Candidates for the 2023-2025

AFSA Governing Board Election

The AFSA Committee on Elections is pleased to announce that the individuals listed below have met the established requirements set forth in the January 16 call for nominations and the AFSA bylaws, and will therefore appear on the ballot for the AFSA Governing Board for the 2023-2025 term. All regular voting members of AFSA who were in good standing as of March 3, 2023 will receive, by email or mail, a ballot and the candidates' campaign statements on or about April 3, 2023.

AFSA is pleased to offer those members for whom we have a valid email address the opportunity to vote online. Please read the instructions accompanying the ballot carefully. Completed ballots must be received by 8:00 a.m. EDT on May 18, 2023, in order to be counted. The new AFSA Governing Board will take office on July 15, 2023.

A virtual Town Hall meeting with the candidates has been set for Wednesday, March 29, at 12:00 p.m. This event will be recorded and made available on the AFSA website. The candidates' statements will be posted on the AFSA website in mid-March. Visit the elections webpage to view. An invitation to the town hall is forthcoming.

If you have not already done so, please ensure AFSA has your current email and mailing addresses on record. Note that private email addresses are preferred. To update your address information, send an email to member@afsa.org.

IMPORTANT: If you do not receive any type of ballot by April 17, 2023, please contact election@afsa.org and provide your full name, work location, current email and mailing addresses, and telephone number.

2023-2025 Governing Board Candidates:

• President
  • Tom Yazdgerdi
• Secretary
  
  • Sue Saarnio
• Treasurer
  
  • John O'Keefe
• State Department Vice President
  
  • Hui Jun Tina Wong
• Retiree Vice President
  
  • John Naland
• USAID Vice President
  
  • Randy Chester
  • Lorraine Sherman
• FCS Vice President
  
  • Joshua Burke
  • Eric Wolff
• FAS Vice President
  
  • Lisa Ahramjian
• Full-Time State Representative
  
  • John T. Cadieux
  • Gregory Floyd
• State Representative
  
  • Lynette Behnke
  • Kimberly Harrington
  • David Josar
  • C. Logan Wheeler
  • Whitney Wiedeman
• Retiree Representative
  
  • Mary Daly
  • Edward G. Stafford
• USAID Representative
  
  • Bruce Kay
  • Krina Patel
  • Christopher Saenger
• FCS Alternate Representative
  
  • Jay Carreiro
• USAGM Representative
  
  • Steven Herman

Note that no eligible candidates came forward for the positions of FAS Alternate Representative and APHIS Representative. Write-in campaigns for those positions are welcome. Please be advised that it is against agency policy and federal law to use union or government/employer resources (email, phones, time, etc.) in connection with union elections. Prior to conducting a write-in or other campaign, be sure to review the Instructions to Candidates and DOL Guidance on Use of Government and Employer Resources.

Regards,

Dao M. Le
Chair, AFSA Committee on Elections

Please visit www.afsa.org/elections for additional information.