{"id":747,"date":"2026-08-06T02:57:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T02:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/?page_id=747"},"modified":"2026-09-22T05:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T05:25:45","slug":"index-2026-board-of-directors-and-regional-advocates-election","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/index-2026-board-of-directors-and-regional-advocates-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Index: 2026 Board of Directors and Regional Advocates Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the index for the 2026 Board of Directors Election, Regional Advocate Election, and for other business of the annual meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.judgefoundry.org\/announcements\/2026-annual-member-meeting-board-and-ra-elections\/\">Announcement Blog Post<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conference Event<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eligible Voters <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/topic\/56766\/?page=1#post-304243\">link available on JudgeApps<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/NBiFv7KpPzvDPw9t7\">Nomination Form &#8211; Board of Directors<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/s5D81BvYFJmh5GW66\">Nomination Form &#8211; Regional Advocate<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/cztM5irbMPDdLNb56\">Q&amp;A Form &#8211; Board of Directors<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Q&amp;A for Regional Advocates &#8211; email elections@judgefoundry.org)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Deadlines are at 11:59 PM, UTC-12, also known as \u201cAnywhere on Earth\u201d, unless a time and timezone is specified. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anywhere_on_Earth\"><em>\u201cAnywhere on Earth\u201d means that the window closes only when that date has passed in every timezone on Earth.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because business at our Annual Meetings is subject to Rules of Order and Standing Rules, <strong>these deadlines and procedures are subject to change<\/strong>. We are beginning this process now because we want to get candidates and their platforms in front of the voters with plenty of time for Q&amp;A, scrutiny, and for voters to make their decisions.<br><br><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> This year, we had exactly one nomination per position. Therefore, all nominees have been &#8220;elected by acclamation&#8221;, and no voting will need to take place. The schedule has been altered to reflect this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Preliminary Voter List Available: On JudgeApps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nominations: August 6th &#8211; August 20th, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Q&amp;A: August 21st &#8211; September 18th, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Final Answers and Closing Statements: September 19th &#8211; September 25th, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><s>Record Date \/ Final Voter List: September 12th, 2026<\/s><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><s>Voting: September 12th &#8211; September 26th, 2026 (voting ends a half hour after the scheduled start time of the Annual Meeting)<\/s><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual Meeting: September 26th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Candidates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the list of candidates who submitted nominations by the deadline of August 20th. As there were no contested positions, each individual listed here has been deemed elected. Each candidate&#8217;s name will become a link to their nomination statement and questions once the candidate submits their answers to the Election Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Board of Directors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/khailyn-schaefer-candidate-for-board-of-directors-2026\/\">Khailyn Schaefer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tobias Vyseri<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perry Kraker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rob McKenzie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arya Barrieau<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regional Advocates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Western Provinces<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chris Hrichishen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eastern Provinces<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cardan Wood<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Great Lakes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brook Gardner-Durbin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mid-Atlantic<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/mark-mason-candidate-for-regional-advocate-2026-mid-atlantic\/\">Mark Mason<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Northeast<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/dennis-bradford-candidate-for-regional-advocate-2026-northeast\/\">Dennis Bradford<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pacific Northwest<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adam Blaylock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pacific West<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Beaux Bruggman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plains<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jordan Powell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">South Central<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gary Roland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Southeast<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/sam-philliber-candidate-for-regional-advocate-2026-southeast\/\">Sam Philliber<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Southwest<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kyle Evans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Term<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Board-elects begin their term on October 1st. RA-elects begin their term on November 1st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Detailed results for all votes conducted at this meeting are available on our ElectionBuddy results page: <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.electionbuddy.com\/org\/results\/foundry\">https:\/\/secure.electionbuddy.com\/org\/results\/foundry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annual Meeting<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Takes place Saturday, September 26. Schedule is in Pacific Standard Time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10 AM \u2013 Meeting Begins, call for Quorum (About 60 individuals are needed for Quorum)<br>10:30 AM \u2013 Keynote Speaker: Steven Krysiak<br>11:15 AM \u2013 Seminar 1: Perry Kraker presents De-Escalation Strategies<br>12 PM \u2013 Seminar 2: Liam Shannon presents Customer Service<br>12:45 PM \u2013 Lunch<br>1:45 PM \u2013 Resume Annual Meeting, any other business, and Board Q&amp;A answers.<br>2:30 PM \u2013 Adjourn, with time for RAs or others on Zoom to have break out rooms for any discussions<br>3 PM (In Person): Games and food at Joe Klopchic\u2019s house<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Zoom link will be posted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/13982\/\">Judge Foundry Announcements Forum on JudgeApps<\/a> the morning of the Annual Member Meeting. All voting members will receive an email from ElectionBuddy two minutes before the meeting begins with their sign-in credentials. This is for establishing a quorum, voting on the agenda and meeting rules, and for any motions raised during the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the index for the 2026 Board of Directors Election, Regional Advocate Election, and for other business of the annual meeting. Links Schedule Note: Deadlines are at 11:59 PM, UTC-12, also known as \u201cAnywhere on Earth\u201d, unless a time and timezone is specified. \u201cAnywhere on Earth\u201d means that the window closes only when that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":489,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[35,7],"tags":[10,9],"language":[],"class_list":["post-747","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-2026-annual-meeting","category-election-pages","tag-board-of-directors","tag-regional-advocate"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/489"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=747"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":805,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/747\/revisions\/805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=747"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}