Indianapolis - May 20, 2010 - The Society of Broadcast Engineers Nominations Committee has submitted a slate of candidates for this summer's board of directors election. The committee is chaired by board member Jim Leifer, CPBE. Serving on the committee with Leifer are Leonard Charles, CPBE, William Ryall and James Schoedler, CBNT.

Qualified SBE members may still be nominated by a voting member of SBE if accompanied by the endorsement of at least nine additional voting members. Nominations from the membership must be received by the SBE national office no later than 4 p.m. EDT July 12. Nominees must be voting members (regular, senior, life or the official representative of a sustaining member) in good standing (dues paid through March 31, 2011) and hold a current SBE engineering-level certification (CBT or higher) by July 12, 2010, and all through board service if elected.

All four officer positions will be on the ballot as will six of the 12 director seats. Officer terms are for one year while director terms are for two years. Election ballots will be mailed from the national office to voting members in good standing by July 27, 2010, and are to be returned so they are received by the national office by Aug. 26. Votes will be tabulated on the evening of Aug. 26. Those elected will take office during the SBE National Meeting on Oct. 27 in Madison, WI. The National Meeting is held in conjunction with the Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic, presented by Chapter 24 of Madison and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.

The list of candidates as submitted by the Nominations Committee includes:

Officers

Treasurer
Andrea B. Cummis, CBT CTO
Technology & Operations Consultant, Roseland, NJ

Directors
Tim Anderson, CSRE DRB CBNT
Manager, Strategic Radio, Harris
Covington, KY

Ralph Beaver, CBT
President, CEO, Media Alert
Tampa, FL

Paul J. Burnham, CSTE
Field Support Manager, Communications, E2V
Poughkeepsie, NY

Dale Gehman, CPBE CBNT
Gehman Compliance and Consulting
Akron, PA

Ched Keiler, CPBE 8-VSB CBNT
Director of Engineering, Reach Communications
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Gary Kline, CBNT
Vice President of Engineering & IT, Cumulus Media
Atlanta, GA

Gary Liebisch, CPBE
Regional Sales Manager - Eastern, US, Nautel
Milford, OH

Scott Mason, CPBE
Regional Director of Engineering, CBS Radio
Los Angeles, CA

Marcello Sanchez, CPBE
Director of Broadcast Operations and Engineering, WFOR-TV/WBFS-TV
Miami, FL

Jeff Smith, CSRE CBNT
Supervisor Studio/Broadcast Engineering, Clear Channel Radio - New York
New York

Conrad Trautmann, CPBE
Executive Vice President of Technology, Dial Global
South Setauket, NY

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