The Society of Broadcast Engineers

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Candidate Slate Announced for 2025 SBE Elections

April 25, 2025

A slate of candidates for the 2025 SBE election has been assembled. The SBE Nominations Committee, chaired by Jeff Welton, CBRE, provided a list of candidates, and one floor nomination has been received. Additional floor nominations will be accepted until June 27.

The slate of candidates:

Officers:
President
Kevin Trueblood, CBRE, CBNT
Ft. Myers, FL

Vice President
Geary Morrill, CPBE, AMD, DRB, CBNE
Saginaw, MI

Secretary
Shane Toven, CPBE, DRB, CBNE (incumbent)
Antelope, CA

Treasurer
Charles “Ched” Keiler, CPBE, 8-VSB, ATSC3, CBNE
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Directors:
Terry Douds, CPBE; Lancaster, OH (incumbent)
Kirk Harnack, CBNE; Nashville, TN
Brad Humphries, CBT; Charlotte, NC (incumbent)
Zhulieta Ibisheva, CBTE; Washington, DC (incumbent)
Josh Lynch, CBTE; Milton, DE
John Mackey, CPBE, 8-VSB, DRB, CBNE; Beaverton, OR
David Ratener, CPBE, CBNT; Kent, WA (incumbent)
Davit Robakidze, CBTE; Tbilisi, Georgia
Dustin Tatro, CBRE; Abilene, TX
Jeff Welton, CBRE; East Chester, NS (incumbent)

As per the SBE by-laws, the proposed slate of officers and directors will be sent to all chapter chairs not less than 60 days prior to the election date (August 13), with a request for additional nominations. All candidates for officer or director, whether proposed by the Nominations Committee or nominated by a voting member, shall meet the candidacy requirements no later than 45 days prior to the election date.

To be eligible, the individual must be a member in good standing and hold an SBE engineering-level certification throughout the election and elected term. Any voting member in good standing, by letter to the SBE secretary, not less than 45 days prior to the election date, may propose and nominate a candidate, and the name of any eligible candidate so proposed by ten members or more shall be entered on the ballot.


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