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2025 Section Election Results

Raffle Prize Winners:

1 Grand Prize – Your choice of a complimentary registration for an instructor-led SMPTE Virtual Course OR a complimentary registration to the SMPTE Media Technology Summit

  • Wayne Brenengen – Rocky Mountain

1 Second Prize –  One Complimentary year of membership dues  

  • Isabelle Lagace – Montreal / Quebec

1 Third Prize – SMPTE Merchandise Prize Pack 

  • Russell Lundsgaard - Chicago

10 Runner Up Prizes - SMPTE Mousepad
*Election Candidates and Current SMPTE Executive and Section Officers not eligible.

  1. Abbey Abeynayake – Hollywood
  2. John Emmett – United Kingdom
  3. Gina witzke - Detroit
  4. Sithideth Viengkhou – Montreal / Quebec
  5. Krzysztof Kuzminski - Poland
  6. Eric Iglesias - Hollywood
  7. Ian Nock – United Kingdom
  8. Simon Jones – United Kingdom
  9. Marcin Gontarek - Poland
  10. Robert Carlough - Florida

Congratulations to all and thanks for your participation!

THANK YOU to all members who participated by casting their vote! Results are shown below for each Section.

Atlanta Section

Atlanta Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Zandra Clark, WBD

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Forrest Quinn, Quantum Corporation

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Dr. Brian Bentley, Clark Atlanta University

· Jack Linder, Linder Consulting LLC

· Darryl Berman, DLBERMAN & ASSOCIATES LLC

Chicago Section

Chicago Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Chris Gazdic, Wesco

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Travis C. Skupien, WFLD-TV

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· James Skupien, Riedel Communications

Detroit Section

Detroit Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Timothy O’Brien, Center for Academic Innovation - University of Michigan

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Christopher Goosman, University of Michigan

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· R. Thomas Bray

· Peter J. Koenig, WDIV-TV

· W. Wallace Murray

Florida Section

Florida Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Anne-Laure Treny, NBCU Telemundo

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Pierre Jaspar, Spanish Broadcasting System

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Amanda Neuber, University of Florida

· Donatto Punyed, NBC Universal

 

Hollywood Section

Hollywood Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Juan Reyes, Tech Align Group

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Richard Wollrich

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Rosanna Marino, International Digital Centre

· Anna Steele, Light Iron

· Carolyn Giardina, Variety

Hong Kong Section

Hong Kong Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Kevin YF Chu, nowTV

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Peter Wong, A&S Broadcast Limited

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Andy Zoon On Lung, Jolly ProAudio Broadcast EngineeringLtd.

· James Ka Cheong Leung, Telestream

India Section

India Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Ujwal N. Nirgudkar, Film & Digital Imaging Consultant

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Shailesh Parab, Cineom Broadcast India Pvt Ltd

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Baylon Fonseca, Netflix

· Paritosh Saha, JioStar

· Suresh Deshmane

Montreal Quebec Section

Montreal Quebec Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Denis Bonneau, Technologie Optic.ca

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Renaud Fanoni, Groupe Tactila inc.

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Joan Letarte, Bell Média

· Johanne Truesdell

· Simon Girard, Cégep du Vieux Montréal

 

Ottawa Subsection

Subsection Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Jeff Moore, Ross Video

Subsection Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Eitan Weisz, CPAC, Cable Public Affairs Channel

New England Section

New England Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Martin P. Feldman, Unique Media Systems of New England

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Paul R. Beck, Foxboro Cable Access, and TheMuseum of Broadcast Technology

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Joseph Tymecki, Vermont Public Co.

· David Beauvais

· Dennis Dutra, City of Boston and BNN

New York Section

New York Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· John Gallagher, BMCC/CUNY

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Berenice Herskovits, New York Public Radio

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Rick Ackermans, CBS Television

· Jeff Polikoff, QVEST

· Bill Miller, Miltag Media Technology, LLC

 

 

Long Island Subsection

Subsection Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Glenn Govier, AMC Networks

Subsection Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Frank Jachetta, Multidyne Video & Fiber Optics

OCEANIA Section

Oceania Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Evdoxia Brownlow, Tabcorp

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Paul Maroni

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Smita Guatam, Nine Network

· Andrew Martin, Television New Zealand

· Caroline Ramsay, NEP

· Jamie Drew, ABC

Ohio Section

Ohio Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Jeffry Johnson, Great Lakes Science Center

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Gene L. Batey, Consulting

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Terry L. Douds, WOUB Public Media

Philadelphia Section

Philadelphia Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Mark Mullen

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Rick Gamble, Stepdog Media

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Andrea Beth Cummis, WLVT-PBS39

· Tom Michales, Diversified

Poland Section

Poland Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Kamil Rutkowski, Black Photon Sp. zo.o.

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Jurand Piotrowski, Canal+ Polska S.A.

Manager for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Jarosław Gretkiewicz, Dolby Poland Sp. z o.o

· Tomasz Musialski, Dolby Poland Sp. z o.o

· Tomasz Drwal, TVP S.A.

Rocky Mountain Section

Rocky Mountain Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Sean Richardson, Dolby Laboratories

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Michael Picchetti, Starz

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Chris Lennon, Ross Video

· Mark Rushton, Mediaproxy Pty Ltd

· Philip Courtney, Electrosonic

Sacramento Section

Sacramento Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· John Henkel, NETGEAR

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Cindy Zuelsdorf, Kokoro Marketing

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Ian Godfrey, TSL Products

· Ian Foster, NewBlue Inc

· John Liron

San Francisco Section

San Francisco Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Shane Mario Ruggieri, Dolby Laboratories

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Matt Lavine, Bug ID, Inc.

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· John Shike, Advanced Systems Group

· Gary Mandle, Outtahand Displays

· Sujay Kumar, NStarx Inc

Texas Section

Texas Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Daniel Rodriguez, Live Media Group

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Trevor Van Dahm, MELISSA ISD

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Chris Ostertag, Austin PBS

· John Johns, University of North Texas

· David Horn, GameOn Sports Network

Toronto Section

Toronto Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Roy Folkman, CineSys

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Craig Jasman, CBC/Radio-Canada

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Noor Hassan, Amazon Web Services

· Christian Scarlato, Toronto Metropolitan University

· Bryan Samis, Amazon Web Services

 

Western Canada Subsection

Subsection Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Brian Gatensby, Corus Entertainment

 

Subsection Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Rick Cederlund, Practical Post Consulting Inc

United Kingdom Section

United Kingdom Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· John Ellerton, BT Media & Broadcast

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Polly Hickling, Eviden

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Phil Tudor, BBC

· Carys Hughes, Sky UK

· Natasha Jones, Techex

Washington DC Section

Washington DC Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Jonothan Solomon, Self employed / Technicall

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

· Greg Smalfelt, Comm. Prod. Div., Fairfax Co.

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2027

· Michelle Escumbise, National Geographic

· Molli Chang, Towson University

· Brent Hufnagel, National Geographic

· Fred Willard, Televisa Univision

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