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Directors Nick Copus, Ashley Eakin & Afia
Serena Nathaniel have been elected as Co-
Chairs of the Disability Committee; Directors
Melissa Haizlip & Afia Serena Nathaniel &
UPM Canella Williams-Larrabee as Co-
Chairs of the Eastern Diversity Steering
Committee; Directors Alejandro Brugués,
Eli Gonda & Andrew Molina as Co-Chairs of
the Latino Committee; and Directors Shaz
Bennett & Valerie Weiss as Co-Chairs of the Women's
Steering Committee, with a runoff to be held between
Director Jade Jenise Dixon and UPM Liz Ryan.
Additionally, for the Disability Committee, Director Rachel Raimist
has been elected as the Western Director category representative,
2nd AD Alex Martini and 1st AD Thomas McAuley Burke as the
Western and Eastern AD/UPM category representatives and
Associate Director Dan Bowen as the Western AD/SM/PA
category representative. For the Latino Committee, Director Carlos Lopez Estrada has been elected as the Director category representative
and 1st AD Rene Villarreal as the AD/UPM category representative. For the Women's Steering Committee, Director Mary Lou Belli has been
elected as the Director category representative and Michele Azenzer Bear as the AD/UPM category representative.
The LGBTQ+ Committee has also completed its representative elections with Directors Peter Paige, Jessica Lowrey and Steven Canals
elected as Western Director category representatives; 1st AD Mark Hansson and UPM Steak House elected as Western AD/UPM category
representatives; 1st AD Sarah R. Fairchild elected as Eastern AD/UPM category representative and Production Associate David B. Cooper
elected as Eastern AD/SM/PA category representative. Directors Rhys Ernst and Kimberly Peirce and 1st AD Mark Hansson will continue in
their posts as Co-Chairs of the Committee.
For more information on these & other DGA Committees visit www.dga.org.
Disability, Eastern Diversity Steering, Latino, LGBTQ+ and Women's Steering
Committees Announce Election Results
Afia Serena
Nathaniel
Nick
Copus
Ashley
Eakin
Afia Serena
Nathaniel
Melissa
Haizlip
Canella Williams-
Larrabee
Disability Committee Eastern Diversity Steering Committee
Andrew
Molina
Alejandro
Brugués
Eli
Gonda
Shaz
Bennett
Valerie
Weiss
Latino Committee Women's Steering Committee
Abbie Brewer: 740-707-6284, ABrewer@dga.org
Meghan Brophy: 212-258-0816, MBrophy@dga.org
Bart Daudelin: 212-258-0809, BartD@dga.org
Beth Dubber: 310-289-2077, BDubber@dga.org
Jon Drew: 310-279-7693, JDrew@dga.org
Michael Mintz: 646-256-6264, MMintz@dga.org
Jennifer Peat: 310-289-5305, JPeat@dga.org
Emily Pierceall: 213-321-9791, EPierceall@dga.org
Alexis Soto: 323-382-1058, ASoto@dga.org
Brett Wise: 570-447-4823, BWise@dga.org
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