A year to the day after the Writers Guild strike settlement, Ellen Stutzman has been ratified as Executive Director of WGA West in a referendum.
The vote was 2,279 “yes” to 72 “no.” The union also revealed results of its 2024 Board of Directors elections, with eight members being named to two-year terms.
They are incumbents Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Deric A. Hughes, Justin Halpern and Travis Donnelly and new electees Melinda Hsu, Chris Hazzard, Danny Tolli and John Rogers.
They beat out 10 other finalists for board seats. Having served as WGAW’s chief negotiator during its 148-day strike against the AMPTP, Stutzman was promoted to Executive Director after David Young announced his resignation in November.
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