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Officers and Board of Governors

Education, Membership and Standards Directors

The SMPTE Board of Governors is made up of Board Officers, Regional Governors, and Directors of specific areas including Standards, Education, and Membership. Elections are held annually with a rotating term set per member.

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Board Officers

Richard Welsh

President, 2025-2026

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Renard Jenkins

Past President, 2025-2026

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Eric Gsell

Executive Vice President, 2025 -2026

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Rosemarie Lockwood

Membership Vice President, 2024-2025

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Raymond Yenug

Standards Vice President, 2025

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Polly Hickling

Education Vice President, 2025-2026

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Lisa Hobbs

Secretary/Treasurer, 2025-2026

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Paul Stechly

Finance Vice President, 2024-2025

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Regional Governors

Tony Ngai

Asia-Pacific Region, 2025-2026

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Michael Day

Asia Pacific Region, 2024-2025

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Dagmar Driesnack

EMEA, Central & South America Region Governor, 2024 - 2025

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Fernando Bittencourt

EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor, 2025 - 2026

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Tony Meerakker

Canada Region Governor, 2024-2025

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Jonathan Jobin

Canada Region Governor, 2025-2026

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Chris Johns

United Kingdom Region, 2025-2026

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William T. Hayes

USA - Central Region, 2025-2026

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Sara Seidel

USA - Eastern Region, 2024-2025

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Dover Mundt

USA - Eastern Region, 2025-2026

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Kylee Pena

USA - Hollywood Region, 2024-2025

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Allan Schollnick

USA - Hollywood Region, 2025-2026

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Brian Gaffney

USA - Hollywood Region, 2025-2026

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Jeff Cohen

USA - New York Region, 2025-2026

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Frank Torbert

USA - Southern Region 2024-2025

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Cassidy Lee Phillips

USA - Western Region, 2024 - 2025

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Jeff Way

USA - Western Region, 2025-2026

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Governors at Large

Jim Helman

Governor at Large 2025

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Bhavik Vyas

Governor at Large 2025

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