SAG-AFTRA Chicago’s Election Results Are In; Pres Charles Andrew Gardner Back for Two-Year Term

24 Aug 2023

As the SAG-AFTRA strike forges ahead, the union this week announced the results of the Chicago Local elections. President Charles Andrew Gardner was among those re-elected to a new term.

Earlier this week, Gardner and his team led local union members and allies in the Solidarity March at Buckingham Fountain. Click here for SCREEN’s full slate of photos from the event.

As for the election, here are the full results…

NAME	POSITION	TERM
Ilyssa Fradin	National Board Member	4-year term
Charles Andrew Gardner	President	2-year term
Denise Jaeckel*	1st Vice President	2-year term
Troy Pryor*	2nd Vice President	2-year term
Craig Dellimore*	3rd Vice President	2-year term
Sia Moody	Secretary	2-year term
Jesse Bob Harper	Local Board Member (Indiana)	2-year term
Allen D. Edge	Local Board Member (Wisconsin)	2-year term
Melanie Brezill*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
John Carter Brown*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Thea Camara*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Tony Castillo*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Greg Cervantez*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Duke Czlonka*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Ashley J Dearborn*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Tracey Greenwood*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Razz Jenkins*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Kara S Leigh*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Kevin Lingle*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Kevin Murry*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Brian Peters*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Courtney Rioux*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Steve Scholz*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Richard Shavzin*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Alma Washington*	Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category)	2-year term
Melanie Brezill	Convention Delegate	2-year term
John Carter Brown	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Thea Camara	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Tony Castillo	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Allen D. Edge	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Jesse Bob Harper	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Denise Jaeckel	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Razz Jenkins	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Kara S Leigh	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Kevin Lingle	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Angela Morris	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Kevin Murry	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Troy Pryor	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Richard Shavzin	Convention Delegate	2-year term
John Paul Tapia	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Alma Washington	Convention Delegate	2-year term

Those positions that required a balloted election are listed with an asterisk*. For complete balloted election results click here.

Those members elected as Local Officers, Local Board members and Convention Delegates, by virtue of their election to those positions, are also elected as Alternate National Board members who may be called upon to serve at National Board meetings when a National Board member from Chicago is unable to attend. The National Board member and President, by virtue of their election to those positions also serve as Convention Delegates.

The newly elected leaders will be installed in office on September 8th.

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