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SMPTE Section Officers and Managers


Atlanta

Chair

JACK L. LINDER
Turner Broadcasting

Secretary/Treasurer

ZANDRA CLARKE
Turner Entertainment Networks

Past Chair

T.J. SCOTT
Grass Valley, Inc.

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
John B Ballinger, Canon BCTV
Ronald Caird, VCI Solutions
Dewey Dean Newton, Sprint
Term ending 6/30/10:

D. Quincy Johnson,
Kenneth N. Miller, Comprehensive Technical Group


Australia

Chair

WARD HANSFORD
Tandberg Television

Secretary/Treasurer

MICHAEL DAY
Premier Media Group

Past Chair

JOHN P. MAIZELS
FOXTEL

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
Adrian Chespy, The AV Group
Jomar Reyes, Digital Content Networks P/L
John Walsh, Gencom Technology Pty Ltd
Term ending 6/30/10:

Peter Stavrianos, SBS Television and Radio
John Nachef, Cisco Systems
Mark Woodley, ABC


Chicago

OFFICERS - TBD

Dallas/Ft. Worth

Chair

DON DOBBS
KXAS NBC/5

Secretary/Treasurer

WILLIAM B. WERNER
New Vista Technology

Past Chair

CHRISTOPHER B. NOLAND
Tektronix

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
James Finn, Panavision Dallas
Scott Howard, Tektronix, Inc.
Chris Waddell, Commercial Video Systems, Inc.
Term ending 6/30/10:
John Johns, In-Sync, Inc.
Dale Rochon, S.E.O.

Detroit

Chair

CHARLES W. RETI
Chuck Reti Video Services

Secretary/Treasurer

ROBERT A. ZEICHNER
Roscor Michigan, Inc.

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
Vince Capizzo, Midnight Designs, Inc.
Louis Johnson, IV, WXYZ-TV Channel 7
Term ending 6/30/10:

David S. Wertheimer, Farmington Schools
Frank J. Maynard, WKBD-TV / WWJ-TV
W. Wallace Murray, AT&T


Germany

OFFICERS - TBD


Hollywood

Chair

PAUL R. CHAPMAN
FotoKem

Secretary/Treasurer

ALLAN J. SCHOLLNICK
Von Johnson & Associates, Inc.

Past Chair

RICHARD P. MAY
Film Technology Co.

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
Chris Bone, VTP
Wade Hanniball, Universal Pictures
Dick Millais, IVC DIGITAL FILM CENTER
Term ending 6/30/10:

Eric Gsell, Dolby Laboratories
Henry Gu, Silk Software
Bruce Berke, Eastman Kodak Co.

Hong Kong

Chair

TONY NGAI
Salon Films (H.K.) Ltd.

Secretary/Treasurer

OONAGH CHING MAN CHAN
Hong Kong Jockey Club

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
William, Chan Law Biu, i-CABLE Entertainment Limited
Sin Kin Hung, Television Broadcasts Ltd.
Wong Pui Tat Terence, Hong Kong Design Institute

Term ending 6/30/10:

Fung, Tze-Cheong, Digital Magic Limited
Leung Wai Boon, Television Broadcasts Ltd.
Wong Win Fu, Tony, Sony Corp., H.K.


Houston

OFFICERS - TBD

Italy

Chair

FRANCO VISINTIN
Retired

Secretary/Treasurer

FEDERICO SAVINA
Film Sound Consultant

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
Alfredo Bartelletti, BLT Italia srl
Sergio Brighel, Trans Audio Video S.R.L.
Roberto Mazzantini, Etabeta S.p.A.
Term ending 6/30/10:
Manlio Cruciatti, R. T. I. Spa
Giampaolo Giusti, Technicolor S.p.A.


Montreal/Quebec

Chair

DANIEL GUÉVIN
Radio-Canada

Secretary/Treasurer

RICHARD BOURBONNIĔRE
Sony of Canada

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:

Jean-Claude Krelic, Miranda Technologies
Ann-Marie Kuziomko, Coveo Solutions Inc.
Michel Paquet, Radio Canada

Term ending 6/30/10:

René Villeneuve, Villeneuve Media Technologies
Daniel Despa, Communications DIDCOM Inc.
Gilles Morency, Harris Corp - Bcast. Comm. Div


Nashville

Chair

WILLIAM MICHAEL (MIKE) QUINN
DNF Controls, Inc.

Secretary/Treasurer

MICHAEL S. ARNOLD
NorthStar Studios, Inc.

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
Tom Clark, BTI.tv
Larry P. Nelson, United Methodist Communications
William C. Spencer, North Star Studios, Inc.
Term ending 6/30/10:

Jon Edward Waltz,
John M. Nichols, Scripps Networks


New England

Chair

KEVIN LESSARD
Video Express, a division of Lessard Taylor Communications

Secretary/Treasurer

PAUL R. BECK
Emerson College (TRF Group)

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:

Robert Earl Lamm, Boston Neighborhood Network
Joseph Mendonca, HB Communications Inc.
Robin Shahid, Panasonic

Term ending 6/30/10:

Bruce Ballantyne, BRIT VIDEO SYSTEMS
Martin P. Feldman, The Camera Company Inc.


New York

Chair

WILLIAM C. MILLER
Miltag Media Technology, LLC

Secretary/Treasurer

HERB OHLANDT
Rock Consulting

Past Chair

DOUGLAS I. SHEER
DIS Consulting Corp

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
Richard C. Carlson, Eastman Kodak Co.
Chuck Diehl, Miranda Technologies
Robert J. Gilmartin, Nost & Found Electronics, LLC
Term ending 6/30/10:

Eileen M. Pedersen, CBS Inc.
Tim Dwight, 
Bruce Follmer, ABC Television Network

Nordic

OFFICERS - TBD

Ohio

Chair

JOHN R. OWEN
Q Communications, LLC

Secretary/Treasurer

GENE L. BATEY
Ohio State University, Office of Information Technology

Managers

TBD

Pacific/Northwest

Chair

STEPHEN BURNSIDE
Grass Valley Inc.

Secretary/Treasurer

ROBERT B. MUSBURGER

Past Chair

STEPHEN BURNSIDE
Grass Valley Inc.

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
Michael Paul Scott, Bates Technical College

Philadelphia

Chair

KENNETH A. HERR
Creatve Apex Consulting

Secretary/Treasurer

DAVE MUCKEL
Comcast Spotlight

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
Walt Bundy, Villabits Consulting
David Horowitz, Horowitz Television Technology
Steven Tadzynski, NJN Public TV & Radio
Term ending 6/30/10:
William J. Weber, WHYY, Inc.
Richard E. Kaelberer, PA Public Television Network

Rochester

Chair

DAVID LONG
Rochester Institute of Technology

Secretary/Treasurer

RICARDO R. FIGUEROA
Eastman Kodak Co.

Past Chair

BARRY CHOW
Genesee Community College

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
Barry Chow, Genesee Community College
Darryl Gordon Jones, Eastman Kodak Co.
John C. Miller, Eastman Kodak Co.
Term ending 6/30/10:

Edward E. Stratmann, George Eastman House


Rocky Mountain

Chair

JAMES SCHOEDLER
JB Schoedler Associates

Secretary/Treasurer

JOHN SWITZER
Sony Electronics Inc.

Past Chair

BRAD TORR
Harris Corp.

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
Thomas R. Goldberg, Cache-A Corporation
Jeff Grazi, Grazi Communications
Term ending 6/30/10:
Brad Torr, Harris Corp.

Brian Chavez, Omneon
David Diels, Pro-Bel


Russia

Chair

SYCHEV VIACHESLAV
NIKFI

Secretary/Treasurer

TBD

Sacramento

Chair

MONA SMOTHERS
Ewing-Foley, Inc.

Secretary/Treasurer

MARK NARVESON
Grass Valley/A Thomson Brand

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
Paul Berliner, Berliner Productions
Stuart A. Casteel, Grass Valley, Inc.
Mark Nelsen, Miranda
Term ending 6/30/10:

Robert Sherman, Nvision Inc

San Francisco

Chair

PETER HAMMAR
Hammar Communications

Secretary/Treasurer

TBD

Past Chair

RICK REAGAN
RR Consulting

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
John Hartwell, John Hartwell Consultants
Alan Mays, Video Arts Inc.
Michael Poimboeuf, Avid Digidesign
Term ending 6/30/10:
Stephen H. Lampen, Belden

Bill Reckwerdt, Video Clarity

Toronto

Chair

REID G. ROBERTSON
Panasonic Canada Inc.

Secretary/Treasurer

MARLENE GRAHAM

Past Chair

PETER ARMSTRONG

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:

Paul Briscoe, Harris Corp.-Bcast. Comm. Div.
Mansour Mahdavi, P.Eng,  CBC
Paul Roeser, Applied Electronics Ltd.

Term ending 6/30/10:

Leigh Whitcomb, Harris Corp - Leitch Bus. Unit
Andrew Thomas, Rogers Sportsnet
Andrew Rode, MTS Allstream


Washington, D.C.

Chair

KARL JOSEPH KUHN
Textronix, Inc.

Secretary/Treasurer

JAMES SNYDER
Library of Congress, National Audio Visual Conservation Center

Managers

Term ending 6/30/11:
Thomas L. Hackett, CEI
Don Lockett, Media Consulting Services
Eric Wenocur, Lab Tech Systems
Term ending 6/30/10:
Bob Natwick, Bob Natwick Associates
Rudolph J. Niznansky,
James Edward O'Neal,