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8 I D G A M O N T H L Y 2026 Diversity Committee Elections Nominations for elected offi ces for these DGA diversity committees — the African American Steering Committee (AASC), Asian American Committee (AAC), Focus on Women Committee (FOWC) and LGBTQ+ Committee — open in June. These committees will elect leadership representatives to serve for the 2026 – 2028 term of offi ce. To be eligible to run for offi ce or vote in diversity committee elections, members must fi rst update their self-identifi cation status via their online profi le on www.dga.org. There are both public and private self-identifi cation options available on your "Account Settings" page. All members eligible to vote will be sent an email or letter with more information and specifi c instructions regarding eligibility requirements, online nominations and voting. Elections for the Disability Committee (DC), Eastern Diversity Steering Committee (EDSC), Latino Committee (LC), and Women's Steering Committee (WSC) will take place in 2027 once their current terms have expired. For any questions regarding DGA Committee Elections, please contact the Elections Offi ce at (310) 289-5382 or elections@dga.org. Committee Elections Timeline 2026 • Nominations Process Opens Online: Tuesday, June 30 • Deadline for Nominations: Tuesday, July 21, 5:00 pm PT • Committee Elections Open Online: Tuesday, August 4 • Deadline for Final Elections: Tuesday, August 25, 5:00 pm PT Western Directors Council Christopher Nolan, Presiding Offi cer Elected to serve until 2028: Jon Avnet, John Badham, Paul Feig, Lesli Linka Glatter, Karyn Kusama, Phil Lord, Jason Reitman, Bethany Rooney. Continuing until 2027: Justine Bateman, Ryan Coogler, Martha Coolidge, Todd Holland, Regina King, James A. Mangold, Thomas D. Schlamme, Steven Spielberg. Eastern Directors Council Laura Belsey, Presiding Offi cer Elected to serve until 2028: Angela Barnes, Todd Field, Liz Garbus, Melissa Joan Hart, Ron Howard, Mary M. Lambert, Laura Poitras, Lisa Robinson. Continuing until 2027: Laura Belsey, Julie Dash, Mary Harron, Barbara J. Kopple, Martha Mitchell, Michael Pressman, Eric Stoltz, Mark Tinker. AD/UPM Council West Elected to serve until 2028: Jennie O'Keefe Armas, Lisa Chu, Jason M. Clark, Mark Hansson, Kevin Koster, Cleve Landsberg, Shawn Pipkin-West, Tara Nicole Tjahjadi. Continuing until 2027: Courtney M. Franklin, Stephenie Galvan, LaTrisa LJ Jackson, John D. Mattingly, Joe MJ Moore, Crystal M. Munson, Liz Ryan, Donald L. Sparks. AD/UPM Council East Elected to serve until 2028: Daniela Barbosa, Joe Guest, Jason Inman, Francisco Ortiz, Lyn Pinezich, Nick Rafferty, David Velasco, Thomas J. Whelan. Continuing until 2027: Lynn Appelle, Michael Buonanno, Ellen Athena Catsikeas, Louis Joseph Guerra, Daniel Hank, Steven Lafferty, Joseph P. Reidy, Canella Williams-Larrabee. AD/SM/PA Council West Elected to serve until 2028: David A. Charles, Valdez Flagg, Peter M. Margolis, Lori Margules, Andy Nelson, Ronald A. Paul, Risa Thomas. Continuing until 2027: Sean Callahan, Mimi (Marian) Deaton, Julie Gelfand, Gary R. Natoli, Zoey R. Powers, Michelle Robinson, Jacqueline E. Stathis, Nicole Gauthier Tominberg. AD/SM/PA Council East Elected to serve until 2028: Alcira Y. Boxill, David B. Cooper, Phyllis C. Digilio, Lisa Elias, Jeffry S. Gitter, Kelly Hernacki, Arthur E. Lewis, Katie R. McGuire. Continuing until 2027: Terry Benson, Scott R. Berger, Dennis W. Mazzocco, Jeffrey L. Pearl, Amanda Rodriguez, April Smith, Joyce A. Thomas, Erika Wortham. DGA Council Elections Results DGA Council Elections for representatives to serve for the 2026 - 2028 term of offi ce have recently concluded. Listed below are the rosters for each of the six Councils. Congratulations and thank you to all those elected to serve and continuing to serve. The Council Offi cers 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.