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O C T O B E R 2 0 2 1 I 3 Officers and Board of Directors Also Elected photos by Howard Wise and Tricia Noble Photos: (Above top) DGA Officers & National Board of Directors 2019- 2021: Seated: Fourth Vice-President Laura Belsey, Fifth Vice-President Bethany Rooney, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Scott Berger, Board members Karen Gaviola, Julie Gelfand, Liz Ryan and Kathleen McGill. Standing: Board members Don Misch Above: Newly-elected DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter adjourns the 2021 Biennial Convention at the Guild's headquarters in Los Angeles. National Executive Director Russell Hollander and Glatter enjoy the post-convention reception with new Officers, Board members and delegates from all over the country. DGA Officers & National Board 2021-2023 L-R Top Row: DGA Board Member Norberto Barba, Fifth Vice President Ava DuVernay, Board Member Kathleen McGill, Third Vice President Barry Jenkins, Board Member Jon Avnet, First Vice President Betty Thomas. Middle Row: Assistant Secretary Treasurer Joyce Thomas, DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter, National Vice President Mary Rae Thewlis, Secretary Treasurer Paris Barclay, Board Member Nicole Kassell. Bottom Row: Associate Board Members Louis J. Guerra and Shawn Pipkin-West, Board Members Millicent Shelton and Karen Gaviola, Sixth Vice President Lily Olszewski, Board Member Julie Gelfand, Associate Board Members Courtney Franklin and Scott Berger. (See next page for more photos of DGA Board Members.) Glatter recently signed a first look with Universal Television and formed Backyard Pictures with her producing partner, Cheryl Bloch. She is currently directing and executive producing Love and Death written by David E. Kelley and starring Elizabeth Olsen for HBO Max. In addition to her work at the DGA, Glatter serves on the Executive Committee of the Directors Branch of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She is also an advisor at the Sundance Institute's Director's Lab. She has been committed to mentoring for many years including for the DGA Director Development Initiative – and most recently helped develop the successful NBC program, Female Forward. Glatter has received the Caucus Foundation Award, the Dorothy Arzner Directing Award from Women in Film and the Franklin Schaffner Award from the American Film Institute, as well as an Honorary Degree from the American Film Institute. Prior to her work as a director, Glatter was a modern dance choreographer who worked throughout Europe, Asia and the U.S. The following officers were elected to serve alongside President Lesli Linka Glatter: • Mary Rae Thewlis – National Vice-President • Paris Barclay – Secretary-Treasurer • Betty Thomas – First Vice-President • Ron Howard – Second Vice-President • Barry Jenkins – Third Vice-President • Seith Mann – Fourth Vice-President • Ava DuVernay – Fifth Vice-President • Lily Olszewski – Sixth Vice-President • Joyce Thomas – Assistant Secretary-Treasurer See the full roster and photos of the 2021-2023 DGA National Board on page 4