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SAG National Committee Structure

Reporting Structure

All National Committees serve at the pleasure of the National Board of Directors.

Purpose of Committees

—National Committees are formed for two purposes:

To assist the National Board of Directors by developing policy recommendations and/or
To implement a program for the benefit of performers.

—National Committee Mission Statements define scope of committee work.

—Agenda and activities are set to define future goals and recommend projects.

Summary of National Committee Guidelines

For the complete version of the Screen Actors Guild National Committee Guidelines, click here.

Unless otherwise approved, each National Committee shall be made up of no more than 19 Voting Members. 11 Hollywood, 4 New York and 4 Regional Branch Division (including Chairs and Co-Chairs).
A quorum will be not less than 1/3 rounded up to the nearest whole number, with at least 1 representative from each Division.
National Committees will be reconstituted annually.
Following the annual election, each Division VP will submit a list of recommended Co-Chairs to the Division Board for approval.
From the approved list of Co-Chairs, the President will submit National Chair recommendations to the National Board for approval.
National Chairs and Co-Chairs will then submit a list of voting members and alternates to each Division Board for approval.
Meetings will be held as necessary.
Meetings will be held by teleconference.
Whenever possible meetings will be scheduled during the hours of 10 a.m.–1 p.m. to avoid the cost of meals.
A list of all motions and action items will be recorded and filed with the Committee Office for review by all National Directors.

National Committees

* = Members-At-Large & Non-National Directors

Agent Relations	HWD – Ken Howard, National Chair NYD – Dave Bachman* RBD – Suzanne Burkhead
Background Actors	HWD – Russell McConnell* NYD – Gerald Kline, National Chair RBD* – Michael Greggans*
Classification	HWD – Michelle Allsopp NYD – Joanna Myers* RBD – Nancy Duerr, National Chair
Commercial Performers	HWD – Allen Lulu* NYD – Sue-Anne Morrow, National Chair RBD – John Carter Brown
Communications	HWD – Ned Vaughn NYD – Liz Zazzi, National Chair RBD – Mary McDonald-Lewis
Conservatory	HWD – Ron Morgan, National Co-Chair NYD* – TBD RBD – Scott Rogers, National Co-Chair
Dancers	HWD – Bobbie Bates, National Chair NYD* – Karen Joy Mobley* RBD – Eileen Parkinson*
Disciplinary Review	HWD – Jenny O’Hara, National Chair NYD – Sam Robards RBD – Stephen Schmidt
EEOC	HWD – Bertila Damas, National Co-Chair NYD* – Sharon Washington, National Co-Chair RBD – Diane S. Jones*
Guild Government Review	HWD – Ned Vaughn NYD – Richard Masur RBD – David Hartley-Margolin, National Chair
HealthCare SafetyNet	HWD – L. Scott Caldwell, National Co-Chair NYD – Catherine Lilly, National Co-Chair RBD* – Stephen Schmidt
Honors and Tributes	HWD – Jenny O’Hara, National Co-Chair NYD – Kevin Scullin, National Co-Chair RBD* – Roy Costley
Legislative	HWD – Stacey Travis* NYD – Richard Masur, National Chair RBD – Abby Dylan
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender	HWD – Jason Stuart, National Chair NYD* – Traci Godfrey, National Co-Chair RBD – Chad Tyler*

Low Budget	HWD – Stacey Travis, National Co-Chair NYD* – Sam Freed, National Co-Chair RBD – Bill Mootos
New Technologies	HWD – David Lawrence* & Woody Schultz, Natl. Co-Chairs NYD* – Joe Narciso* RBD – Art Lynch
Performance Capture	HWD – Woody Schultz, National Chair NYD* - Traci Godfrey RBD – Douglass Bowen-Flynn*
Performers with Disabilities	HWD – Robert David Hall, National Chair NYD* – Anita Hollander* RBD – Steve Gladstone*
Probable Cause	HWD – David Jolliffe, National Chair NYD* – Liz Zazzi RBD – Roy Costley
Puppeteers	HWD – Kevin Carlson, National Chair NYD* – John Lovelady* RBD – Ed Vasgersian*
SAGIndie	HWD – Donal Logue* NYD – Sam Freed RBD – Abby Dylan, National Chair
Senior Performers	HWD – Bill Smitrovich, National Chair NYD* – Tom Ligon* RBD – Laura Kenny*
Singers	HWD – Dawnn Lewis, National Co-Chair NYD – Janice Pendarvis, National Co-Chair RBD* – Stephen Schmidt
Stunt and Safety	HWD – Conrad E. Palmisano, National Co-Chair NYD* – Tim Gallin* RBD – Colin Fong*
Voice-Over Performers	HWD – Bob Bergen, National Co-Chair NYD* – Nancy Giles, National Co-Chair RBD – Dave Corey
Women's	HWD – L. Scott Caldwell, National Co-Chair NYD – leslie Shreve, National Co-Chair RBD* – Ellen Wacher*
Young Performers	HWD – Elizabeth McLaughlin, National Chair NYD* – Lee Bryant* and Alan Simon* RBD – Diane S. Jones*

Get Involved!

There are a variety of ways in which a member can serve the Union and committee service is a great way to lend your talents, experience and knowledge of the industry to benefit the Guild and its members.

If you have special skills and are interested in serving your Union, you are encouraged to complete the appropriate online Committee Service Request Form for your Division. Once the completed form is submitted, the request will be forwarded to the appropriate Committee Chair for consideration. You will be notified by the Guild in November if you have been selected for service.

With the exception of a few committees, all committees are reconstituted following the Guild’s annual elections in September. Therefore, if you wish to be considered for service in the 2011-2012 Committee Year, please submit the appropriate online Committee Service Request Form by September 30, 2011. Please click here to review lists of Screen Actors Guild National and Local Committees as well as descriptions.

If you have any further questions, we are here to help! Please contact one of the following Committee Office locations for more information at:

Hollywood Division
CommitteeOfficeLA@SAG.org
(323) 549-6418
(323) 549-6422 (fax)

Committee Office Staff: Pat Daum and Hannah O'Brien

New York Division
CommitteeOfficeNY@SAG.org
(212) 827-1447
(212) 827-1439 (fax)

Committee Office Staff: Nicole Abdullah

Regional Branch Division
CommitteeOfficeRBD@SAG.org
(214) 379-1171
(877) 334-7276 (fax)

Committee Office Staff: Lisha Brock

Eligibility to Serve

All National and Local Committee members must be active, paid-up members of Screen Actors Guild to serve and participate in meetings.
Dues delinquent members will not be eligible to serve or participate in meetings until dues have been fully paid.
Local Committees require that you be a member of the Division or Branch (e.g. Hollywood, New York, Chicago).
Other committees may require that you also serve as a National Board member or have served actively on a committee for two years before applying.
Certain New York Local committees may require that you complete a questionnaire, be interviewed or provide a formal letter detailing years of SAG membership, experience and reasons for joining.