2026 JALT Board of Directors and Auditor Primary Election Report

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Dear JALT members,

On behalf of the NPO JALT Nominations and Elections Committee (NEC), I am happy to announce the newly elected Board of Directors and Auditor. They will serve for two years, starting on January 1st, 2027. Please see below for a summary of the results.

President: Robert Chartrand

Vice President: Kenn Gale

Director of Membership:William Pellowe

Director of Conference: Hosam Elmetaher

Director of Program: Chelanna White

Director of Public Relations: Mariana Oana Senda

Director of Records: Frederick Bacala

Director of Treasury: Anton Potgieter

Auditor: Michael Mielke

I would like to remind you that these election results are subject to the approval of the NPO JALT Ordinary General Meeting (OGM). An email with the OGM absentee ballot will be sent to each JALT member shortly.

Thank you very much for your participation in the elections.

Respectfully submitted,

Kinsella Valies

NPO JALT Nominations and Elections Committee Chair

nec@jalt.org

FOR PRESIDENT

Number of votes cast                                                         491

Abstentionsย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  55

Necessary for election (majority)ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 247

ย ย ย ย  Robert Chartrandย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  332

ย ย ย ย  Christopher Zuelkeย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  103

     Mariana Oana Senda                                                         1

FOR VICE PRESIDENT

Number of votes cast                                                         491

Abstentions                                                                         44

Necessary for election (majority)ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 247

ย ย ย ย  Kenn Galeย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  445

     Christopher Zuelke                                                           1

     Mariana Oana Senda                                                         1

FOR DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP

Number of votes cast                                                         491

Abstentions                                                                         29

Necessary for election (majority)ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 247

ย ย ย ย  William Pelloweย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  461

     Mariana Oana Senda                                                         1

FOR DIRECTOR OF CONFERENCE

Number of votes cast                                                         491

Abstentions                                                                          53

Necessary for election (majority)ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  247

ย ย ย ย  Hosam Elmetaherย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  105

     Emily Choong (withdrawn)                                        332

     Mariana Oana Senda                                                         1

FOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM

Number of votes cast                                                         491

Abstentions                                                                          49

Necessary for election (majority)ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 247

ย ย ย ย  Chelanna Whiteย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  305

     Joseph Vitta                                                                  136

     Mariana Oana Senda                                                         1

FOR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

Number of votes cast                                                         491

Abstentions                                                                          50

Necessary for election (majority)ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 247

ย ย ย ย  Mariana Oana Sendaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  440

     William Pellowe                                                               1

FOR DIRECTOR OF RECORDS

Number of votes cast                                                         491

Abstentions                                                                          38

Necessary for election (majority)ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 247

ย ย ย ย  Frederick Bacalaย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  453

FOR DIRECTOR OF TREASURY

Number of votes cast                                                         491

Abstentions                                                                          39

Necessary for election (majority)ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย 247

ย ย ย ย  Anton Potgieterย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  451

     Mariana Oana Senda                                                        1

FOR Auditor

Number of votes cast                                                         491

Abstentions                                                                          54

Necessary for election (majority)ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 247

ย ย ย ย  Michael Mielkeย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  320

     Robert Sanderson                                                          116

     Mariana Oana Senda                                                         1

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