On May 1, the DGA Women’s Steering Committee (WSC) invited Assistant Directors, Associate Directors, Stage Managers and Production Associates to an evening of networking and conversation at Guild Headquarters in Los Angeles for their annual Building a Bridge for the Future mixer for director’s team members.
Once again, the mixer provided an opportunity for these members to make connections and lay the seeds for constructive relationships with a group of nearly thirty invited producers, Unit Production Managers and production executives with hiring authority. While open to all DGA members, this event was specifically designed for the Guild's female members.
Following an informal reception Event Producer Pamela Monroe welcomed the participants and the VIP guests to this year’s mixer. Afterwards, the Assistant Directors, Associate Directors, Stage Managers and Production Associates and the VIP guests had a chance to get acquainted in one-on-one meet and greet sessions.
The participating VIP guests were:
- UPM Larry Albucher, (Loving Leah)
- UPM Billy Badalato, (Exile to Babylon)
- UPM Cydney Bernard, (Off the Map)
- Producer Gary Bryman, (BlackBoxTV)
- Director/Producer Maria Burton, (Old Guy)
- Producer/UPM Wayne Carmona, (Mob City)
- UPM Tara Craig, (Trust Me)
- Producer/UPM Susan Crank, (In Living Color)
- Producer/UPM Jeffrey Downer, (Hawaii Five-O)
- UPM Franklyn Gottbetter (Scream)
- Producer/UPM Michele Greco, (Chicago PD)
- Producer/UPM Mark Greenberg, (Ground Floor)
- Producer Don Harary, (71st Golden Globe Awards)
- Executive Producer/UPM Duncan Henderson, (Oblivion)
- Director/Producer/UPM Leslie Jackson-Houston, (Mom)
- Producer/UPM Jim Klever-Weis, (The Comeback, Silicon Valley)
- Producer/UPM Cleve Landsberg, (Perception)
- Producer/UPM Kat Landsberg, (Looking)
- Co-Executive Producer Jim Michaels, (Supernatural)
- Producer/UPM Ken Ornstein, (Melissa & Joey)
- Producer/UPM Jeanine Rohn, (Sirens)
- UPM Jason Saville, (Welcome to the Family)
- Line Producer/UPM Daniel Sollinger, (Hooked)
- Producer/UPM Debra Spidell, (Big Time Rush)
- Producer/UPM SALLY YOUNG, (Modern Family)
- Co-Executive Producer Jim Ziegler, (@midnight)
After getting acquainted with our members, each of the participating VIP guests also received a resume booklet of all the attending Assistant Directors, Associate Directors, Stage Managers and Production Associates.
In addition to event producer Pamela Monroe, this year’s mixer hostesses were: Dianne Bartlow, Ronni Fisher, Vicki Goldsmith, Esther Himbaugh Treadway, Liz Hinlein, Zia Iampietro, Tye Lombardi, JoAnn Lowrie, Cindy Mattson, Jacki O'Brien, Luc OuYang, Ellen Rosentreter, Carrie Rudolf, and Pete Waterman. The current WSC Co-Chairs are: Bethany Rooney, Liz Ryan and Millicent Shelton.