2020 Section Election Results
THANK YOU to all members who participated by casting their vote!
The Election Integrity Committee met on 5 June 2020 to verify the results of the 2020 SMPTE Section Elections.
The results appear below:
Atlanta Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Bob Baker, Clark
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Dewey Newton
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Luann Linnebur, Nevion
• Andre Normil Jr., WarnerMedia
• J. David Siegler, Television Consulting, LLC
Australia Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Paul Whybrow
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Michael Day
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Paul Maroni, Magna Systems and Engineering
• Karen Clark, Telstra Broadcast Systems
• Paul Suters, Champas professional Services
• Shruti Tripathi, Akamai
Detroit Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Frank J. Maynard, WWJ-TV & WKBD-TV (CBS)
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Gina Thompson, Ross Video
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Ray Previ
• Charles Reti, CBS Television Stations
Florida Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Frank Torbert, Graham Media Group – WKMG-TV
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Shawn Maynard, Florical Systems
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Joe Addalia, Hearst Television
• Rick Wright, HSN
Hollywood Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Linda Rosner, Artisans PR
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Richard Wollrich,
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Maureen O’Rourke, Disney
• Greg Ciaccio, American Society of Cinematographers
• JoAnne J. Kim, Legendary Entertainment
Hong Kong Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Kevin YF Chu, PCCW Media, Ltd.
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Yat-Chiu Peter-Chu, DTT Networking Consulting
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Terence Yiu, Phoenix Satellite Television Co., Ltd.
• Eugene Chan Leung Yu, PCCW Media, Ltd.
• Benjamin Yip, PCCW Media, Ltd.
Montreal/ Quebec Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• David Beaulieu, CBC/Radio-Canada
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• François Bourdua, VS-TEK, Strategies & Technololgies
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Daniel Despa, Communication Didcom
• Marie-Ève Bilodeau, École de Technologie Supérieure
• Jean-Claude Krelic, Ross Video
Ottawa Subsection
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Troy English, Ross Video
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Jeff Moore, Ross Video
New England Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Martin P. Feldman
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Paul R. Beck, The Museum of Broadcast Technology
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Paul Cintolo, Comrex Corporation
• Cheryl Lustenberger, WGBH Educational Foundation
• Gerry Field, American Public Television
New York Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Jeff Cohen, Domo Tactical Communications
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Barry Grossman,
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Nick LaBorne, ABC Television
• Anthony Klick, Cobalt Digital, Inc.
• Mark L. Forman, Mark Forman Productions, Corp.
Connecticut Subsection
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Brian F. Kobylarz, Tele-Cine Productions
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Wes Simpson, Telecom Product Consulting
Ohio Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• John R. Owen, Qcomm Engineering
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Gene L. Batey, Batey Consulting
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Jeffry L. Johnson, Great Lakes Science Center
Philadelphia Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Mark Mullen, Millersville University
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Rick Gamble, Stepdog Media
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Jim Lien, AC Video Solutions
• Paul Keller
• Derek Flickinger, Comcast Corporation
Pittsburgh Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
- Michael “Spike” Jones, Diversified
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
- Gregory Abel, Sony Electronics
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
- Ed Fraticelli, PMI
- John Humphrey, Hitachi Kokusai Electric America
- Daniel Turk, NEP Group
Poland Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Kamil Rutkowski, Rumil
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Mateusz Karolak, VBRIDGE Sp. z o.o.
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Irena Gruca-Rozbicka, Crew United
• Maciej Mika, IOMM
• Tomasz Witkowski, Red Shark News
Rocky Mountain Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Tom D Craig, Rocky Mountain Public Media
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Jack Wenzinger, AWS
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Chris Lennon, MediAnswers
• Chuck Marino, Walt Disney Television
• Jason Dvorkin, GrayMeta
Russian Federation Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Oleg Berezin, Nevafilm JSC
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Sergey Puskov, Kinocomfort
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Konstantin Glasman, St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television
• Alexander Volkov, Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation
• Aleksandr Peregudov, TGTRK (All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company)
Sacramento Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Remington Maxwell, Grass Valley
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Mona Smothers, Ewing-Foley, Inc. / Luscombre Engineering
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Gil Mazzi, Grass Valley
• Paul Turner, Turner Media Consulting
• Tim Walker, AJA Video Systems
San Francisco Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Kent Terry, Dolby Laboratories
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Matt Lavine, Bug ID, Inc.
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Steve Lampen, Consultant
• Jessica Wan, Pixar Animation Studios
• Jeff Way, Quantum
Toronto Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Tony Meerakker, Meer Tech Systems
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Sylvia Fantin
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Kevin Lyver
• Jaime Caeiro, Corus Entertainment
• Gleb Butuzov, CBC - Radio Canada
United Kingdom Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Simon Gauntlett, Dolby
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Paul Gardiner, Sony Europe B.V.
• Andy Rayner, Nevion
• Phil Tudor, BBC
Washington DC Section
Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Maciej Ochman, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• Melissa Davis, Evertz Microsystems
Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022
• Carlos Rojas, Verizon Media
• Louise Shideler, Chesapeake Systems (CHESA)
• Alex Snell, BCi Digital
• Jonathan Solomon, Amazon Web Services
The Winners of the 2020 Section Election Raffle Prizes Are:
- 1 Grand Prize - Complimentary registration for a SMPTE Virtual Course
- John Kowalski – Washington, DC Section
- 1 Second Prize - One complimentary year of membership dues
- Thomas True, San Francisco Section
- 1 Third Prize - Complimentary access to the following standards: SMPTE ST 2059-2 – SMPTE PTP Profile; SMPTE ST 2110-21 – Delivery Timing for Professional Media over IP; SMPTE ST 2022-7 – Redundance for IP transport
- Wayne Bretl – Hollywood Section
- 10 Runner-Up Prizes - $25 gift certificate to the SMPTE Store
- James Austin – San Francisco Section
- Andre Benoit – Montreal/Quebec Section
- Julie Dutrisac – Montreal/Quebec Section
- Mark Gray – New York Section
- Donald Hayes – Hollywood Section
- Steven Hoelke – Hollywood Section
- Martin Kindel – Hollywood Section
- Ira M. Lichtman – Hollywood Section
- Robert Shapiro - Florida Section
- Steven Somers – Hollywood Section