Members
Los Angeles – The WGAW Board Nominating Committee has announced the initial list of candidates for the 2026 Board of Directors election.
There are 14 candidates nominated to run for eight open seats on the Board of Directors as follows*: Chris Hazzard (inc.), John Eisendrath, Nikita Hamilton, Andrew Goldberg, Cathryn Humphris (inc.), Danny Tolli (inc.), Aaron Wiener, Raphael Bob-Waksberg (inc.), Silpa Kovvali, Jeffrey Thompson, Morgan Dameron, Mark Swift, Melinda Hsu (inc.), and Mark Amato.
In addition to the candidates selected by the Guild’s Nominating Committee, eligible members may also be nominated by petition. Members seeking nomination for the Board of Directors must obtain 15 member signatures in support of their petitions. The deadline for submitting signed petitions to the WGAW is Thursday, July 23 at 12:00 p.m. (PT). Members may submit online nomination petitions by visiting the members-only section of the Guild’s website: www.wga.org.
The WGAW will host a Candidates Night forum, where Guild members may pose questions to the candidates, on Tuesday, September 1.
Guild members will receive voting materials, including links to candidate, non-candidate, and rebuttal statements, if any, on Wenesday, August 26. Candidates may distribute additional campaign materials at their own expense. The voting period concludes on Tuesday, September 15, at 12:00 p.m. (PT). Members may vote online or request a paper ballot to vote by mail. In accordance with labor law, proxy voting is not permitted.
* WGAW internal rules require candidates to be announced in an order determined by lot; (inc.) denotes an incumbent candidate.
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) is a labor union representing writers of motion pictures, television, radio, and Internet programming, including news and documentaries. Founded in 1933, the Guild negotiates and administers contracts that protect the creative and economic rights of its members. It is involved in a wide range of programs that advance the interests of writers, and is active in public policy and legislative matters on the local, national, and international levels. For more information on the WGAW, please visit: www.wga.org.