Results: 2015-2017 AFSA Governing Board Election

The AFSA Committee on Elections is pleased to announce the results of the 2015-2017 AFSA Governing Board elections and Bylaw Amendment. A total of 4,034 valid ballots were received (3,011 online and 1,023 paper). The following AFSA members have been elected:

Officer Positions on the Board

President:

Barbara Stephenson * - 2,032

Matthew K. Asada ** - 1,001

Tex Harris - 861

Secretary:

Bill Haugh * - 3,359

Treasurer:

Charles A. Ford * - 3,381

State Vice President:

Angie Bryan * - 1,442

Kit Junge - 637

USAID Vice President:

Sharon Wayne - 136

FCS Vice President:

Steve Morrison - 31

FAS President:

Mark Petry - 11

Retiree Vice President:

Tom Boyatt - 780

Charles A. Ray ** - 351

Larry Cohen - 257

 

Constituency Representatives of the Board

State Representatives (11 positions):

John Dinkelman * - 1,337

Lawrence Casselle * - 1,223

Philip G. Laidlaw * - 1,212

Sam Thielman * - 1,180

Leah M. Pease * - 1,169

Tricia Wingerter * - 1,165

Josh Glazeroff * - 1,158

Margaret Hawthorne * - 1,155

Erin O'Connor * - 1,128

Peter Neisuler * - 1,089

Eric Geelan * - 977

Ronnie S. Catipon - 708

Brynn C. Bennett ** - 675

Neeru Lal ** - 594

Homeyra Mokhtarzada ** - 584

Dan Spokojny ** - 570

Steve McCain ** - 559

Pat Kabra ** - 549

Joel Wisner ** - 543

Ronita Macklin ** - 442

Doug Morrow - 418

Steven M. Jones - 373

USAID Representatives (2 positions):

Jeff Cochrane - 116

Lorraine Sherman - 82

FCS Representative:

William Kutson - 31

FAS Representative:

Corey Pickelsimer - 3

APHIS Representative:

Mark C. Prescott - 3

BBG (IBB) Representative:

To be determined in accordance with the AFSA Bylaws.

Retiree Representatives (4 positions):

John Limbert - 1,147

Alphonse F. La Porta * - 1,096

Patricia Butenis * - 1,051

Dean Haas * - 1,037

* Member of the Strong Diplomacy slate
** Member of the Future Forward AFSA slate

According to Article IX, Section 2 of the AFSA Bylaws, for the amendment to pass, the affirmative votes of not less than two-thirds of the valid votes received were required. Having met these criteria, the amendment to re-size the AFSA Governing Board is adopted. 

Bylaw Amendment - Votes Cast 3,720

Yes/Approve - 3,216 (86%)

No/Do Not Approve - 504 (14%)

Congratulations to all those who were elected, as well as to all those who demonstrated their dedication to AFSA by declaring as candidates. Persons interested in seeing the full list of write-in votes may request a copy by email to election@afsa.org. Questions regarding the results should be referred to the AFSA Committee on Elections at election@afsa.org.
 
Regards,
 
R.W. “Bill” Farrand, Ambassador (ret.)
Chair, AFSA Committee on Elections