2027 Board of Directors and Council-at-Large Results

By: Becky Nichols | APBA Director of Operations | Sep 10, 2026

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The 2027 APBA Board and Council election marked the Association's first use of the ElectionBuddy voting platform. The new system provided members with the ability to receive election notices and reminders through both email and text messaging, increasing the number of communication channels available to voters and improving overall participation.

A total of 2,996 eligible voters were included in the 2027 Board and Council election. Of those eligible voters, 1,114 ballots were cast, resulting in a voter participation rate of approximately 37%. This represents a significant increase over the 911 ballots submitted during the 2025 election, an increase of 203 ballots, or approximately 22.3% more ballots cast than the previous year.

Ballot results presented and verified by ElectionBuddy and certified by a committee consisting of the APBA Director of Operations (Dana Potts), Chair of the APBA Historical Society (Rick Sandstrom), and the APBA National Commissioner (Mark Weber)

Election Results for 2027 APBA Board of Directors & Council Election

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APBA Board of Directors - 3 year term - 2027

Candidate-Votes-Percentage

Katelyn Shaw-Fanaris-517-19.82% - Elected

Kurt Romberg-409-15.68% - Elected

Callie Shensky-366-14.03% - Elected

Jason Diamond-316-12.11%

Bob Wilson-269-10.31%

Dave Briesacher-268-10.27%

David Rankin-174-6.67%

Mike Sadlon-127-4.87%

Mike Talarzyk-65-2.49%

Gary Hughes-58-2.22%

Votes tallied: 2609

Abstentions: 23

APBA Council Member - 3 year term - 2027

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Candidate Votes Percentage

Bob Wartinger-636-33.16% - Elected

Jeff Buckley-582-30.34% - Elected

Matt Yarno-519-27.06% - Elected

Write In - Billy Noonan-43-2.24% - Elected

Votes tallied: 1918

Abstentions: 93

The Annual Meeting of the Members shall take place September 10th at 7:30pm est via zoom link below to verify results.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87026971186

2027 Board of Directors and Council-at-Large Results

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