SAG-AFTRA, the new performers' union that was formed on March 30 with the merger of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, has taken its first official action by establishing an initial 24-member executive committee. The panel was announced on on Wednesday, Variety reported.The committee is composed of a dozen national officers, and SAG-AFTRA co-presidents Ken Howard and Roberta Reardon have each appointed six additional members. Per the merger agreement, Howard and Reardon will chair the SAG-AFTRA executive committee.The officers are Ned Vaughn, executive VP; Amy Aquino and Matthew Kimbrough, co-secretary-treasurers; Gabrielle Carteris, Los Angeles VP; Mike Hodge, New York VP; Craig Dellimore, mid-sized locals VP; David Hartley-Margolin, small locals VP; Michael O'Keefe, actor/performer VP; Catherine Brown, broadcaster VP; and Jim Ferguson, recording artist VP.The appointed members are David Browde, Assaf Cohen, Rebecca Damon, Denise Dal Vera,...
- 4/12/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Daniel Lehman)
- backstage.com
In the final day of AFTRA's four-day national convention in Nashville, John Connolly was re-elected Sunday to serve a second two-year term as president, and AFTRA's national delegates made several moves to shore up the guild's financial situation, including a hike in dues and initiation fees. "We are convinced more and more that the central objective has to be to organize the industry. There are thousands of jobs out there that are going nonunion because there is no eye on the ball, and there is no serious campaign," Connolly said on Sunday. "We think that it is time that a systematic campaign be developed that evaluates the situation," he said. Other appointments included Bob Edwards, who was re-elected first vp, and Roberta Reardon, who was elected second vp. The seven national vps elected were Ron Morgan, Anne Gartlan, former AFTRA president Shelby Scott, Belva Davis, Dave Corey, Dick Kay and David Hartley-Margolin. Mitch McGuire and Bernie Alan were re-elected treasurer and secretary, respectively.
- 8/17/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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