The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) elections 2025 held October 17 – November 14 have now ended. Here are the full results for positions at the National and Branch levels:
NATIONAL OFFICES
CMG National Executive Committee
- National President:
JANE ROBERTSON - National Vice-President:
FAITH FUNDAL – Elected by acclamation
- National Secretary-Treasurer (Must live within 150 km of Toronto):
ALOYSIUS WONG – Elected by acclamation
- Director – Human Rights and Equity:
SANGEETA PATEL - Director – Francophone Issues:
LAMBERT GARCEAU – Elected by acclamation
- Director – Precarious Workers (Temporary workers during past 10 years):
ARMAN AGHBALI
- Director – Small Branches:
DARREN GONSALVES – Elected by acclamation
- 3 National Trustees (Reporting to NEC): - Elected by acclamation
PHILIPPE MOULIER
JONATHAN SPENCE
CLAUDE ST-DENIS
BRANCH OFFICES
APTN Branch Executive
- President (also NEC member):
DENNIS RONDEAU – Elected by acclamation
- Vice-President:
JASON COURCHENE – Elected by acclamation
- Secretary-Treasurer:
JESSE ANDRUSHKO – Elected by acclamation
BUZZFEED Branch Executive
- President:
No candidate
- Vice-President:
No candidate
- Secretary-Treasurer:
No candidate
CANADA’S NATIONAL OBSERVER Branch Executive
- President:
CLOE LOGAN – Elected by acclamation
- Vice-President:
NATASHA BULOWSKI – Elected by acclamation
- Secretary-Treasurer:
RAMNEET BHULLAR – Elected by acclamation
CBC/RADIO-CANADA Branch Executive
- President (also NEC member):
NAOMI ROBINSON - Elected by acclamation
- Vice-President (also NEC member):
KARINA ROMAN – Elected by acclamation
- Secretary-Treasurer:
BRITTANY WENTZELL – Elected by acclamation
- Director – Diversity and Human Rights:
SAÏDA OUCHAOU-OZAROWSKI – Elected by acclamation
- Director – Precarious Workers (Temporary workers during the past 10 years):
EVA UGUEN-CSENGE – Elected by acclamation
- Director – SRC (Must work for SRC – French Services):
ANNE-MARIE TRICKEY – Elected by acclamation
- Director – Atlantic (Must work within region):
JOSEFA CAMERON – Elected by acclamation
- Director – BC (Must work within region):
MARIA CARMEN GUTIERREZ – Elected by acclamation
- Director – North (Must work within region):
ALLAN GOFENKO – Elected by acclamation
- Director – Ontario (Must work within region):
ELKE SEMERAD – Elected by acclamation
- Director – Prairies (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) (Must work within region):
ANIS HEYDARI – Elected by acclamation
CBC/Radio-Canada Branch Special Directors (Not part of Branch Executive)
- Special Director – CBC/Radio-Canada Foreign Correspondents and CMG CBC/Radio-Canada members working outside Canada:
CHRIS BROWN – Elected by acclamation
- Special Director – CBC/Radio-Canada Freelance (Must be an active CBC/Radio-Canada Freelance Worker within past 12 months):
JOHN LOEPPKY – Elected by acclamation
CANADIAN PRESS (Includes PAGEMASTERS) Branch Executive
- President (also NEC member):
No candidate
- Vice-President:
No candidate
- Secretary-Treasurer:
No candidate
CKOF Branch Executive
- President:
No candidate
- Vice-President:
No candidate
- Secretary-Treasurer:
No candidate
ISLINGTON PRINTING Branch Executive
- President (also NEC member):
MAURICE MILLER – Elected by acclamation
- Vice-President:
MICHAEL PALMER – Elected by acclamation
- Secretary-Treasurer:
MICHAEL WANNAMAKER – Elected by acclamation
TFO Branch Executive
- President:
No candidate
- Vice-President:
CHANDA GIBSON – Elected by acclamation
- Secretary – Treasurer:
No candidate
- Representative for satellite offices (Ottawa & Sudbury):
MARIE-JOSÉE BÉDARD – Elected by acclamation
- Stewards – Two Positions: – Elected by acclamation
- INES REBEI
- NICOLE ROBERT
- Negotiations Committee: – Elected by acclamation
- ABIGAIL ALVES MURTA
- CINDY VILACA RAMOS
- THOMSON REUTERS Branch Executive
- President:
DAVID LJUNGGREN – Elected by acclamation
- Vice-President:
DIVYA RAJAGOPAL – Elected by acclamation
- Secretary-Treasurer:
VANESSA BALINTEC – Elected by acclamation
TVO Branch Executive
- President (also NEC member):
COLIN ELLIS – Elected by acclamation
- Vice-president:
ASHISH RANGLANI – Elected by acclamation
- Secretary – Treasurer:
SANGEETA PATEL– Elected by acclamation
VICE Branch Executive
- President:
No candidate
- Vice-President:
No candidate
- Secretary-Treasurer:
No candidate
ZOOMERMEDIA Branch Executive
- President:
DARREN GONSALVES – Elected by acclamation
- Vice-President:
No candidate
- Secretary-Treasurer:
HUONG LUU – Elected by acclamation
Congratulations to the elected candidates, and thank you to all those who threw their hats in as well as all members who took the time to vote!
The winners at the national and branch levels will start their three-year term on January 1, 2026.
You can read about the roles and responsibilities of elected Guild officials here.

