Equity Election Results - Nick Wyman, Paige Price & Rebecca Kim Jordan Return to Presidential Offices

Actors' Equity Association (Equity), the Union which represents more than 49,000 working stage actors and stage managers nationwide, today announced the election results for the 8 officers and 17 National Council seats. Nick Wyman, Paige Price, Rebecca Kim Jordan, Ira Mont and Sandra Karas ran uncontested for the offices of President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Third Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer, respectively.

Dev Kennedy, the Central Regional Vice President, and Doug Carfrae, Western Regional Vice President, were reelected to their seats. Melissa Robinette won the Eastern Regional Vice President seat.

In addition to the officers, 17 Council seats are filled. In the Eastern Region, Christine Toy Johnson, David Sitler, Ira Denmark, Margot Moreland and James Moye are elected to the Principal seats for a five year term and Kristen Beth Williams is elected to the Principal seat for a one year term. Seated for a five year term in the Chorus category are Al Bundonis and Roger Preston Smith. Lisa Dawn Cave and John M. Atherlay are both elected to Stage Manager for a five year term.

The Central Region had one open seat for Principal for a five year term and it was filled by David C. Girolmo. The Western Region open seats includes Principal (five year term) filled by Michele Lee, Stephen Pawley, Heather Lee, and Vernon Willet. Joseph Ruskin is elected to a Principal seat for a three year term. Michael Dotson is elected to the Chorus seat for a five year term.

Actors' Equity Association was founded in 1913 and seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits including health and pension plans, Actors' Equity Association is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions.

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