Board of Directors
Our organization is currently governed by an all-volunteer, 29-member board of directors, which includes entertainment industry executives, labor and trade representatives and local community leaders. The following key illustrates individual members’ stakeholder affiliation:
The board’s active committees include board and non-board members and meet regularly to monitor our operations, finances and community relations efforts and make recommendations to the board and its executive committee.
2017 Board Officers
| William Thomas, Chair | William Thomas Consulting |
| Kim Roberts, Vice Chair |
Community Representative – Baldwin Hills / Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund |
| Jean Prewitt, Immediate Past Chair | Independent Film and Television Alliance (IFTA) |
| Bruce Doering, Treasurer | International Cinematographers Guild, Local 600 |
| Ed Duffy, Secretary | Teamsters Local 399 |
| Judy Frank, Audit Committee Chair | Gensler |
2017 Members-at-large
| Bill Allen | Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) |
| Anthony Pawluc | International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Local 44 |
| Michael Walbrecht | Warner Bros. Studios |
| Jim Bouvet | Radical Media |
| Thom Davis |
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Local 80 |
| Benjamin Everard | Grey Matters Productions |
| Glenn Gainor | Sony Pictures |
| Kathy Garmezy | Directors Guild of America (DGA) |
| Leron Gubler | Hollywood Chamber of Commerce |
| Suzanne Holley | Central City Association |
| Maryann Hughes | Disney Studios |
| Eileen Ige-Wong | 20th Century Fox Television |
| Mark Indig | Unit Production Manager |
| Katie Jones | Windsor Square Representative |
| Ilyanne Morden Kichaven | Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) |
| Angie McCabe | LBA Reality |
| Paul Nawrocki | Independent Consultant |
| Steve Nissen | NBC Universal |
| David Phelps | Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) |
| Richard H. Prince | Unit Production Manager |
| Cathy Repola | Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG), IATSE Local 700 |
| Veronique Vowell | Location Manager |
| Amy Lemisch | California Film Commission (serves Ex Officio) |
Upcoming Board Meetings
Meetings of the FilmL.A. Board of Directors are held four times each calendar year, with public participation available upon request.
To attend as a guest, you must RSVP ahead of time. Requests should be emailed to: csandru@filmla.com
Next FilmL.A. Board of Directors meeting:
TBD