November 9, 2021
On November 9, the DGA Chicago Coordinating Committee members re-elected Director Thomas Wekony, Jr. and UPM Richard S. Lederer to continue serving as the Co-Chairs of the Committee. The following members and alternates were also elected to serve:
Committee Members
Directors: Rita Coburn, William Federighi, Nancy Goodman, Lee T. Hope, Lee Levin, Harlan J. Shapiro, Cheryl A. Stutzke, Thomas Joseph Wekony Jr. (Co-Chair)
AD/UPMs: Adam Boor, Gretchen Ann Brown, Valerie Bulinski, Jason M. Dusenske, Lorin W. Fulton, Elizabeth Goldsmith, Richard S. Lederer (Co-Chair), James R. McAllister, Natasha Parker Olguin, Nick Rafferty, Stefan Rand
AD/SM/PAs: Amanda M. D’Anca, Guy DiBenedetto
Committee Alternates
Directors: Joseph Chappelle, Marc Shaykin
AD/UPMs: Senica Billingsley, Anthony Cabral, Kevin McGrail, Freddy Turner
AD/SM/PAs: John Pudelek
About the Co-Chairs
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 Richard S. Lederer
A member of the Chicago Coordinating Committee since 2006, Lederer was first elected to the Co-Chair post in 2008 and went on to serve two terms. His UPM credits include nearly 100 episodes of the series Empire, as well as episodes of Betrayal, The Playboy Club, The Chicago Code and George Tillman Jr.'s movie for television Love Is a Four-Letter Word. Lederer has been a member of the DGA since 1994.
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 Thomas Wekony, Jr.
Recently re-elected to serve as a member of the of the Chicago Coordinating Committee, Wekony first joined the Committee in 2013. He is now in his second term as a Co-Chair of the Committee after first being elected in to the post in 2017. His credits include serving as a Director at WLS-TV in Chicago, IL; and in various roles at additional local stations. Wekony has been a DGA member since 2011.
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About the Chicago Coordinating Committee
The CCC was formed in the mid 1960s to coordinate Guild activities in the Midwestern Area, including acting as liaison between members and the Guild, disseminating information, and promoting public awareness of the Guild. The Committee participates in a number of events during the year, in order to fulfill its goals of facilitating the exchange of ideas among members, maintaining contacts with other guilds and unions, and furthering professional opportunities for all Midwestern members.