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LMGI COMPASS
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Summer 2021
The LMGI
Welcomes a
New Board
of Directors
John Rakich has been elected
president of the LMGI,
succeeding Mike Fantasia,
founding member and
president since 2018. Also
elected by the 2021 LMGI
Board of Directors as Officers
of the Executive Committee
are 1st Vice President JJ
Levine, 2nd Vice President
Alison A. Taylor, Treasurer
Ken Haber and Secretary
Jen Farris.
Newly elected Board
members Angus Ledgerwood
(UK), Robin Macdonald
(Canada) and Scott Trimble
(CA) will serve alongside
returning members Alison A.
Taylor (CA), Ken Haber (CA),
Jimmy Ayoub (NY), Edward
Mazurek (CA) and Mac
Gordon (GA).
Board members continuing
with ongoing terms include
Ken Brooker (Canada), Dan
Connolly (UK), Jen Farris
(GA), Eric Klein (NY), JJ
Levine (CA), John Rakich
(Canada) and Ryan Schaetzle
(GA).
Said Election Committee
Chair Edward Mazurek: "With
15 excellent choices for eight
open Board seats, the 2021
election tallied the second
most votes in LMGI history.
This is a testament to our
nominees' professionalism
and superb reputations.
Congratulations to our elected
2021 Board members."
Outgoing LMGI President
Mike Fantasia adds, "It's
somewhat bittersweet to step
down from a Board that I had
the privilege to serve on for
well over a decade. I do so
with the knowledge that the
Guild is poised for even bigger
accomplishments under the
able guidance of John Rakich
and the newly formed Board. I
will still be involved in various
Guild initiatives involving
education, recruitment and
retention, and I look forward
to continue serving in any way
I can."
John Rakich has been working
for more than 20 years as a
location scout and location
manager with numerous
credits spanning feature
film and television projects
(such as See, American
Gods, Pixels, Hemlock Grove,
Shadowhunters). John is also
a longtime member of the
Directors Guild of Canada in
the Ontario District Council,
now as Board member
and their current Locations
Caucus Representative. He
was also the first member
from Toronto to join the LMGI
in 2015.
LMGI Board member bios and
photographs can be found at
www.locationmanagers.org.
John Rakich (Canada)
Angus Ledgerwood (UK)
Robin Macdonald (Canada)
Scott Trimble (CA)
"I am honored and humbled that the Board
has trusted me to lead the LMGI and am
proud to carry on the incredible work done by
our past presidents and Board members, all
equally responsible for bringing the Guild to
where we are today. I look forward to working
with this dedicated group of international
location professionals to have us grow larger
and stronger than before. It is exciting to show
the world who and what we are, not only as
indispensable creative collaborators but also
as proven leaders and trailblazers, especially
these days as we recover from the global
pandemic."
–John Rakich/LMGI, President
