Meredith Stiehm is running for president of the WGA West. Currently a member of the local’s board of directors, she was one of the eight named plaintiffs in the WGA’s historic legal battle that reshaped the talent agency business.The former executive producer of Homeland and Cold Case received the presidential nod from the guild’s nominating committee.
The WGA West’s current president, David A. Goodman, is termed out and cannot seek re-election.If elected, Stiehm would be only the third woman to hold the post.
The WGA West and its forerunner, the Screen Writers Guild, have had 47 presidents since their founding in 1933 — all but two of whom have been men.Current secretary-treasurer Michele Mulroney was nominated to run for vice president,
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