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2026 Society Election Results

Congratulations to all and thanks for your participation!

Grand Prize – Grand Prize – Your choice of a complimentary registration for a SMPTE Virtual Course OR a complimentary registration to the SMPTE Media Technology Summit - Walter Mills, Hollywood Region

Second Prize –  One Complimentary year of membership dues - Ira M. Lichtman, Hollywood Region

Third Prize - SMPTE Merchandise Prize Pack - Jaclyn Anne Pytlarz, Western Region

5 Runner Up Prizes - Mousepad

  1. Ricardo Andre Marcos Rojas – EMEA, Central & South America Region
  2. Michael Jarnagin, Southern Region
  3. Jay B. Harmer, Hollywood Region
  4. Andrew Levine, NY Region
  5. Mr. Jim Pace, Hollywood Region

Officers

President

 Eric Gsell

Eric Gsell

Two-Year Term, 1 January 2027 - 31 December 2028
Staff Engineer, Dolby Laboratories

Executive Vice-President

Sara Seidel 

sara

Two-Year Term, 1 January 2027 - 31 December 2028

Senior Marketing Manager, Riedel Communications’ 

Education Vice-President

David Long

david long

Two-Year Term, 1 January 2027 – 31 December 2028
Director, RIT Center for Media

Secretary/Treasure

John Ferder

john ferder

Two-Year Term, 1 January 2027 – 31 December 2028
Senior Technical Project Manager,  Qvest

Governors

Asia-Pacific Region 

Tony Ngai

tony 1

1 January 2027 – 31 December 2028
Founder and Director, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd

Canadian Region

Denis Bonneau

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Two-Year Term, 1 January 2027 – 31 December 2028
Founder and Director, Technologie Optic.ca

EMEA, Central & South America

Fernando Bittencourt

fernando

1 January 2027 – 31 December 2028
President, FB Consulting

USA - Eastern Region

Jeff Cohen

john ferder

1 January 2027 – 31 December 2028

USA - Hollywood Region

Allan Schollnick

allan

1 January 2027 – 31 December 2028

3rdiQC,  Business Development Consultant

USA - Hollywood Region

Mark Zorn

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1 January 2027 – 31 December 2027

Cybersecurity

USA - Western Region

Jeff Way

JeffreyWay

1 January 2027 – 31 December 2028
Global Accounts, RSM Quantum
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