los Angeles Local Board of Directors:
Actors
David Bowe, Raza Burgee, Andrew Caple-Shaw, Gabrielle Carteris, Bob Joles, Kate Linder
Announcer
Mike Sakellarides
Dancer
Galen Hooks
Broadcaster
Pepe Barreto
Singers
Susan Boyd Joyce, Dick Wells
Incoming Los Angeles Local Board members
Actors
David Andriole, Mimi Cozzens, Marcia Strassman
Announcer
Chuck Southcott
National Board members from the Los Angeles Local reelected to four-year terms
Actors
Gabrielle Carteris, Jay Gerber, Ron Morgan, Paul Petersen
Dancer
Bobbie Bates
Singers
Susan Boyd Joyce, Sally Stevens
Newly-elected to the AFTRA National Board
Actors
D. W. Moffett, Jason Priestley
What a great array of veterans and new blood! We thank everyone who worked in so many ways to make this election cycle so productive. Very special thanks are due to Chris Allport, who put up and maintains the ALT website, and to Andrew Caple-Shaw, who has carried the site personally over the last two years.
Our candidates braved raucus meetings, handed out self-copied flyers, and used their own rolodexes to remind voters how important these times are in the life of AFTRA. Our friends across the country emailed their friends in support. Pepe Barreto and Mike Sakellarides made identical audio messages - in Spanish and English! - to reach out to the broadcasters in a new media format. Bobbie Bates kept our books and is a campaigner of the first order, as ever. And of course, people with wide circles - like the valiant Keri Tombazian, and the Unite for Strength crew, and our comrades in New York, AftraNOW - kept the issues and the election front and center in members' minds.
We thank our team members who ran but missed getting elected this round. ALT considers you the "spark plugs" - people who come in off the bench and keep the energy high and positive. Please know there are myriad ways to use your talents in AFTRA, and we'll make sure to keep you in that loop. Don't stop now! Pick an event to attend - there are some great ones coming up - and let us know what committees might interest you. If you're in the Chicago area this August, come observe the convention. We hope you find that you're hooked on union service.
Of course, we thank you, the members, for voting. The turnout totalled 3,262 ballots cast. Out of an LA membership of about 25,000, that's not great. So the work still remains: member education, member involvement, and member support. But we know we're on the right road, and your commitment to taking the step of casting your votes prove it.
So, thanks again for all your hard work. Keep our emails handy, and always let us know if we can help out. The local is a big place, but easy to navigate and full of great staff folks. Please call on anyone in the Executive Committee at any time - that's what we're here for. Watch this site for news, blogs, and links that will keep you informed. And welcome to AFTRA leadership!
In solidarity,
Your AFTRA Leadership Team
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