Veteran television and motion picture director Jack Shea was re-elected to a third two-year term as President of the Directors Guild of America by acclamation at the Guild’s biennial national convention held today at DGA National Headquarters in Los Angeles.
In addition to electing Shea, one hundred and eighteen delegates representing approximately 12,200 members of the DGA elected a new slate of officers and National Board of Directors at the convention.
Former DGA President Gilbert Cates was re-elected Secretary-Treasurer, Ed Sherin was re-elected National Vice President, and Martha Coolidge was re-elected First Vice President.
Also elected were Second Vice President Larry Auerbach, Third Vice President Paris Barclay, Fourth Vice President William Brady, Fifth Vice President John Frankenheimer, Sixth Vice President Casey Childs, and Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Scott Berger.
Newly elected members of the Guild’s National Board include Steven Soderbergh and Michael Apted.
(A complete list of the new officers and board members concludes this release.)
“I am extremely honored that the Guild’s membership has seen fit to re-elect me to a third term as their President,” Shea said. “I am proud of our accomplishments during my first two terms and I remain committed to representing the interests of all DGA members as we tackle the many challenges that face us in the coming years. Our highest immediate priority will be the negotiation of new DGA contracts in 2002 that protect the economic and creative rights of directors and members of the directorial team.”
Shea added that “the level of employment for women and minority DGA members in our industry is nowhere near where it should be, and the Guild remains committed to fighting for increased diversity in our industry.”
Shea has served on the DGA Directors Council and the National Board in various capacities for 39 years, including three terms as vice president.
As a director at NBC, Shea helmed episodes of “Jerry Lewis Specials,” “Death Valley Days” and “The Bob Hope Show.” He directed ten of Hope’s overseas Christmas specials, flying with Hope to locations such as Vietnam, Korea, Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, Japan, Turkey, Greece, Spain and Italy, receiving an Emmy nomination along the way.
After leaving NBC, Shea directed numerous episodes of shows such as “Hawaii 5-0,” “The Waltons,” “Paper Moon,” “The Disney Sunday Night Movies,” Apple’s Way” and “Kate McShane.”
He produced and directed many episodes of “Sanford and Son” and the “Glen Cambpell Goodtime Hour,” was series director of “Silver Spoons,” “We’ll Get By” and “The Ropers,” and directed over 100 episodes of “The Jeffersons.” He has also directed the motion picture features Dayton’s Devils and The Monitors.
Shea’s wife, Patt, is a screenwriter whose credits include story editor on “All in the Family,” “Archie Bunker’s Place,” and “Lou Grant.” They have five children, three of whom are DGA members.
DGA NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2001 - 2003
PRESIDENT
Jack Shea
NATIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT
Ed Sherin
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Gilbert Cates
ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER
Scott Berger
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
Martha Coolidge
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Larry Auerbach
THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT
Paris Barclay
FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENT
William Brady
FIFTH VICE-PRESIDENT
John Frankenheimer
SIXTH VICE-PRESIDENT
Casey Childs
BOARD MEMBERS
Michael Apted
Yudi Bennett
Burt Bluestein
Cheryl Downey
Alex Hapsas
Victoria Hochberg
Jeremy Kagan
John Rich
Barbara Roche
Max Schindler
Steven Soderbergh
ASSOCIATE BOARD MEMBERS
Herb Adelman
Katy Garretson
Stephen Glanzrock
Esperanza Martinez
C.J. Rapp Pittman
ALTERNATE BOARD MEMBERS
LeVar Burton
Robert Butler
Ulu Grosbard
Taylor Hackford
Randal Kleiser
Vincent Misiano
Arthur Penn
Donald Petrie
Lee Shallat-Chemel
Elliot Silverstein
Howard Storm
Eames Yates
SECOND ALTERNATE BOARD MEMBERS
Anita Cooper–Avrick
Stanley Faer
Charlene Harrington
Bob Jeffords
Tom Joyner
Peter Runfolo
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