Results: 2017-2019 AFSA Governing Board Election

The AFSA Committee on Elections is pleased to announce the results of the 2017-2019 AFSA Governing Board elections and Bylaw Amendments. A total of 4,130 valid ballots were received (3,152 online and 978 paper). This represents 25% of the eligible voting membership. The following AFSA members have been elected:

Officer Positions on the Board

President

Candidate # of Votes Cast
Barbara Stephenson * 3,630

Secretary

Candidate # of Votes Cast
Tom Boyatt * 3,574

Treasurer

Candidate # of Votes Cast
Earl Anthony (Tony) Wayne * 3,545

State Vice President

Candidate # of Votes Cast
Kenneth Kero-Mentz * 994
Joe De Maria 899

USAID Vice President

Candidate # of Votes Cast
Ann Posner 190

FCS Vice President

Candidate # of Votes Cast
Daniel T. Crocker * 123
Steve Morrison 51

FAS Vice President

Candidate # of Votes Cast
Kimberly Sawatzki 37
Hoa Van Huynh 33

Retiree Vice President

Candidate # of Votes Cast
John K. Naland 1,002
Bill Haugh * 482

Constituency Representatives of the Board

State Representatives (5 positions)

Candidate # of Votes Cast
Anne Coleman-Honn * 1,280
Tricia Wingerter * 1,266
Josh Glazeroff * 1,130
Lawrence W.K. Casselle * 1,001
Martin McDowell * 896
Salina Rico 837
Christopher C. Ashe 789
Adam Vogelzang 557
Thomas Michels 556
Andrew J. Scheineson 532

USAID Representative

To be determined in accordance with the AFSA Bylaws.

FCS Representative

Candidate # of Votes Cast
Matthew Hilgendorf 100
Andrew Wylegala 69

FAS Representative

Candidate # of Votes Cast
Thom Wright 65

APHIS Representative

Candidate # of Votes Cast
John J. Hurley 4

BBG Representative

Candidate # of Votes Cast
Steven L. Herman 1

Retiree Representatives (2 positions)

Candidate # of Votes Cast
Alphonse F. La Porta * 1,138
Philip A. Shull * 837
George Colvin 595

* Member of the Strong Diplomacy slate

Bylaw Amendments

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 are required. Having met these criteria, the three amendments to the Bylaws are adopted.

Bylaw Amendment #1

Make the Awards and Plaques Committee a permanent standing committee

Yes/No # of Votes Cast % of Votes Cast
Yes - Approve 3,446 89%
No - Do Not Approve 433 11%

Bylaw Amendment #2

Change the current residency requirement for serving on the AFSA Governing Board to a participation requirement

Yes/No # of Votes Cast % of Votes Cast
Yes - Approve 3,575 92%
No - Do Not Approve 332 8%

Bylaw Amendment #3

Require that active-duty members presenting themselves as candidates for AFSA president or vice president hold an active security clearance

Yes/No # of Votes Cast % of Votes Cast
Yes - Approve 2,817 71%
No - Do Not Approve 1,129 29%

Congratulations to all those who were elected, and thanks 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,

Susan Wong
Chair, AFSA Committee on Elections