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Nevada Committees

Nevada Committees

Ex-officio all Nevada Committees: President Steve Dressler

BACKGROUND

Chair: Lenny Turner

COMMUNICATIONS

Chair: Art Lynch

CONSERVATORY

Chair: Barbara Grant
Co-Chair: Steve Lizotte
Secretary: Mary Ann Hebinck

The Nevada Screen Actors Guild Conservatory hosts professionals in the motion picture, television, voice-over, theater and commercial industries at least ten times a year. These guests lead workshops, provide honest and open information on the industry, as well as offer advice and techniques to build careers.

The Nevada SAG Conservatory is a public service of the Nevada Branch of Screen Actors Guild.

Nevada SAG members may join the Nevada Conservatory for $40 a year. Workshops are free for conservatory members and $20 per event for non-conservatory members.

2009 – 2010 Nevada Conservatory application

Screen Actors Guild Nevada Conservatory Mission Statement

The Screen Actors Guild Nevada Conservatory’s mission is to prepare our new members for employment within the industry while assisting working professionals in continuing to develop their talents and skills.

To achieve this goal, the Conservatory will assist actors in building careers through

  • · the enhancement of their performance tools;
  • · enrichment of their business and marketing knowledge;
  • · providing networking and learning opportunities;
  • · encouraging experienced performers to share their knowledge;
  • · producing workshops, seminars and symposiums of relevance to the professional actor;
  • · encouraging qualified union membership and participation, and
  • · communicating the Screen Actors Guild constitution, regulations and bylaws.

The Screen Actors Guild Nevada Conservatory may include such activities as showcasing, student film participation, trips to regional and national casting centers or a referral service on productions, auditions and agencies. These are not the mission or goal of the Conservatory, they are additional services and should remain secondary to the Conservatory mission.

While the Screen Actors Guild Conservatory invites active participation by agencies, production companies, acting teachers, schools, organizations and members, their participation in any event is not to be taken as an endorsement.

The Screen Actors Guild Nevada Conservatory is open to all members of the community as a public service, but as a committee of the Screen Actors Guild the right is reserved to limit participation in specific events or overall membership to dues current members of the Guild. Membership in the Conservatory does not represent or imply membership in the Screen Actors Guild.

The Screen Actors Guild Nevada Conservatory is not an employment service, agency, casting center, union hall or any related business or activity. We are an opportunity to learn, share and network!

ELECTIONS COMMITTEE (2009)

Chair: Art Lynch
Co-chair: Adrienne Mann
Members: Kim Renee; Loney Sauceda; and Al Brown

The elections committee is mandated by Article VI – Elections, Section 7 of the Nevada Branch Rules of Procedure, which reads:

The Council shall select an Elections Committee no later than ninety (90) days prior to the Annual Meeting. The Elections Committee shall oversee the preparation and mailing of the brochure and ballots, tabulation of the ballots, election procedures for the election of the council offices, and to hear charges as set forth in ARTICLE VIII, Section 8, Subparagraph (B.) of the SAG Constitution and By-Laws.

(i.) The Elections Committee shall be made up of no fewer than five (5) nor more than seven (7) members, two (2) of whom shall be a member of the Council. Members of the Elections Committee shall not be members running for election or serving on the Nominating Committee.

(ii.) A Committee quorum shall be 3 members of a committee of 5 or 4 members of a committee of 6 or 7.

(iii.) Except as provided in subparagraph (iv) of this Section 7, claims of alleged violations of these Rules of Procedure, the SAG Constitution and By-Laws, or any applicable Federal or State law in regards to council elections shall be handled in accordance with ARTICLE VIII, Section 8, Subparagraph (B.) and (C.) of the SAG Constitution and By-Laws.

(iv.) The Elections Committee’s decision shall be final and binding on behalf of the Guild on any claims it rules on. A written report shall be provided to the Council as promptly as possible, but in no event more than thirty (30) days following the hearing of charges.

FILM SOCIETY

Chair: Chris Rogers
Co-chair: Rick Rockne

LEGISLATIVE

Chair: Art Lynch
Co-chair: Mary Ann Hebinck

NOMINATING COMMITTEE (2009)

Chair: Rick Rockne
Co-chair: Barbara Grant
Members: Lenny Turner; Mike Rizza; Karen LaVonne; Ella Catucci; and Rick Crachy

The nominating committee is mandated by Article VI – Elections, Section 2(ii) of the Nevada Branch Rules of Procedure, which requires that: “The nominating committee shall be selected by the Council at least ninety (90) days prior to the annual meeting and shall consist of seven (7) members, five of whom shall be members of the Nevada Branch who are not members of the Council. No member of the nominating committee shall be nominated by such committee or by petition for election to a Council seat or Officer position in the Nevada Branch of the Screen Actors Guild, Inc. during such election.

ORGANIZING

Chair: Charlie Di Pinto
Co-chair: Arttours Weeden

RULES OF PROCEDURE

Chair: Steve Dressler

SENIORS

Chair: Lenny Turner

WORKING CONDITIONS & WAGES

Chair: Steve Dressler

YOUNG PERFORMERS

Chair: Kim Renee