NEW ANIMATION GUILD OFFICERS
BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE
Jason MacLeod
SERGEANT AT ARMS
Robert St. Pierre
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Bronwen Barry
Jeanette Moreno King
David Chlystek
Dave Thomas
Steve Kaplan
Bill Flores
Jason Mayer
Cathy Jones
Lisa Anderson
Candice Stephenson
David Woo
From Dave Robb at Deadline:
Jason MacLeod has been elected business rep of the Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839, succeeding Steve Hulett, who is retiring December 6 after 27 years at the helm of the union.
Hulett, currently the longest serving union leader in Hollywood, spent a decade as an animation writer at Walt Disney Animation Studios in the 1970s and 1980s before taking the leadership role at the guild in 1989. This election marks only the second turnover in the office since 1978.
“I’m very honored to be elected to represent the membership,” said MacLeod, whose credits as an animation lighting artist include Frozen and Zootopia. “Animation in all forms is doing spectacularly well in the marketplace, but this hasn’t translated to a work-life balance our members are happy with. I look forward to partnering with the executive board, listening to our members’ concerns, and working in union to achieve our goals in the next contract cycle.”
“Jason has a big job ahead of him,” Hulett said. “The guild has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade, and animation continues to be a red hot sector of the entertainment industry. There will be plenty of challenges ahead, but I know Jason is up to them.”
Laura Hohman, a surfacing artist at DreamWorks Television, was elected president of the guild. ...
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Congratulations to all the new (and returning) officers!
I would also like to congratulate all the new and returning officers. I would also like to personally thank Steve Hulett for his service to animation workers, union and nonunion.
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