PEN Guild announces elections for leadership team

The Politico - E&E News Guild will hold its first-ever election for officers this week after winning voluntary recognition from Politico LLC, a unit of Axel Springer.

The guild conducted a week long open call for nominations, and five employees announced their intention to run for the union’s leadership team.

Tanya Snyder, a transportation reporter for Politico, will run for unit chair, the guild’s top position.

Alex Guillen, energy reporter for Politico, is running for vice-chair for Politico.

Arianna Skibell, a transportation and climate journalist at E&E News, will run for vice chair for E&E News. Skibell is also a member of PEN Guild’s 10-person bargaining committee.

Sean Reilly, air quality and science reporter at E&E News, is running for secretary.

Alice Ollstein, a healthcare reporter for Politico, is running for vice-chair for stewards.

Although the elections are uncontested, PEN Guild members will be asked to cast their ballot affirming the slate of candidates. The guild plans to announce the final results on Monday, Dec. 20.