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The National Election Committee, appointed at the Detroit National Convention to conduct the election of national officers for NALC for four-year terms, has announced the results.
Here are the results, listed in ballot order. Winners are highlighted in italics. Note that voting for the regional national business agent offices was limited to NALC members in good standing from the respective regions:
President
— Fredric Rolando, Sarasota, FL Br. 2148: 48,977
— David Noble, Washington, DC Br. 142: 11,099
Executive Vice President
—Brian Renfroe, Hattiesburg, MS Br. 938: 42,708
—Rachael Elmore, Freehold, NJ Br. 924: 16,064
Vice President
—Lew Drass, Huntsville, AL Br. 462: 38,732
—Sara Gresham, Newport News, VA Br. 609: 19,314
Secretary-Treasurer
—Jerry Kerner Jr., Baltimore, MD Br. 176: 15,317
—Nicole Rhine, Lincoln, NE Br. 8: 42,981
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
—Paul Barner, Roswell, GA Br. 4862: 35,315
—Kathryn R. Myers, Billings, MT Br. 815: 22,153
Director of City Delivery
—Christopher Jackson, Garden Grove, CA Br. 1100: 43,886
—Thomas A. Houff, Richmond, VA Br. 496: 13,470
Director, Safety and Health
—Manuel L. Peralta Jr., Garden Grove, CA Br. 1100: 42,006
—Douglas L. Peters II, Lansing, MI Br. 122: 16,071
Director of Life Insurance
—Alan Nagata, Salt Lake City, UT Br. 111: 17,889
—James W. Yates, Long Island Merged, NY Br. 6000: 39,449
Director, Health Benefit Plan
—Robert R. Brunette, Sheboygan, WI Br. 102: 14,363
—Stephanie Stewart, Central Iowa Mgd. Br. 352: 43,355
Director, Retired Members
—Daniel Toth, Lorain, OH Br. 583: 43,952
—Thomas E. Fath, Decatur, IL Br. 317: 13,047
National Trustees (three positions)
—Lawrence D. Brown Jr., Los Angeles, CA Br. 24: 41,832
—Michael Gill, South Florida Br. 1071: 40,170
—Carol E. Paxton, New Orleans, LA Br. 124: 27,487
—Rolando Rodriguez, Anderson, IN Br. 489: 16,029
—Mack I. Julion, Chicago Br. 11: 35,138
Region 2 National Business Agent
—Michael Wahlquist, Salt Lake City, UT Br. 111: 1,084
—Nick Vafiades, Longview, WA Br. 2214: 1,300
Region 4 National Business Agent
—Dan Versluis, Tucson, AZ Br. 704: 1,801
—Anita Lewallen, Conway, AR Br. 1592: 1,337
Region 9 National Business Agent
—Lynne Pendleton, Central Florida Br. 1091: 3,481
—Kenneth R. Gibbs Jr., Brunswick, GA Br. 313: 2,977
The official announcement will be in the November issue of The Postal Record.