The Local 768 Election Committee oversaw the elections for the following officers of four Chapters over the last few months:
- Dental hygienists & assistants: Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary
- Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCAT): Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary
- Medical Record Specialists: Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary
- Public Health Advisors and Assistants: Vice-Chairperson (Runoff)
For each chapter*, nominations were solicited and all nominees were verified as eligible candidates and provided with an opportunity to decline the nomination if they so chose.
* Except for PHA, which held a runoff election and had already nominated candidates
Dental hygienists & assistants
In late-February, nominations were finalized. Since only one person for each of the Chair and Vice-chairperson leadership positions were nominated, they were deemed immediately elected without the need for a vote by the membership of the Chapter. There were no nominations for Secretary. The following members won:
Chair-Person | Shirley Williams |
Vice-Chairperson | Navindra Fernandes |
Secretary | [vacant] |
Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCAT)
In late-February, nominations were finalized. Since only one person for each of the Chair and Vice-chairperson leadership positions were nominated, they were deemed elected by acclamation. There were no nominations for Secretary. The following members won:
Chair-Person | Christina Ranjani |
Vice-Chairperson | Gabrielle Fidis |
Secretary | [vacant] |
Medical Record Specialists
In late-February, nominations were finalized. Since only one person for the Chair leadership positions was confirmed, they were deemed elected by acclamation. One nominee for Chair, Tishana King withdrew nomination prior to an election being held. There were no nominations for eith Vice-Chairperson or Secretary. The following member won:
Chair-Person | Joe Conrad |
Vice-Chairperson | [vacant] |
Secretary | [vacant] |
Public Health Advisors and Assistants
Last summer, Public health advisors and assistants elected their chapter leadership for the Chair and Secretary positions. However, since no candidate won a majority of votes case for the Vice-chairperson role, that position went to a runoff between the top two vote-getters. Therefore, a runoff election was held beginning February 25 and concluded March 18, 2025. The results were as follows:
Vice-Chair Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
Victoria Baker | 70 | 60.87% |
Stacia Watson | 45 | 39.13% |
Victoria Baker won the position of Chapter Vice-Chair.
You can view the results here