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But soon, Repola was representing the bargaining
unit during negotiations, and fell in love with the
process, the meaning behind it, and the experience.
She took a position as Assistant Business Agent with
her union.
all in the faMily
When she saw an advertisement in the trades
for a job with Editors Guild in 1992, Repola seized
the opportunity, and aer interviewing with her
predecessor, Ron Kutak, at what was then Local 776,
she was hired as assistant executive director. Over
the years, his advice, experience, and knowledge
proved invaluable.
Kutak oversaw the merger of the East and
West Coast Editors Guilds and expanded the post-
production union community nationwide, which
led to Editors Guild becoming Local 700, a national
GUILDED DAYS: Editors Guild staff in the early 1990s included (clockwise from left) Lisa Dosch, Meleney
Humphrey, Maureen O'Connell, Cathy, Adriana Inglesias-Dietl and Hank Schloss. At right, Cathy in an
undated photo.
