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4 I D G A M O N T H L Y DGA Council Election Results The DGA councils have completed their leadership elections. The lists below represent the makeup of the councils at the time of publication. Congratulations to all those elected to serve. Western AD/UPM Council Linda Montanti, Chair Jennie O'Keefe Armas, 1st Vice Chair Shawn Pipkin-West, 2nd Vice Chair Kevin Koster , Secretary-Treasurer Members: Lisa Chu, Mark Hansson, Victor Hsu, Susan Iskiwitch, Cleve Landsberg, Alicia L. Lewis, John D. Mat-tingly, Joe MJ Moore, Lucille A. OuYang, Liz Ryan, Tara Nicole Tjahjadi, Carol L. Vitkay. Alternates: Courtney M. Franklin, Donald L. Sparks, Xochi A. Blymyer, Greg McCollum, Alicia Zaragoza, Elaine Wood, Bruce Humphrey, LaTrisa LJ Jackson, Richard Prince, Janet Knutsen. Eastern AD/UPM Council Canella Williams-Larrabee, Chair Thomas J. Whelan, 1st Vice Chair Daniela Barbosa, 2nd Vice Chair Anastasia Folorunso, Secretary-Treasurer Members: Lynn D. Appelle, Alana Bonilla, Joe Guest, Louis Joseph Guerra, Amy L. Herman, Steven Lafferty, Amy Lynn, Lauri F. Pitkus, Joseph P. Reidy, Alison Rosa, Robert T. Striem. Alternates: Joan G. Bostwick, Pierre J. Cailliarec, Ryan Ferguson, Leslie Gyson, Daniel Hank, Jason Inman, Michael Kriaris, Kristyn Macready, Brian Papworth, Michael Max Reichman. Ex Offi cios: Kathleen McGill, Mary Rae Thewlis. Western AD/SM/PA Council Gary R. Natoli, Chair David A. Charles, 1st Vice Chair Marian (Mimi) Deaton, 2nd Vice Chair Leslie Vincent, Secretary-Treasurer Members: Jerri D. Churchill, John M. Esposito, Valdez Flagg, Julie E. Gelfand, Nate Hapke, Chris Hines, Vanessa Rose Ioppolo, Andy Nelson, Ronald A. Paul, Scott L. Rindenow, Barbara J. Roche, Risa Thomas. Alternates: Sean Callahan, Daniel Curran, Christopher J. De Celle, Casey B. Davis, Jonathan H. Levit, Peter M. Margolis, M.E. Palacio, David Reid, Caroline M. Risberg, Michelle Robinson, Jacqueline E. Stathis. Eastern AD/SM/PPA Council Glenna Meeks, Chair April Smith, 1st Vice Chair Erika Wortham, 2nd Vice Chair David B. Cooper, Secretary-Treasurer Members: Terry Benson, Scott R. Berger, Tony DeSanti, Phyllis C. Digilio, Lisa Elias, Kelly Hernacki, Garry W. Hood, Dennis W. Mazzocco, Bill Miller, Amanda Louise Rodriguez, Lauren Class Schneider, Joyce Thomas. Alternates: Alcira Boxill, Alanna Campbell, Angelina Chavez, Peter Epstein, Doug Fogel, Adrienne Ford, Jeffry Gitter, Eulogio Ortiz, Michael Panayos, Jeffery Pearl. Western Directors Council Lesli Linka Glatter, Presiding Offi cer Members: Paris Barclay, Justine Bateman, Martha Coolidge, Taylor Hackford, Barry Jenkins, Regina King, Karyn Kusama, Kimberly A. Peirce, Gina M. Prince-Bythewood, Jason Robert Reitman, Bethany Rooney, Seth Rogen, Thomas D. Schlamme, Steven Spielberg, Betty Thomas, Carl Weathers. Past Presidents: Paris Barclay, Martha Coolidge, Taylor Hackford, Thomas D. Schlamme. The Western Directors Council Alternates will be posted online on www.dga.org at a later date. Eastern Directors Council Laura Belsey, Presiding Offi cer Members: Timothy Busfi eld, John W. Fortenberry, Liz Garbus, Bette Ruth Gordon, Maggie Greenwald, Mary Harron, John LiBretto, Brooke Kennedy, Seith Mann, Annetta Marion, Martha Mitchell, Michael Pressman, Lisa Robinson, Mark Tinker, Linda Yellen. Alternates: Shari Springer Berman, Benny Boom, Sorrel Brae, Yance Ford, Matthew Penn, Jeremy Podeswa, Yoruba Richen, Don Scardino, Michael E. Sheehan, Michael I. Smith. Ex Offi cios: Ron Howard, Nicole Kassell, Vincent Misiano, Lily Olszewski, Steven Soderbergh. Recognizing the challenges faced by participants pursuing parenthood, the DGA-Producer Pension and Health Plan's Board of Trustees has announced the addition of infertility benefi ts beginning July 1, 2022. The Plan has partnered with Carrot Fertility ("Carrot") to offer infertility benefi ts for covered participants and dependent spouses. The benefi t covers a total lifetime maximum of $30,000 each for eligible participants and their dependent spouse for medically necessary infertility treatment received for a medical diagnosis of infertility. The $30,000 lifetime maximum benefi t is an aggregate total of all covered services received from all in-network Carrot providers. For information on who qualifi es for this benefi t, coverage details, and getting started with Carrot visit the DGA-Producer Pension and Health Plans website at www.dgaplans.org Pension and Health Plans Announces New Infertility Benefi t