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44 SAG-AFTRA | Summer/Fall 2017 | SAGAFTRA.org On Location RANDY POLK From left, Jessica Medina-Day, KSEE, Fresno; Candice Nguyen, KTVU, Oakland; Maureen Kelly, KRON, San Francisco; and Luz Pena, Univision, San Jose LARRY F. LEVENSON MISSOURI VALLEY MEMBERS MEET T he Missouri Valley Local Board of Directors hosted the annual membership meeting in Kansas City on May 12. Members were updated on various activities, which included contract negotiations, election information and upcoming workshops and events in the Missouri Valley Local. Missouri Valley OUTREACH AND TRAINING IN SOUTH TEXAS M ember leaders in Houston targeted the next generation of performers this spring with presentations at the University of Houston on April 20 and at Worldfest on April 28. The discussions focused on the union's contract provisions and what it takes to become a SAG-AFTRA member. Meanwhile, on April 9, the Austin Actors Conservatory featured member- training workshops on Michael Chekhov techniques for acting and stunt careers, as well as cold reads with regional casting directors Toni Cobb-Brock and Sally Allen on May 21. Houston-Austin San Francisco-NorCal FOCUS ON FEMALE BROADCASTERS T he SAG-AFTRA San Francisco- Northern California Local sponsored a pilot Women in Broadcast luncheon on April 29. SAG-AFTRA female broadcast members from radio and television came together to discuss the challenges and opportunities for women broadcasters and how to navigate change in an evolving industry. The local plans to build off this event and hold more gatherings in the future. For more on SAG-AFTRA Locals, visit SAGAFTRA.org Hawaii T he SAG-AFTRA Foundation held Casting Access workshops in Hawaii in June. Local members were excited and grateful to have the opportunity to work with, and receive valuable feedback from, Los Angeles casting professionals.