Golden Globe Award-winning actor Brooke Shields is the next president of Actors' Equity Association. 

Shields succeeds AEA president of nine years Kate Shindle, who opted out of re-election. Shields' election was announced alongside the complete results of Equity's 2024 Officer and Councilor Election. Stage and screen star Shields has appeared in a number of Broadway titles, including Chicago, Grease, Cabaret, Wonderful Town, and The Addams Family. 

In total, 45 council seats across all three regions, representing four categories (principal actor, chorus actor, stage manager, and at-large), were filled, effective immediately. All terms are four years except where noted.

In addition to Shields in the officers cohort, Rashaan James II was elected Eastern Regional Vice President. Sarah LaBarr was elected Central Regional Vice President, without opposition. Jeffrey Landman was elected Western Regional Vice President, without opposition. All officers were elected to four-year terms.

In the Eastern Region, the following candidates were elected to four-year terms as Eastern Regional Principal Councilors:

• Jeff Blumenkrantz
• Jennifer Cody
• Jacqueline Jarrold
• Claire Karpen
• Austin Ku
• Jeffrey Omura
• Kellie Overbey
• Former Equity President Kate Shindle
• Nancy Slusser
• Richard Topol

Additionally, Michele Ragusa was elected to a two-year term as Eastern Regional Principal Councilor.

The following candidates were elected to four-year terms as Eastern Regional Chorus Councilors

• Belinda Allyn
• Holly Ann Butler
• Rebecca Kim Jordan
• Nikka Graff Lanzarone
• Melissa Hunter McCann
• T. Shyvonne Stewart

Additionally, Ryan Rodiño was elected to a two-year term as Eastern Regional Chorus Councilor.

The following candidates were elected to four-year terms as Eastern Regional Stage Manager Councilors:

• Anne McPherson
• Rebecca McBee
• Peter Royston

The following candidates were elected to four-year terms as Eastern Regional At-Large Councilors:

• Tamara Anderson
• Logan Benedict
• Leslie Sears

In the Central Region, the following candidates were elected to four-year terms as Central Regional Principal Councilors:

• Rebecca Prescott
• Colin Sphar
• Nikki Switzer

Katherine Nelson was unopposed, and deemed elected to a four-year term as Central Regional Stage Manager Councilor, and Carolyn Fast was unopposed, and deemed elected to a four-year term as Central Regional At-Large Councilor.

In the Western Region, the following candidates were elected to four-year terms as Western Regional Principal Councilors:

• Ry Armstrong
• Michael James Bell
• Kate Burton
• Barbara Callander
• Josh Grisetti
• Kwana A. L. Martinez

The following candidates were elected to two-year terms as Western Regional Principal Councilors:

• Brian Herndon
• Cynthia Marty
• Gregory North

Juliane Godfrey was unopposed and deemed elected to a four-year term as Western Regional Chorus Councilor, David S. Cohen was unopposed and deemed elected to a four-year term as Western Regional Stage Manager Councilor, and Michelle Dunn was unopposed and deemed elected to a four-year term as Western Regional At-Large Councilor.

Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers.

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