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J U L Y 2 0 2 5 I 7 Western Directors Council Lesli Linka Glatter, Presiding Officer Elected to serve until 2027: Justine Bateman, Martha Coolidge, Todd Holland, Regina King, James A. Mangold, David Nutter, Thomas D. Schlamme, Steven Spielberg. Continuing until 2026: Jonathan M. Avnet, John Badham, Paris Barclay, Lesli Linka Glatter, Karyn K. Kusama, Kimberly A. Peirce, Jason Robert Reitman, Bethany Rooney. Eastern Directors Council Laura Belsey, Presiding Officer Elected to serve until 2027: Laura Belsey, Julie Dash, Mary Harron, Barbara J. Kopple, Martha Mitchell, Michael Pressman, Eric Stoltz, Mark Tinker. Continuing until 2026: Todd Field, Liz Garbus, Maggie Greenwald, Ron Howard, Mary M. Lambert, Lisa Robinson, Michael A. Slovis, Linda Yellen. AD/UPM Council West Elected to serve until 2027: Courtney M. Franklin, Stephenie Galvan, LaTrisa LJ Jackson, John D. Mattingly, Joe MJ Moore, Crystal M. Munson, Liz Ryan, Donald L. Sparks. Continuing until 2026: Wendy Bledsoe, Paula J. Case, Kevin Koster, Cleve Landsberg, Linda Montanti, Shawn Pipkin-West, Tara Nicole Tjahjadi, Carol L. Vitkay. AD/UPM Council East Elected to serve until 2027: Lynn Appelle, Michael Buonanno, Ellen Athena Catsikeas, Louis Joseph Guerra, Daniel Hank, Steven Lafferty, Joseph P. Reidy, Canella Williams-Larrabee. Continuing until 2026: Alana Bonilla, Joe Guest, Jason Inman, Francisco Ortiz, Lyn Pinezich, Nick Rafferty, David Velasco, Thomas J. Whelan. AD/SM/PA Council West Elected to serve until 2027: Sean Callahan, Mimi (Marian) Deaton, Julie Gelfand, Gary R. Natoli, Zoey R. Powers, Michelle Robinson, Jacqueline E. Stathis, Nicole Gauthier Tominberg. Continuing until 2026: David A. Charles, Rhoda S. Gilmore, Peter M. Margolis, Andy Nelson, Ronald A. Paul, Barbara J. Roche, Leslie Vincent, Andrew Steven Wells. AD/SM/PA Council East Elected to serve until 2027: Terry Benson, Scott R. Berger, Dennis W. Mazzocco, Jeffrey L. Pearl, Amanda Rodriguez, April Smith, Joyce A. Thomas, Erika Wortham. Continuing until 2026: Alcira Y. Boxill, David B. Cooper, Tony DeSanti, Phyllis C. Digilio, Lisa Elias, Dan J. Frank, Patty McGuinness-Riccardella, Glenna Meeks. DGA Council Elections Results During the recent Annual Membership Meeting, the rosters of the DGA Category Councils were announced. Congratulations and thanks to all those elected to serve and continuing to serve. Council officers and the full list of alternates will be posted on www.dga.org and published in a future issue of DGA Monthly once all elections are completed. The current Council members are as follows: The Council Officers and the full list of Alternates will be posted on www.dga.org and published in a future issue of DGA Monthly once all elections are completed. 2025 DGA Biennial National Convention Delegate Elections Every two years the DGA holds its Biennial National Convention, where Delegates from each category and region elect the Guild's Officers and other National Board of Directors Members and Alternates. The next Biennial National Convention will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2025. Only duly- elected Delegates will be permitted to attend the Biennial National Convention. KEY 2025 DATES: • Online Convention Delegate Nominations Open: Tuesday, July 1 • Online Convention Delegate Nominations Close: Tuesday, July 22 • Online Convention Delegate Final ballots Open: Tuesday, August 5 • Online Convention Delegate Final ballots Close: Tuesday, August 26 • DGA Biennial National Convention: Saturday, September 20, 2025 Pursuant to Article V, Section B.3 of the DGA Constitution and Bylaws, the number of Delegates for each category in each metropolitan area is determined by the election of one representative for each one hundred members as of the April 1st preceding the election. Any member who satisfies all of the eligibility criteria set forth in the DGA Constitution and Bylaws, including the "working in the trade" requirement, may be elected as a Biennial National Convention Delegate. Delegate nominations and elections will both take place online (except for some categories in certain metropolitan areas which do not require the initial nominations phase). An email will be sent to all eligible members outlining the Biennial National Convention Delegate nominations and election processes and will contain specific instructions regarding online voting; please carefully follow those instructions. If you have any questions regarding the DGA Biennial Convention Delegate election, contact the DGA National Office at (310) 289-5382 or elections@dga.org.