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A U G U S T 2 0 1 9 I 5 Latino Committee Elects Co-Chairs Directors Regina Ainsworth and Edward Ornelas and Second Assistant Director Alicia Zaragoza have been elected co-chairs of the Latino Committee. A DGA member since 2015, Ainsworth was previously elected Co-Chair of the Latino Committee in 2017. Prior to being elected Co-Chair, she served as a Co-Coordinator for Events for the Committee and also as a Co-Coordinator for Proposals for the DGA Women's Steering Committee for two terms. A selection of her credits include co-direction of the feature length documentary Red Dog & Bates, spec pilots The Project and Law & Order: The Musical and a horror digital short Perchance to Dream. Her sci-fi short Recombined is being developed to translate The Tankborn Trilogy novels to episodic television. A DGA member since 2009, Ornelas also serves as a mentor on the DGA Director Development Initiative's Television Mentorship Program and is a member of the DGA PAC Leadership Council. His credits include the independent feature film, The Legend of Billy Fail; and episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, NCIS: New Orleans, Code Black, The Resident and Roswell, New Mexico. A DGA member since 2002, Zaragoza's credits include working as an Assistant Director on features such as Ron Oliver's Grand-Daddy Day Care, Maria Burton's For the Love of George, Anne Hamilton's American Fable and Minhal Baig's Hala; and television series such as Shameless, Broken and The Trainee. For more about the Latino Committee visit their webpage on www.dga.org Alicia Zaragoza Edward Ornelas Regina Ainsworth DGA Council Election Results Most of the DGA councils have completed their officer and alternate elections. The lists below represent the full makeup of the councils at the time of publication. Western Directors Council Thomas Schlamme, Presiding Officer Members: Jonathan M. Avnet, Paris Barclay, Ryan Coogler, Guillermo del Toro, Jon Favreau, Lesli Linka Glatter, Taylor Hackford, Barry Jenkins, Regina King, Michelle MacLaren, Sam Raimi, Jason Robert Reitman, Seth Rogen, Millicent Shelton, Steven Spielberg, Betty Thomas. Alternates: Miguel Arteta, Mary Lou Belli, Valerie J. Faris, Evan Goldberg, Todd Holland, Donald L. Mischer, Jonathan Mostow, Brad Silberling, Lawrence David Trilling. Past Presidents: Michael Apted, Paris Barclay, Martha Coolidge, Taylor Hackford, Gene Reynolds. Ex Officios: Karen Gaviola, Todd Holland, Donald L. Mischer, Christopher Nolan, Bethany Rooney, Oz Scott. Eastern Directors Council Vince Misiano, Presiding Officer* Members: Laura Belsey, Shari Springer Berman, Edward Bianchi, Theodore Bogosian, Gary Donatelli, Maggie Greenwald, Mary Harron, Tamara Jenkins, Brooke Kennedy, Annetta Marion, Martha Mitchell, Jim McKay, Michael Pressman, Eric Stoltz, Linda Yellen. Ex Officios: Ron Howard, Nicole Kassell, Lily Olszewski, Steven Soderbergh. * The Eastern Directors Council's Presiding Officer and Alternates will be elected at their meeting in September and the new roster will be posted online on www.dga.org Western AD/UPM Council Duncan S. Henderson, Chair; Lucille A. OuYang, 1st Vice Chair Jennie O'Keefe Armas, 2nd Vice Chair; Mark Hansson, Secretary-Treasurer Members: Maria K. Battle Campbell, Lisa Chu, Alan B. Curtiss, Grant Engle, Jill M. Maxcy, Pamela Monroe, Joseph MJ Moore, Liz Ryan, Ellen H. Schwartz, Tara Nicole Tjahjadi, Carol L. Vitkay, Sally A. Young. Alternates: Lee Blaine, Courtney M. Franklin, Phillip M. Goldfarb, Bruce Humphrey, Kevin Koster, Janet Knutsen, Alicia L. Lewis, Linda Montanti, Richard Prince, Kenneth Silverstein. Eastern AD/UPM Council Lyn Pinezich, Chair; Joe C. Guest, 1st Vice Chair Joseph P. Reidy, 2nd Vice Chair Michael Kriaris, Secretary-Treasurer Members: Arianne C. Apicelli, Lynn D. Appelle, Ellen Athena Catsikeas, Louis Joseph Guerra, Michael Hausman, Karen M. Kane, Amy Lynn, Jeremy Marks, Francisco Sol Ortiz, Alison Rosa, John Silvestri, Jennifer Truelove Alternates: Frank Covino, Leslie Gyson, Daniel Hank, Kati Johnston, Debra S. Kent, Les McDonough, Michael Reichman, Robert J. Tierney, Thomas J. Whelan, Dana Zolli. Ex Officios: Kathleen McGill, Mary Rae Thewlis. Western AD/SM/PA Council Jerri Churchill, Chair Mimi Deaton, 1st Vice Chair Gary Natoli, 2nd Vice Chair Leslie Vincent, Secretary-Treasurer Members: Lisa Anderson, David A. Charles, Daniella Farrelly, Valdez Flagg, Julie E. Gelfand, Liz Gonzales Van Hanswyk, Nate Hapke, Vanessa Rose Ioppolo, Michelle Robinson, Barbara J. Roche, Douglas Patrick Alan Smith, Risa Thomas. Alternates: Flavia Foti Bowen, Sean Callahan, Daniel Curran, Christopher J. De Celle, Tanya Gillette, William H. Herbstman, Ronald A. Paul, Scott L. Rindenow, Caroline M. Risberg. Eastern AD/SM/PPA Council Glenna Meeks, Chair Leslie A. Williams, 1st Vice Chair David B. Cooper, 2nd Vice Chair Terry Benson, Secretary-Treasurer Members: Scott R. Berger, Anthony M. DeSanti, Phyllis Digilio, Lisa Elias, Judith Farinet, Doug Fogel, Kelly Hernacki, Meryl Augenbraun Jaffe, Esperanza G. "Candy" Martinez, Dennis W. Mazzocco, Lauren Class Schneider, April Smith. Alternates: Angelina Chavez, Peter Epstein, Jeffry Gitter, Tyler Goldman, Bill Miller, Eulogio Ortiz, Amanda Louise Rodriguez, Joyce Thomas, Karen Tasch Weiss, Erika Wortham.