Issue link: http://digital.copcomm.com/i/1333072
12 PRODUCTION SOUND & VIDEO – Winter 2021 NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS The Local 695 Triennial Election of Officers was held in December of 2020 and on December 17th, Miller Kaplan delivered the certified results to the sitting Executive Board. The following individuals were elected the serve as Local 695 Officers by a simple plurality vote. President – Jillian H. Arnold Vice President – Devendra D. Cleary Recording Secretary – Laurence B. Abrams Treasurer – Phillip W. Palmer Business Representative – Scott Bernard Sergeant-At-Arms – Chris V. Howland Trustee – Shawn Holden Trustee – Jay Patterson Trustee – Jennifer C. Winslow Executive Board Member – Joseph Aredas Jr. Executive Board Member – Juan Cisneros Executive Board Member – Sara Glaser Executive Board Member – Veronica P. Kahn Executive Board Member – Edward L. Moskowitz Executive Board Member – Steve R. Nelson Delegates to the International Convention: Laurence B. Abrams Heidi Nakamura Mark Ulano Jennifer C. Winslow Clockwise from above: President Jillian H. Arnold; Vice President Devendra D. Cleary; Recording Secretary Laurence B. Abrams; Trustee Jennifer Winslow; Board member Veronica Kahn; Sergeant-At-Arms Chris Howland; Board member Juan Cisneros; Business Representative Scott Bernard LOCAL 695 ELECTION RESULTS 695 1st Quarter Membership Meeting On January 16, Local 695 held the first General Membership Meeting of the year, which was conducted via Zoom's video conferencing platform and has become the standard since the outbreak of COVID-19. IATSE Vice- President Michael Miller was present to swear in the new Board of Directors. Jillian Arnold succeeded Mark Ulano as the Local's president after a historic 15-year term. We wish President Arnold a prodigious term of office as the first woman and the first broadcast engineer to hold the position and we thank President Ulano for his many years of service. General topics of discussion included industry recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the continued use of remote meeting tools such as Zoom after the pandemic's conclusion, and the dissemination of official union business on social media platforms, such as Facebook. On this last point, the Local is committed to using social media only for general informational purposes and not to conduct business dealings. Any members wishing to address or conduct business with or seek assistance from the Local are encouraged to reach out directly to the office staff at (818) 985-9204 or info @local695.com. Lastly, Local 695 is proud of its