Section Officers and Managers

ATLANTA

CHAIR: Jack Linder, Linder Consulting
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Forrest Quinn, Quantum Corporation
PAST CHAIR:  Bob Baker, Clark
MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/25:
Bob Baker
Lisa Hobbs
Philip Grossman

Term ending 6/30/24:
Andre Normil Jr.
Shannon Wilson

AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND and SOUTHERN PACIFIC ISLANDS

CHAIR: Paul Whybrow, Bodyboard Immersive Experiences
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Paul Maroni, Magna Systems and Engineering
PAST CHAIR: Paul Broderick, Telstra Corporation
MANAGERS:

Term ending 6/30/25:
Sarah Merrick
Glenn Humphries
Tony Moran
Jamie Drew

Term ending 6/30/24:
Paul Suters
Trupti Patel
Richard Visser
Doxia Brownlow
 

CENTRAL TEXAS

TBD

CHICAGO

CHAIR: Jim Skupien, Riedel Communications
SECRETARY/TREASURER: John Connolly Jr, Key Code Media
PAST CHAIR: Mark Luciano, E.W. Scripps

MANAGERS:

Term ending 6/30/25
Chris Gazdic, Wesco
Pete DeBenny, AVI Systems
Travis C. Skupien, WFLD-TV

Term ending 6/30/24
James MacNichol
Mark Luciano

DETROIT

CHAIR: R. Thomas Bray, University of Michigan
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Mike Embry Jr., Ross Video
PAST CHAIR : Frank Maynard, WWJ-TV/WKBD-TV
MANAGERS:

Term ending 6/30/24:
Christopher Goosman
Tim O'Brien
Richard Thomas II

Term ending 6/20/25:
Gina Witzke, Ross Video
Frank J. Maynard, Maynard Associates
W. Wallace Murray

FLORIDA

CHAIR:   Shawn Maynard, Florical Systems
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Rick Wright, HSN
PAST CHAIR: Frank Torbert, WKMG TV
MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/23
Rick Trock  
Edward Kothera       
Cassandra Lassman

GERMANY

TBD

HOLLYWOOD

CHAIR:  Marc Zorn, Marvel Studios
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Richard Wollrich
PAST CHAIR: Linda Rosner
MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/25:
Iris Wu, Ambidio
Laura Thommen, LLC Thommen
Rafic Ghoogassian, Consultant

Term Ending 6/30/24:
Juan Reyes
Marc Zorn
Nick Mitchell

HONG KONG

CHAIR:  Terence Yiu, Phoenix Satellite Television Co. Ltd.
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Benjamin Yip, CTC Production
PAST CHAIR: Kevin YF Chu, PCCW Media, Ltd.
MANAGERS:

Term ending 6/30/25:
Ivan Lee Siu Tin
Eric Mok
Vincent Chan

Term ending 6/30/24: 
Terence Yiu
Eugene Chan Leung Yu

INDIA

CHAIR: Mr.Ujwal Nirgudkar, FILMLAB,Mumbai
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Shailesh Parab, Cineom Broadcast India Pvt Ltd.
MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/23:
Rahul Purav
Anirvan Ghose
Vijay Venkataramanan

ITALIAN

CHAIR: Alfredo Bartelletti, BLT Italia srl
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Davide Moro
PAST CHAIR: Franco Visintin
MANAGERS:

Term ending 6/30/20:
Cristiano Benzi
Manlio Cruciatti
Luca Mariani

Term Ending 6/30/21:
Marco Pellegrinato
Massimo Bertolotti
Federico Savina

MONTREAL / QUEBEC

CHAIR: David Beaulieu, CBC/Radio-Canada
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Jonathan Jobin, CBC/Radio-Canada
PAST CHAIR:  Daniel Guévin, Radio-Canada

MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/25:
Denis Bonneau, DXM Technologie Inc.
Dominic Bourget, Images et Technologie
Karim Blondy, Musitechnic

Term Ending 6/30/24:
Jean-Claude Krelic
Pierre Hugues Routhier
Marie-Ève Bilodeau

OTTAWA SUBSECTION

CHAIR: Jeff Moore, Ross Video
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Eitan Weisz, CPAC, Cable Public Affairs Channel

NASHVILLE

TBD

NEW ENGLAND

CHAIR: Martin P. Feldman, Unique Scientific, Inc.
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Paul R. Beck, Foxboro Cable Access
MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/25:
Jason Clifford
Joseph Tymecki
David Acker

Term Ending 6/30/24:
Christopher Kelly
Dennis Dutra
Cheryl Lustenberger
 

NEW YORK

CHAIR: Ed DeLauter, Lee Systems, LLC.
SECRETARY/TREASURER: John Gallagher, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY
PAST CHAIR:  Jeff Cohen
MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/25:
Berenice Herskovits
Mark Forman
Nick Laborne

Term Ending 6/30/24:
John Acosta
Yarie Vazquez
Joe LoGrasso
 

   CONNECTICUT SUBSECTION

   CHAIR: Brian F. Kobylarz, Telecine Productions
   SECRETARY/TREASURER: Wes Simpson, Telecom Product Consulting

   LONG ISLAND SUBSECTION

   CHAIR: Glenn Govier, AMC Networks
   SECRETARY/TREASURER: Frank Jachetta, Multidyne Video & Fiber Optics

NORDIC

TBD

OHIO

CHAIR: John R. Owen, Q Communications, LLC
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Gene Batey, Consultant
MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/24
Jeffry L. Johnson, Great Lakes Science Center

Term Ending 6/30/25
Terry L. Douds

PACIFIC / NORTHWEST

TBD

PHILADELPHIA

CHAIR: Mark Mullen, Millersville University
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Rick Gamble, VCA Fusion 
PAST CHAIR: James lien, Ac Video Solutions
MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/25:
Andrea Beth Cummis
Thomas Michales

Term Ending 6/30/24:
Derek R. Flickinger
James Lien
Chuck Diehl

PITTSBURGH

CHAIR: Bill Bennett, ENCO Systems, Inc.
SECRETARY/TREASURER: John Humphrey, HITACHI KOKUSAI
PAST CHAIR: John Humphrey, HITACHI KOKUSAI
MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/24
Robert G (Bob) Pennington
Otto Shellin
Timothy Jones

Term Ending 6/30/23
Bill Bennett
George Hoover
Mike Gianutsos

POLAND

CHAIR: Kamil Rutkowski, Black Photon Sp. zo.o.
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Jurand Piotrowski, Canal+ Polska S.A.
MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/24
Łukasz Janik

Term Ending 6/30/25
Jarosław Gretkierewicz
Daniel Pietrzyk
Tomasz Drwal

ROCHESTER

CHAIR: Ricardo R. Figueroa, Eastman Kodak Co.
SECRETARY/TREASURER: David Long, Rochester Institute of Technology
PAST CHAIR: David Long
MANAGERS: TBD

ROCKY MOUNTAIN

CHAIR: Kerry Booth, Signiant
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Jason Dvorkin, AWS
MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/24:
Daniel Gonzales
Christy Vojvodich
Sean Richardson

Term Ending 6/30/25:
Chris Lennon
John Wood
Mark Rushton

RUSSIAN

CHAIR: Oleg Berezin, Nevafilm Company
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Sergey Puskov, Kinocomfort
PAST CHAIR: Alexander Peregudov

MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/22
Alexander Peregudov
Alexander Volkov
Konstantin Glasman

Term Ending 6/30/23
Dmitry Chekalin
Oleg Raev
Viacheslav Sychev

SACRAMENTO

CHAIR: Paul Turner, AJA Video
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Mona Smothers, Ewing-Foley
PAST CHAIR: Remington Maxwell, Grass Valley
MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/24
Tim Walker

Term Ending 6/30/25
John Liron
Robert Erickson
Bob Hudelson

SAN FRANCISCO

CHAIR: Kent Terry, Dolby Laboratories
SECRETARY/TREASURER:  Matt Lavine, Bug ID, Inc.
PAST CHAIR: Keith Ian Graham, Consultant - Broadcast & Rich Media
MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/25:
Christopher Cain
Shane Mario Ruggieri
Sujay Kumar

Term Ending 6/30/24:
Jake Zuena
Thomas True,
Jeff Way

TEXAS

CHAIR:  Curtis Kirk

SECRETARY/TREASURER: Chad Rounsavall

PAST CHAIR: N/A

MANAGERS:

Term ending 6/30/25:
Fred Cunha
Subha Dhesikan
John Johns

TORONTO

CHAIR:  Lawrence St-Onge, LSO Consulting
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Craig Jasman, CBC/Radio-Canada
PAST CHAIR: Tony Meerakker, MeerTech Systems
MANAGERS:

Term ending 6/30/24:
Jamie Caeiro
Jason Ross
Randy Conrod

Term Ending 6/30/25:
Noor Hassan
Roy Folkman
Angele Rocheleau-Bourgeois

     WESTERN CANADA SUBSECTION

CHAIR: Rick Cederlund, Practical Post Consulting Inc.
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Brian Gatensby, Corus Entertainment

UNITED KINGDOM

CHAIR: John Ellerton, British Telecommunications PLC
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Polly Hickling, Atos

PAST CHAIR: Simon Gauntlett
MANAGERS:

Term ending 6/30/2025:
Sarah Adams
Carys Hughes
Philip Tudor

Term Ending 6/30/24:
Ian Trow
Tim De Marco
Christina Nowak
 

WASHINGTON, D.C.

CHAIR: Maciej Ochman, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
SECRETARY/TREASURER: John Footen, Deloitte Consulting LLP
PAST CHAIR: Tom Hackett, Diversified
MANAGERS:

Term Ending 6/30/25:
Elise Glynn
Gregory J. Smalfelt
Carlos Rojas
Mike Palmer

Term Ending 6/30/24:
Molli Chang
Jonathan Solomon
Dennis Felton
Jonathan Renuart