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Lesli Linka Glatter Elected President of Directors Guild of America

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Lesli Linka Glatter, a veteran TV director of shows such as “Homeland” and “Mad Men,” was elected president of the Directors Guild of America on Saturday night.Glatter will succeed Thomas Schlamme, the “West Wing” veteran who stepped down after two terms.

She becomes the second woman ever to serve as president, following Martha Coolidge, who held the position from 2002 to 2003.“I am honored to have been chosen by my peers to serve as President, and am committed to continuing our Guild’s great legacy of protecting the economic and creative rights of our members — always with our eye on the future,” Glatter said in a statement.Glatter is one of TV’s most in-demand director-producers.

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