Actors’ Equity members have re-elected Kate Shindle to a second term as president of the union that reps moire than 50,000 professional stage actors and stage managers. She was running unopposed, as were several other officers chosen in the 2018 National Council election.
Shindle, who was Miss America 1998, beat incumbent president Nick Wyman in the 2015 election. There was an unprecedented number of seats up for grabs across all three regions in the 105-year-old group, and all 55 were filled, effective immediately.
The other officers elected without opposition were 3rd Vice President Ira Mont, Secretary/Treasurer Sandra Karas, Central Regional Vice President Dev Kennedy and Western Regional Vice President Doug Carfrae.
Among those facing challengers, Melissa Robinette was elected 1st Vice President (Principal), Jennifer Cody was elected 2nd Vice President (Chorus) and Sid Solomon was elected Eastern Regional Vice President.
The regional winners are listed below.
After more than a decade of using an electronic voting option,...
Shindle, who was Miss America 1998, beat incumbent president Nick Wyman in the 2015 election. There was an unprecedented number of seats up for grabs across all three regions in the 105-year-old group, and all 55 were filled, effective immediately.
The other officers elected without opposition were 3rd Vice President Ira Mont, Secretary/Treasurer Sandra Karas, Central Regional Vice President Dev Kennedy and Western Regional Vice President Doug Carfrae.
Among those facing challengers, Melissa Robinette was elected 1st Vice President (Principal), Jennifer Cody was elected 2nd Vice President (Chorus) and Sid Solomon was elected Eastern Regional Vice President.
The regional winners are listed below.
After more than a decade of using an electronic voting option,...
- 5/24/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Actors' Equity Association has announced the results of its elections for eight offices and 17 National Council seats. Union members elected Nick Wyman for President, Paige Price as First Vice President, Rebecca Kim Jordan as Second Vice President, Ira Mont as Third Vice President, and Sandra Karas as Secretary-Treasurer. Each of these candidates ran uncontested for their respective offices and will serve three-year terms.Dev Kennedy was reelected as the Central Regional Vice President and Doug Carfrae was reelected Western Regional Vice President. Melissa Robinette has been elected the Eastern Regional Vice President. The above regional officers have all been elected to serve three-year terms.In addition to the officers, 17 Council seats were filled. In the Eastern Region, Christine Toy Johnson, David Sitler, Ira Denmark, Margot Moreland, and James Moye have been elected to five-year term Principal seats, and Kristen Beth Williams has been elected to a one-year term Principal seat.
- 5/25/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Daniel Lehman)
- backstage.com
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