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SFCC Hosts 2017 Annual General Membership Meeting

On April 29, the DGA’s San Francisco Coordinating Committee (SFCC) welcomed members from all categories to the 2017 edition of their Annual General Membership Meeting and Reception. Bay Area Guild members assembled at San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel, where SFCC Chair John Morse welcomed the attendees and introduced the event’s special guest, DGA Associate National Executive Director Russell Hollander, who will succeed Jay D. Roth as the Guild's National Executive Director this May.

Hollander was there to deliver a briefing on the state of the Guild and what the DGA is doing on behalf its members, which included an overview of the newly negotiated agreements with the AMPTP. He also focused on what was most relevant for members living in the Bay Area such as changes to the newly negotiated Commercial Agreement that will enable Bay Area members to find more work, and touched on what’s next for the Guild.

After Hollander’s briefing, DGA Field Representative Gabe Kahsay gave a report from the national office. Other reports included a list detailing the productions occurring in the Bay Area given by SFCC member Janice Goto, a look at possible upcoming educational events from Education/Mentoring Sub-Committee Chair Jani Vournas and member Lope Yap, and a discussion  of upcoming screenings from Screening Sub-Committee Chair Frank Zamacona.

The official business concluded with the nomination of candidates for the SFCC Executive Committee.


About the Committee:

The San Francisco Coordinating Committee was formed in 1978 to coordinate Guild activities in the Bay Area. The Committee hosts a number of educational presentations and networking events during the year, in order to fulfill its objectives of facilitating the exchange of ideas, maintaining contacts with other guilds and unions, and furthering professional opportunities for all Northern California DGA members. The current SFCC Officers are: John Morse, Chair; Frank Zamacona, Vice Chair; Michael Jones, Secretary; and Jerremy Stewart, Treasurer.

Pictures

photos by Jesse Chandler

Bay Area members listen to reports as SFCC Secretary Michael Jones, DGA Associate National Executive Director Russell Hollander, SFCC Chair John Morse, SFCC Vice Chair Frank Zamacona, and DGA Field Representative Gabe Kahsay preside over the 2017 SFCC Annual General Membership Meeting.
SFCC Chair John Morse speaks at the 2017 Bay Area Annual General Membership Meeting.
DGA Associate National Executive Director Russell Hollander delivers a report on the state of the Guild at the 2017 Bay Area Annual General Membership Meeting.
SFCC Secretary Michael Jones takes notes at the 2017 SFCC Annual General Membership Meeting.
Bay Area members listen to reports at the 2017 SFCC Annual General Membership Meeting.
SFCC member Janice Goto gives a report detailing the productions occurring in the Bay Area.
SFCC Vice Chair Frank Zamacona also chairs the Screening Sub-Committee.
Former SFCC Treasurer Zack Keyworth and new Executive Committee member Amyn Kaderali hear reports at the 2017 SFCC Annual General Membership Meeting.
SFCC Education/Mentoring Sub-Committee Chair Jani Vournas spoke about upcoming events planned by the committee.
SFCC Education/Mentoring Sub-Committee member UPM Lope Yap, Jr. spoke about upcoming events planned by the committee.
Former SFCC Chairs Tim Boxell and John Slosser catch up at the 2017 SFCC Annual General Membership Meeting.
DGA Associate National Executive Director Russell Hollander chats with former SFCC Chair Paul Martin and a fellow Bay Area member at the 2017 SFCC Annual General Membership Meeting.
Director Amanda Micheli chats with SFCC member Claudine Huey at the 2017 SFCC Annual General Membership Meeting.
SFCC member Lope Yap, Jr. chats with Director Jennifer N. Brown at the 2017 SFCC Annual General Membership Meeting.
DGA Field Representative Gabe Kahsay chats with SFCC Chair John Morse at the 2017 SFCC Annual General Membership Meeting.
New SFCC Executive Committee member Mike Doto chats with former SFCC Chair Tim Boxell at the 2017 SFCC Annual General Membership Meeting.

Calendar

8/16/2025 - 8/22/2025

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