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DGA
MONTHLY,
NOVEM
BER
2023
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VOLUME
20,
NUMBER
11
DGA NATIONAL BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
2023-2025
OFFICERS
Lesli Linka Glatter, President
Laura Belsey, National Vice-President
Paris Barclay, Secretary-Treasurer
Joyce Thomas, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Todd Holland, First Vice-President
Ron Howard, Second Vice-President
Gina M. Prince-Bythewood, Third Vice-President
Seith Mann, Fourth Vice-President
Millicent Shelton, Fifth Vice-President
Lily Olszewski, Sixth Vice-President
DGA COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Morgan Rumpf, Associate Executive Director
Darrell L. Hope, Editor-in-Chief, DGA Monthly & dga.org
Stephanie Bayer, Executive in Charge of Communications
Ashley Alvarez, Deputy Director, Awards & Special Events
Brandon Goco, Senior Manager, Awards & Special Events
Tricia Noble, Graphic Designer
Becca Nadler, Communications Manager
Nathaniel Wilson,
Video & Audio Assets Coordinator
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EXECUTIVE STAFF
Russell Hollander
National Executive Director
Neil J. Dudich
Associate National Executive Director/
Eastern Executive Director
Rebecca Rhine
Associate National Executive Director/
Western Executive Director
Sahar Moridani
Associate National Executive Director
David B. Dreyfus
General Counsel
DGA COUNCILS
Western Directors Council
Lesli Linka Glatter, Presiding Officer
Eastern Directors Council
Laura Belsey, Presiding Officer
Western AD/UPM Council
Linda Montanti, Chair
Eastern AD/UPM Council
Canella Williams-Larrabee, Chair
Western AD/SM/PA Council
Gary R. Natoli, Chair
Eastern AD/SM/PA Council
Garry W. Hood, Chair
BOARD MEMBERS:
Kabir Akhtar • Jon Avnet • Norberto Barba • Valdez Flagg •
Courtney M. Franklin • Nicole Kassell • Christopher Nolan • Joseph P. Reidy
• Donald L. Sparks • Steven Spielberg • Glenn P. Weiss
ALTERNATES:
Tessa Blake • Benny Boom • Patricia Cardoso • Hanelle Culpepper •
Ava DuVernay • Karen Gaviola • Maggie Greenwald • Phil Lord •
Annetta Marion • Lily Mariye • Edward Ornelas • Kimberly A. Peirce •
Jason Robert Reitman • Bethany Rooney • Marcos Siega • Alex Stapleton •
J. Rupert Thompson
ASSOCIATES:
Julie Gelfand • Louis J. Guerra • Kevin Koster • Glenna Meeks • Shawn
Pipkin-West
SECOND ALTERNATES:
Alanna G.A. Campbell • Mimi (Marian) Deaton • Joe MJ Moore •
Chemen A. Ochoa • Lyn Pinezich • Canella Williams-Larrabee
DGA MEETINGS • NOVEMBER 2023
PLEASE NOTE: Pre-registration is required for all DGA meetings.
The Guild is committed to the full inclusion of its members and as such would
like to ensure proper accommodations are provided to all attendees (e.g. people
with disabilities) as needed. If you have a need for accommodations to ensure
your full participation, please contact access@dga.org to submit your request.
WESTERN MEETINGS — PT
LGBTQ+ COMMITTEE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 — 12:00 p.m.
For RSVP info please email Lgbtqplus@dga.org
AD/UPM COUNCIL
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 — 7:00 p.m.
For RSVP info please email adupmwest@dga.org
WESTERN DIRECTORS COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 —7:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. Dinner/7:00 p.m. Meeting — Boardroom
For RSVP info please email wdc@dga.org
WOMEN'S STEERING COMMITTEE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 — 7:00 p.m.
For RSVP info please email wsc@dga.org
AD/SM/PA COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 — 5:00 p.m.
Bi-coastal meeting with the Eastern AD/SM/PA Council at 5:00 p.m.
For RSVP info please email adsmpawest@dga.org
AFRICAN AMERICAN STEERING COMMITTEE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20 — 7:00 p.m.
For RSVP info please email aasc@dga.org
ASIAN AMERICAN COMMITTEE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 — 7:00 p.m.
For RSVP info please email aac@dga.org
SAN FRANCISCO COORDINATING COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 — 6:00 p.m.
For RSVP info please email sfcc@dga.org
LATINO COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 — 7:00 p.m.
For RSVP info please email lc@dga.org
EASTERN MEETINGS — ET
AD/UPM COUNCIL
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 — 7:00 p.m.
For RSVP info please email adupmeast@dga.org
EASTERN DIVERSITY STEERING COMMITTEE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 — 7:00 p.m.
For RSVP info please email edsc@dga.org
AD/SM/PA COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 — 7:00 p.m.
Bi-coastal meeting with the Western AD/SM/PA Council at 8:00 p.m.
For RSVP info please email adsmpaeast@dga.org
FOCUS ON WOMEN COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 — 7:00 p.m.
For RSVP info please email fowc@dga.org
MIDWEST MEETING — CT
CHICAGO-AREA MEMBERSHIP MEETING
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16 — 7:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. Registration/Reception - 7:00 p.m. Dinner/Meeting
Hub 51, Marriott Residence Inn 51 W. Hubbard, Chicago, IL 60654
RSVP to ccc@dga.org — see page 6 for more details.
All DGA Meetings are subject to change.
As some updates may have occurred after this issue has gone to press,
for the most up-to-date information please log-in as a member
on www.dga.org and consult the events calendar.
