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About Us - Elections

Officers and Executive Committee Members are elected or appointed to a two-year term commencing January 1 following the year in which they were elected.

To be nominated and serve in a NESAF office, a member has to be in good standing, with dues paid to date and otherwise a full voting member under the SAF Constitution. Learn more by reading the Position Descriptions (pdf, 16 KB).

To participate in an election, a member has to be considered in good standing. All voting members of NESAF shall elect officers. Elections are overseen by the standing committee on Nominations and Elections.

2009 Election Results (to take effect January 1, 2010):

New England SAF (electronic ballots, paper ballots are underlined)
 Treasurer
Dana Hachigian             172 + 40 = 212 
 Secretary
Andrew Fast                  170 +42 = 212

Granite State Division
 Executive Committee 1
Peter Howland                40 + 5 + 45

Maine Division
 
Chair-Elect
Daniel J. Simonds           58 + 18 = 76 
 Member-At-Large
Katie (Manende) Cousins 18 + 17 = 35
Jessica Leahy                 27 + 18 = 45
Don MacKay                   21 + 17 = 38

Connecticut Chapter
 Executive Committee 1
Mel Harder                     16 + 5 = 21

Massachusetts Chapter
 
Chair-Elect
Ben Urquhart                  17 + 7 = 24 
 Chair
Chris Pryor                     20 + 7 = 27
 Treasurer/Secretary
Paul Gregory                  21 + 7 = 28

Rhode Island Chapter
 
Chair-Elect
Thomas A. Dupree          12 + 1 = 13
 Chair
Christopher F. Modisette  12 + 1 = 13
 Treasurer/Secretary
Robert MacMillan             11 + 1 = 12
 Executive Committee 1
Paul C. Dolan                  12 + 1 = 13

Positions that will be open in 2011 (for election in Fall 2010) include: 
Maine State Representative
Massachusetts State Representative
Vermont State Representative
NESAF Chair-Elect

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