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2023 Section Election Results

Raffle Prize Winners:

1 Grand Prize – Either a complimentary registration for a SMPTE Virtual Course OR a complimentary registration to the SMPTE Media Technology Summit
  • Kwok-Luen Lam (Hong Kong)

1 Second Prize – One Complimentary year of membership dues

  • David Horowitz (Philadelphia)

1 Third Prize - SMPTE Merchandise Prize Pack

  • Michael Butler (Hollywood)

10 Runner Up Prizes - a SMPTE T-Shirt

  • Ed Calverley (UK Section)
  • Jian-Rong Chen (UK Section)
  • Richard Kupnicki (Toronto)
  • Peter Anderson (Hollywood)
  • Glen Sekata (Hollywood)
  • Daniel McPhee (Toronto)
  • Charles Jablonski (New York)
  • Salik Iftikhar (Toronto)
  • Larry McLendon (Atlanta)
  • Richard Lindsay-Davies (United Kingdom)

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 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Jack Linder, Linder Consulting, LLC

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Forrest Quinn, Quantum Corporation

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Bob Baker, Clark
  • Lisa Hobbs, MediaKind
  • Philip Grossman, Solution Architecture Group Consultant

Australia Section

Australia Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Paul Whybrow, Bodyboard Immersive Experiences

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Paul Maroni, Magna Systems and Engineering

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Sarah Merrick, SBS – Special Broadcasting Services
  • Glenn Humphries, Deluxe Australia
  • Tony Moran, Grass Valley
  • Jamie Drew, Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC

Chicago Section

Chicago Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • James Skupien, Riedel Communications

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • John Connolly Jr., Key Code Media

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Chris Gazdic, Wesco
  • Pete DeBenny, AVI Systems
  • Travis C. Skupien, WFLD-TV

Detroit Section

Detroit Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Thomas Bray, University of Michigan

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Mike Embry Jr., Ross Video

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Gina Witzke, Ross Video
  • Frank J. Maynard, Maynard Associates
  • W. Wallace Murray

Hollywood Section

Hollywood Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Marc Zorn, Marvel Studios

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Richard Wollrich

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Iris Wu, Ambidio
  • Laura Thommen, LLC Thommen
  • Rafic Ghoogassian, Consultant

Hong Kong Section

Hong Kong Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Terence Yiu, Phoenix Satellite Television Co. Ltd.

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Benjamin Yip, CTC Production

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Ivan Lee Siu Tin, Grass Valley Hong Kong Limited
  • Eric Mok, Harmonic
  • Vincent Chan, Harmonic (Asia Pacific) Limited

Montreal Quebec Section

Montreal Quebec Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • David Beaulieu, CBC/Radio-Canada

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Jonathan Jobin, CBC/Radio-Canada

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Denis Bonneau, DXM Technologie Inc.
  • Dominic Bourget, Images et Technologie
  • Karim Blondy, Musitechnic

Ottawa Subsection

Subsection Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Jeff Moore, Ross Video

Subsection Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Eitan Weisz, CPAC, Cable Public Affairs Channel

 

New England Section

New England Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Martin P. Feldman, Unique Scientific, Inc.

Secretary Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Paul R. Beck, Foxboro Cable Access

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Jason Clifford, Catholic TV Network
  • Dennis Dutra, City of Boston and BNN
  • Joseph Tymecki, Vermont Public

New York Section

New York Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Ed DeLauter, Paramount

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • John Gallagher, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Berenice Herskovits, New York Public Radio
  • Mark Forman, Mark Forman Productions, Corp.
  • Nick Laborne, ABC News/DEMED

Connecticut Subsection 

Subsection Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Brian F. Kobylarz, Tele-Cine Productions

Subsection Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Wes SimpsonLearnIPvideo.com

Long Island Subsection

 

Subsection Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Glenn Govier, AMC Networks

Subsection Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Frank Jachetta, Multidyne Video & Fiber Optics

Ohio Section

Ohio Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • John R. Owen, QCOMMUNICATIONS, LLC

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Gene L. Batey, Batey Consulting

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Terry L. Douds, WOUB Public Media

Philadelphia Section

Philadelphia Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Mark Mullen

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Rick Gamble, Stepdog Media

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Andrea Beth Cummis, WLVT-PBS39
  • Thomas Michales, Diversified

Poland Section

Poland Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

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

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Jurand Piotrowski, Canal+ Polska S.A.

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Jarosław Gretkierewicz, Dolby Poland Sp. z o.o.
  • Daniel Pietrzyk
  • Tomasz Drwal, TVP Polish Television

Rocky Mountain Section

Rocky Mountain Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Kerry Booth, Signiant

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Jason Dvorkin, AWS

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Chris Lennon, Ross Video
  • John Wood, IBM
  • Mark Rushton, Mediaproxy Pty Ltd

Sacramento Section

Sacramento Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Paul Turner, AJA Video

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Mona Smothers, Ewing-Foley, Inc.

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • John Liron
  • Robert Erickson, TAG Video System
  • Bob Hudelson, AJA Video Systems

San Francisco Section

San Francisco Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Kent Terry, Dolby Laboratories 

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Matt Lavine, Bug ID, Inc.

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Christopher Cain, UCSC Film & Digital Media
  • Shane Mario Ruggieri, Dolby Laboratories
  • Sujay Kumar, NStarx Inc

Toronto Section

Toronto Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Lawrence St-Onge, LSO Consulting

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Craig Jasman, CBC/Radio-Canada

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Noor Hassan, Amazon Web Services
  • Roy Folkman, Kootah B Folkman Consulting
  • Angele Rocheleau-Bourgeois, Bell Media

Western Canada Subsection

Subsection Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Rick Cederlund, Practical Post Consulting Inc.

Subsection Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Brian Gatensby,Corus Entertainment

United Kingdom Section

United Kingdom Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • John Ellerton, BT Media & Broadcast

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Polly Hickling, Atos

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Sarah Adams, Sky
  • Carys Hughes, Sky UK
  • Philip Tudor, BBC

Washington DC Section

Washington DC Section

Chair for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • Maciej Ochman, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Secretary/Treasurer for a one-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

  • John Footen, Deloitte Consulting

Managers for a two-year term of 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2025

  • Elise Glynn, NBCUniversal
  • Gregory J. Smalfelt, Prod. Div., Fairfax Co.
  • Carlos Rojas
  • Mike Palmer, Sinclair Broadcast