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6 I D G A M O N T H L Y Western Directors Council Elected to serve until 2021: Ryan Coogler, Lesli Linka Glatter, Taylor Hackford, Barry Jenkins, Regina King, Sam Raimi, Seth Rogen, Betty Thomas. Continuing to serve until 2020: John Avnet, Paris Barclay, Guillermo del Toro, Jon Favreau, Michelle MacLaren, Jason R. Reitman, Millicent Shelton, Steven Spielberg. Eastern Directors Council Elected to serve until 2021: Laura Belsey, Edward Bianchi, Gary Donatelli, Maggie Greenwald, Tamara Jenkins, Vincent Misiano, Martha Mitchell, Michael Pressman. Continuing to serve until 2020: Shari Springer Berman, Theodore Bogosian, Mary Harron, Brooke Kennedy, Annetta Marion, Jim McKay, Eric Stoltz, Linda Yellen. Western AD/UPM Council Elected to serve until 2021: Lisa Chu, Mark Hansson, Jill Maxcy, Jennie O'Keefe Armas, Lucille A. OuYang, Ellen H. Schwartz, Tara Nicole Tjahjadi, Carol L. Vitkay. Elected Alternates until 2020: Alicia L. Lewis, Janet G. Knutsen, Linda Montanti. Continuing to serve until 2020: Maria K. Battle Campbell, Alan B. Curtiss, Tim Grant Engle, Duncan S. Henderson, Pamela Monroe, Joseph (Joe) MJ Moore, Liz Ryan, Sally A. Young. Eastern AD/UPM Council Elected to serve until 2021: Lynn Appelle, Michael Hausman, Michael Kriaris, Lyn Pinezich, Joseph P. Reidy, Alison Rosa, John Silvestri, Jennifer Truelove. Continuing to serve until 2020: Arianne C. Apicelli, Ellen Athena Catsikeas, Louis Joseph Guerra, Joe Guest, Karen M. Kane, Amy Lynn, Jeremy Marks, Francisco Sol Ortiz. Western AD/SM/PA Council Elected to serve until 2021: David A. Charles, Jerri Churchill, Mimi (Marian) Deaton, Valdez Flagg, Vanessa Rose Ioppolo, Gary R. Natoli, Risa Thomas, Leslie Vincent. Continuing to serve until 2020: Lisa Anderson, Daniella Farrelly, Julie E. Gelfand, Nate Hapke, Michelle Robinson, Barbara J. Roche, Douglas Patrick Alan Smith, Liz Gonzales Van Hanswyk. Eastern AD/SM/PA Council Elected to serve until 2021: Scott R. Berger, Terry Benson, David B. Cooper, Phyllis Digilio, Lisa Elias, Kelly Hernacki, Dennis W. Mazzocco, April Smith. Continuing to serve until 2020: Anthony M. DeSanti, Judith Farinet, Doug Fogel, Meryl Augenbraun Jaffe, Esperanza G. "Candy" Martinez, Glenna Meeks, Lauren Class Schneider, Leslie A. Williams. DGA Council Elections Results During the recent Annual Membership Meetings, the rosters of the DGA Category Councils were announced. Congratulations and thanks to all those elected to serve and continuing to serve. Council Offi cer and Alternate elections results will be posted on www.dga.org and published in a future issue of DGA Monthly once all are completed. The elections results are as follows: Directors Maria Burton, Hanelle Culpepper and UPM Liz Ryan have been elected Co-Chairs of the DGA Women's Steering Committee (WSC). Burton has directed six feature fi lms including Just Friends, Manna from Heaven and For the Love of George. She has been a DGA member since 2014 and previously served as a Co-Chair of the WSC. Culpepper's fi lmography includes the feature Murder on the 13th Floor and episodes of Counterpart, Grimm, The Flash and Gotham. She has been a DGA member since 2012 and has served as the Directing Category representative of the WSC. Ryan has worked on over 70 movie and TV productions. She is a member of the DGA National Board, the Western AD/UPM Council and the DGA Diversity Task Force. She has been a DGA member since 1985 and has previously served as a Co-Chair of the WSC. Director A. Laura James, UPM Jodi Ehrlich and Associate Director Barbara J. Roche were also elected as Director, AD/UPM and AD/SM/ PA category representatives, respectively. About the Committee: The WSC was created in 1979 to advance the professional interests of its members and to heighten their visibility and career opportunities in the entertainment industry. The Committee currently promotes diversity through sponsoring networking events, screenings and seminars, and fosters relationships between the members to provide support, mentoring and networking opportunities. For more information about the WSC, visit their webpage on www.dga.org Maria Burton Hanelle Culpepper Liz Ryan Women's Steering Committee Elects New Co-Chairs