WGAE Announces Council Candidates For 2015 Election
NEW YORK, NY (June 16, 2015) – The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) announced today the 2015 nominees for its Council election.
Nine council seats will expire this year, six (6) Freelance and three (3) Staff, as well as the offices of President, Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer.
The terms for newly elected Council members will run for two years beginning September 18, 2015. The Annual Meeting and Council Election will be held Thursday, September 17, 2015 with online voting beginning August 26, 2015. All candidates are current WGAE member in good standing for one year preceding the election. The WGAE does not endorse or recommend any candidates for Guild office.
Guild President Michael Winship, Vice President Jeremy Pikser and Secretary-Treasurer Bob Schneider are running for reelection unopposed.
The sixteen (16) candidates for the six (6) open Freelance seats are (order determined by lot*):
- Frank Pugliese
- Courtney Simon (i)
- Kenneth Lin
- Henry Bean (i)
- Susan Kim (i)
- Richard Vetere
- Andrea Ciannavei
- Lucy Alibar
- Maria Agui Carter
- Bill Scheft
- Bonnie Datt (i)
- Marygrace O’Shea
- Timothy Michael Cooper
- David Angelo
- Marin Gazzaniga
- Tom Jennings
The five (5) candidates for the three (3) open Staff seats are (order determined by lot*):
- John Karalis
- Bill Deane
- David Keller
- Sue Brown (i)
- Phil Pilato (i)
*The order of listing candidates is determined by a drawing of candidates’ names by lot, conducted by two members with a WGAE staff member acting as witness.
*(i) denotes incumbent
ABOUT WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, EAST
The Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO (WGAE) is a labor union representing writers in motion pictures, television, cable, digital media and broadcast news. The Guild negotiates and administers contracts that protect the creative and economic rights of its members; conducts programs, seminars and events on issues of interest to writers; and presents writers’ views to various bodies of government. For more information on the Writers Guild of America, East, visit wgaeast.org.