Committees and Working Groups
Animation Committee
Strives to create a unified presence and provide a forum for animation producers within the Guild.
Committee Chairs: John Cohen, Christina Lee Storm
Documentary & Non-Fiction Committee
Supports and promotes documentary and non-fiction storytelling across all media. The Committee hosts seminars, workshops and screenings throughout the year and provides a forum for members to discuss the ever changing television and digital landscape.
Committee Chairs: Bronwyn Berry, Kathryn Riccio, James Tumminia, Ellyn Vander Wyden
Education Committee
Dedicated to providing the membership with the tools needed to advance Guild members’ careers. The Committee hosts educational seminars, workshops, demonstrations and masterclasses throughout the year.
Committee Chairs: Carrie Dole, Adam Pincus, Kerri Sheehan, Karen Somers
Employment Committee
Helping members develop the skills and relationships they need to attain the jobs they desire. The Committee produces seminars, workshops and networking events throughout the year, and hosts an annual Job Forum to connect PGA members with potential employers.
Committee Chairs: Eric Edmonds, Mike Gange, Jaimee Kosanke, Chris Pack
Events Committee
Produces various events and parties throughout the year to foster both networking and recruitment such as Happy Hour mixers, Holiday parties, and Awards viewing-parties.
Committee Chairs: Susannah D'Arcy, Todd Grodnick, Stacy Herman
International Committee
Dedicated to the advancement of global collaborations among professionals in film, television and multimedia. Producers play a critical and central role bringing together cultures, languages and experiences to create content consumed around the world. The Committee’s goal is to connect and curate resources around the globe to support membership, share information, and advocate for producers.
Committee Chairs: Elizabeth Dell, Kayvan Mashayekh
Mentoring Committee
Dedicated to helping members advance their careers through professional mentoring. The Committee runs the year-round mentoring initiatives and programs including the Mentoring Roundtable Series, the Film Basecamp Program, the TV Basecamp Program, the Mentoring Shadow Program, and the One-on-One Mentoring Program.
Committee Chairs: Michael Hammeke, Baz Hatfield, Joelle Luman, Kristine Pregot
One Guild Committee
Established in 2018 to address the specific needs of under-represented and under-served groups by strategically focusing on the Guild’s internal efforts and external collaborations to increase and foster: membership, Guild leadership, employment, and encourage authentic depictions.
Committee Chairs: Tonya Lewis Lee, Lori McCreary
One Guild - Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Working Group
Increasing access, visibility, and participation of its AAPI members by aligning with the One Guild’s initiative of increasing and fostering membership through encouraging proper representation and access to opportunities within the Producers Guild and industry at large.
Working Group Leads: Alan Chu, Quentin Lee, Sibyl Santiago, Jonathan Wang
One Guild - BIPOC in Animation and VFX Working Group
Broadening the animation and VFX presence in the PGA with an eye towards inclusivity for women, BIPOC and the LQBTQ+ community while educating the Guild on the animation film making process.
Working Group Leads: Jinko Gotoh, Monica Lago-Kaytis, Arnon Manor, Philipp Wolf
One Guild - Emerging Producer Pipeline Working Group
Focussing on emerging producers through producing panels such as Producers on Producing and serving as mentors to PGA’s College Ambassador program.
Working Group Leads: Alicia Agramonte, Lorin Williams
One Guild - Producers of Color Working Group
Increasing our membership’s access to network, studios, streamers, cable platforms, agents, lawyers and managers.
Working Group Leads: Mauricio Mota, Shelby Stone, Julius Tennon
One Guild - Women’s Impact Network (WIN) Working Group
Supporting and celebrating all women - BIPOC, LGBTQ/T. This network is focussed specifically toward benefiting our membership by sharing information, providing opportunities and forums, fostering unstructured mentoring and discussing issues specific to women producers in the workplace.
Working Group Leads: Jane Evans, Linda Evans, Julie Goldstein, Denise Hendricks
Online Video Committee
The Online Video Committee (OVC) develops and supports digital video initiatives and provides media assets for the Guild.
Committee Chairs: Mark Baker, Jonathan Skogmo
PGA Green Committee
Established in 2008 as part of the Producers Guild of America’s commitment to actively encourage and support sustainability in the entertainment industry.
Committee Chairs: Stephanie Dawson, Kati Johnston, Jon Kondrath, Lesley Lopez