Leaders

The DGA is governed by an elected National Board of Directors made up of actively working DGA members and is managed by a professional staff of more than 170.

 


Officers
Lesli Linka Glatter
Lesli Linka Glatter
President
Laura Belsey
Laura Belsey
National Vice-President
Paris Barclay
Paris Barclay
Secretary Treasurer
Todd Holland
Todd Holland
First Vice-President
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Ron Howard
Second Vice-President
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Gina M. Prince-Bythewood
Third Vice-President
Seith Mann
Seith Mann
Fourth Vice-President
Millicent Shelton
Millicent Shelton
Fifth Vice-President
Lily O
Lily Olszewski
Sixth Vice-President
Joyce Thomas
Joyce Thomas
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
National Executive Director
Russell Hollander
Russell Hollander
National Executive Director
National Board Members
Kabir Akhtar
Kabir Akhtar
Jon Avnet
Jon Avnet
Norberto Barba
Norberto Barba
Valdez Flagg
Valdez Flagg
Courtney Franklin
Courtney M. Franklin
Nicole Kassell
Nicole Kassell
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Christopher Nolan
Joe Reidy
Joseph P. Reidy
Donald Sparks
Donald L. Sparks
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Steven Spielberg
Glenn Weiss
Glenn P. Weiss
Alternate Board Members
Tessa Blake
Tessa Blake
Benny Boom
Benny Boom
Patricia Cardoso
Patricia Cardoso
Hanelle Culpepper
Hanelle Culpepper
Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay
Karen Gaviola
Karen Gaviola
Maggie Greenwald
Maggie Greenwald
Phil Lord
Phil Lord
Annetta Marion
Annetta Marion
Lily Mariye
Lily Mariye
Ed Ornelas
Ed Ornelas
Kimberly Peirce
Kimberly A. Peirce
Jason Reitman
Jason Robert Reitman
Bethany Rooney
Bethany Rooney
Marcos Siega
Marcos Siega
Alex Stapleton
Alex Stapleton
J Rupert Thompson
J. Rupert Thompson
Associate Board Members
Gelfand
Julie Gelfand
Louis Guerra
Louis J. Guerra
Kevin Koster
Kevin Koster
Glenna Meeks
Glenna Meeks
Shawn Pipkin-West
Shawn Pipkin-West
Second Alternate Board Members
Alanna Campbell
Alanna G. A. Campbell
Mimi Deaton
Mimi (Marian) Deaton
Joe MJ Moore
Joe MJ Moore
Chemen Ochoa
Chemen A. Ochoa
Lyn Pinezich
Lyn Pinezich
Canella Willams-Larrabee
Canella Williams-Larrabee
Contact
DGA Main Number 310-289-2000 or 800-421-4173
DGA Interview with Lesli Linka Glatter

Lesli Linka Glatter has brought a sense of urgency and psychological depth to such series as The West Wing, ER, Mad Men, and Homeland—and won two DGA Awards along the way. Yet she still finds time to serve the Guild and be an advocate for diversity.

Fearless Leaders

In the last two decades, Guild presidents have continued the fight for economic and creative rights.

A Guild is Born

The forward-thinking directors who came together to found the Guild in 1936 were seeking to protect the same creative rights the Guild fights for today.