Dear Colleagues,
In this Update: UTFA Council for 2026-2027
UTFA Council for 2026-2027
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Each year, approximately one-third of the Council seats are up for election. This year, 19 Council members and one vacant seat had terms expiring on June 30, 2026.
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The following 15 new and returning members were acclaimed, with terms ending June 30, 2029:
| Constituency # | Representative | Constituency # | Representative |
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| 108 | Thom Dancer | 302 | Girish Daswani |
| 111 | Fabian Parsch | 304 | Dan Weaver |
| 117 | Gerald Penn | 503 | Susan Wagner |
| 119 | Michael Attridge | 703 | James Posluns |
| 202 | Minlei Ye | 706 | Chay Ornthanalai |
| 203 | Ellen Berrey | 708 | Erica Allen-Kim |
| 201 | Karen Ruffle | 801 | James Mason |
| 204 | Wagih Ghobriel |
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Ingo Ensminger was also acclaimed as the representative for Constituency #204, with a term ending in 2028.
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Five constituencies with terms expiring in 2029 received no nominations (#101, #112, #403, #701, and #702), and there are five vacant constituencies with terms ending in 2027 or 2028 (#106, #302, #305, #501, and #504).
We thank all Council members for their service over the past year!
Jun Nogami
UTFA President