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On Location WashingtonMid Atlantic Ohio-Pittsburgh MEMBERSHIP MIXERS! LOCAL MEMBERS MEET WITH VIRGINIA CASTING DIRECTORS The Ohio-Pittsburgh Local is organizing membership mixers in Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. The buzz on the quarterly events is that this is a wonderful way to meet fellow members, become involved in the local and have a chance to win some great prizes. Local members should keep an eye out for emails to join in the fun. FOCUS ON LATINO WORK IN TEXAS T Casting directors Anne Chapman, left, and Erica Arvold at the Washington-Mid Atlantic Local office on March 11. O n March 11, Virginia-based casting directors Erica Arvold, CSA, and Anne Chapman held a meet-and-greet event at the Washington-Mid Atlantic Local oice. Twenty-ive members had the opportunity to meet with Arvold and Chapman individually to introduce themselves and showcase their talents. Many of the members praised these two on their expertise and the advice they ofered during the sessions. Arvold spent years casting in Los Angeles before moving to Charlottesville, Va., where her casting agency is now based. Chapman is based in Richmond, Va. Together, Arvold and Chapman handled the Virginia principal casting for the award-winning motion picture Lincoln. heir other recent credits include Wish You Well, Killing Lincoln and AMC's newest pilot, Turn. 44 SAG-AFTRA | Spring 2013 | SAGAFTRA.org Texas he rapid growth of Latino media in Texas underlines the urgency of organizing Spanish-language work. Staf and members invited area Latino performers to meet informally and discuss the state of the industry in Texas. Performers, both union and non-union, ofered a wealth of information about rates and producers, and talked frankly about their work. he performers felt a sense of community in sharing information and welcomed SAG-AFTRA's eforts to create more Latino work opportunities. Many non-union performers seem ready to join, if only the work were available under contract. Staf members Carlina Rodriguez, director, Spanish Language; Trish Avery, executive director, Houston-Austin Local; T.J. Jones, executive director, Dallas-Fort Worth Local; and Dallas-Fort Worth Local Co-Treasurer Hector Garcia attended the fourth International Spanish-Language and Latino Media-Oriented Conference in San Marcos, Texas and presented a workshop called Labor and Other Contract Negotiations. he exchange of information regarding Latino media and the powerful impact it has on our world is a reminder of the importance of organizing Spanishlanguage work. "¡Unidos ganamos!" From left, Hector Garcia, Trish Avery, T.J. Jones, Carlina Rodriguez and Alan Albarran, founding director of the Center for Spanish Language Media at the University of North Texas