The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) is the largest organization of Location Managers and Location Scouts in the motion picture, television, commercial and print production industries. Their membership plays a vital role in the creativ
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8 • LMGI COMPASS | Summer 2022 IN THE NEWS LMGI Elects a New Board! The Location Managers Guild International is proud to announce the 2022 LMGI Board of Directors. Election Committee Chair Edward Mazurek was thrilled with the election turnout. "With eight excellent choices for this year's open Board seats, the 2022 election tallied the most votes in LMGI history. This is a testament to our nominees' professionalism and superb reputations. Congratulations to our elected 2022 Board members." Newly elected to the Board are California native LM David McKinney and Australian LM Lisa Scope, further diversifying the international composition of Guild leadership. "I am thrilled that I have been voted onto the Board of the LMGI as the fi rst female Board member from the region," says Scope. "I am looking forward to advocating for my fellow professionals and supporting the further development of the craft in Australia and the world." McKinney has worked in print, music videos, TV commercials, television and feature fi lms. He has won numerous awards and sits on the Steering Committee of Teamsters Local 399. A founding member of the LMGI, he has always supported the Guild's mission. "THIS is where we come together," he says, "—to push our industry forward, to help each other, to connect, socialize and maybe, just maybe, have a bit of fun. I want to be like a business agent for the LMGI, recruiting new members and communicating the benefi ts of membership." McKinney and Scope will serve alongside returning members Ken Brooker (Canada), Dan Connolly (UK), Eric Klein (NY), John Rakich (Canada), Ryan Schaetzle (GA), Jimmy Ayoub (NY), Mac Gordon (GA), Ken Haber (CA), Angus Ledgerwood (UK), Robin Macdonald (Canada), Edward Mazurek (CA), Alison A. Taylor (CA) and Scott Trimble (CA). The 2022 Offi cers of the Executive Committee are President John Rakich, 1st Vice President Alison Taylor, 2nd Vice President Angus Ledgerwood, Treasurer Ken Haber and Secretary Ken Brooker. Outgoing from the Board are Georgia member and Secretary Jen Farris and longtime California Board member, JJ Levine. Levine served as Vice President for many years. Both will continue to be a part of the Guild's Marketing, Public Relations and Communications team. Returning President John Rakich is honored to continue his leadership role. "I am proud to carry on the work this organization has done since its inception 19 years ago. I look forward to working with this Board of dedicated international location professionals to continue to grow our membership larger and stronger than before. I'd also like to thank the outgoing members of our Board for their involvement and hard work in helping us get to where we are now as an organization." Many thanks to our members for participating in running and/or voting in this year's election! All LMGI Board member bios and photographs can be found at www.locationmanagers.org Location Professional Joins Panel at Academy Museum Screening Kokayi Ampah/LMGI and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences member, was invited to speak alongside John Singleton's daughter, writer Justice Singleton, following a screening of the late director's fi lm, Poetic Justice. As the fi lm's SLM, he worked with LM Elisa Ann Conant and ALM Leslie Morales to help bring the script's California locations to life, and was able to share his unique perspective. Presented by the Academy Museum on May 11, the event commemorated the 30th anniversary of both the 1992 Los Angeles uprising and the film.The uprising and the movie are linked not only in time, but also by a coincidence of location. "We were setting up for night filming at a drive-in movie theater in Simi Valley when the verdict in the Rodney King trial was rendered at the courthouse nearby. That's what ignited the uprising in L.A.," shared Ampah. "John actually went to the courthouse to join the protest there, then returned to set to start filming the night scenes." Hosted by entertainment reporter Jasmine Simpkins, the discussion centered on LM David McKinney LM Lisa Scope