Writers Guild of America West Announces Candidates for the 2025 Officers and Board of Directors Election
Los Angeles – Writers Guild of America West’s nominating committees have announced the initial list of candidates for the 2025 Officers and Board of Directors election.
The Officer candidates are as follows*: President – Michele Mulroney; Vice President – Jeffrey Thompson, Travis Donnelly; Secretary-Treasurer – Peter Murrieta, Van Robichaux.
There are 17 candidates nominated to run for eight open seats on the Board of Directors as follows: Rob Forman (inc.), Evan Mirzai, Matt Ross, Marguerite MacIntyre, Myles Warden, Mike Royce, Gia King, Maggie Levin (inc.), Jill Goldsmith, Elliott Kalan, Adam Conover (inc.), Dahéli Hall, Christina Walker, Dante W. Harper (inc.), Cathryn Humphris, Kevin L. Miller, and Molly Nussbaum (inc.).
*WGAW internal rules require candidates to be announced in an order determined by lot; (inc.) denotes an incumbent candidate.
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 office of President, Vice President or Secretary-Treasurer must obtain 25 member signatures in support of their petitions. 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 Wednesday, July 23, 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.
Guild members will receive voting materials, including links to candidate, non-candidate, and rebuttal statements, if any, on Friday, August 29. Candidates may distribute additional campaign materials at their own expense. The voting period concludes on Tuesday, September 23, 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.
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.