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sagaftra.org | Summer 2023 | SAG-AFTRA 3 Letter to the Editor EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief Pamela Greenwalt Managing Editor Damon Romine Associate Managing Editor Tom Leupold Art Director Yvette Youssefia Magazine Staff Jalika Conteh, Kiley Cristiano, Léa Curtis, Margo Giordano, Aaron Goddard, Carly Heath Raymond Hernandez, Steve Holbert, Delaney Howard, Omobosola Jimoh, Michael McNulty, Joe Mulgado, Sheara Reich, Yael Soto, Natalie Sylvestre, Katie Wallack, Mei Wang, Stephanie Wright, Valerie Yaros Editorial Subcommittee Liz Zazzi (chair) Ellen Crawford (vice chair) Rik Deskin (vice chair) Joy Benedict Douglass Bowen-Flynn Dileep Rao Jeff Spurgeon Christine Bruno (alternate) Linda Harcharic (alternate) Linda Santavicca (alternate) Contributors Lisha Brock, Julie Crane, Mericia Palma Elmore, Amy Hall, Deeann Hoff, Edward Leiva, Zino Testa-Macaluso, Jen Mistrot, Sue-Anne Morrow, Davis Powell, Bernadine Robbins, Tom Schwarz, Allegra Smart, Ryan Stapleton, Ellen Stoolmacher, Amara West Advertising Sales Margo Giordano (323) 549-6694 ILCA Award Winner for General Excellence and Best Publication Design LETTERS TO THE EDITOR must be signed with your full name and local affiliation. Selected letters are limited to 150 words and may be edited for accuracy, space and clarity. Every effort will be made to preserve the author's intended substance. This section is intended for the general membership and, with the exception of convention delegates, is not available to SAG-AFTRA's elected officials. Letters are published at the discretion of the National Editorial Subcommittee. SEND LETTERS TO: Letters to the Editor SAG-AFTRA Magazine 5757 Wilshire Boulevard, 7th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90036 Letters may also be emailed to magazine.editor@sagaftra.org or shared via social media @sagaftra. We want to hear from YOU KUDOS This marks my 53rd year as a proud member of SAG-AFTRA. But in my other life, I was a journalist and critic for almost 40 years. As a result, I have always viewed this magazine from two perspectives: as an actor and as a newsman. I have never been disappointed in either capacity. Your magazine is beautifully written, tightly and seamlessly edited, and gorgeously laid out in a way that expertly fuses the written word with art. It's one of the best publications I have ever read, bar none. It consistently provides clear, concrete, in-depth information on a plethora of issues ranging from finances to the latest advances in technology that I can understand and instantly use (and quote) with confidence. What pleases me most, though, is that it is a publication by and for actors. The people featured in these pages are nearly all actors who have set time aside in their busy lives to share their knowledge. Greg Joseph Arizona-Utah Local PRESIDENT'S LETTER Continues from page 2 come out the other side not only the largest entertainment union in the world but also and rightfully repositioned as the most powerful. And I hope that our strike becomes the catalyst for a historic culture change in all industries, whereby making money and doing the right thing are no longer mutually exclusive of each other but go hand in hand redefining the meaning of success! #Power2Performers In solidarity, Fran Drescher - 9