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Council & Staff

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COUNCIL

 

The Guild is governed by a board of directors (Council) elected from its membership. These writers, in various stages of their theatrical careers, meet monthly to decide policy for the Guild. Past presidents of the Council include Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Moss Hart, Alan Jay Lerner, Frank Gilroy, Robert Anderson, Stephen Sondheim, Peter Stone, John Weidman, and Stephen Schwartz.

Doug Wright
President

Lisa Kron
Vice-President

Lynn Nottage
Secretary

Julia Jordan
Treasurer

Lee Adams
Lynn Ahrens
Kristen Anderson-Lopez
David Auburn
Susan Birkenhead
Craig Carnelia
Kirsten Childs
Cheryl Coons (Midwestern/Mid-Atlantic Region)
Kia Corthron
Gretchen Cryer
Kate Danley (Western Region)
Kristoffer Diaz
Christopher Durang
Jules Feiffer
William Finn
Stephen Flaherty
Rebecca Gilman
Daniel Goldfarb
Micki Grant
Amanda Green
John Guare
Sheldon Harnick
Larry Dean Harris (Southern California Region)
Tina Howe
Chisa Hutchinson
Michael R. Jackson
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Christine Toy Johnson
Stephen Kaplan (Northeastern Region)
John Kander
Arthur Kopit
Michael Korie
Tony Kushner
James Lapine
Deborah Zoe Laufer
Warren Leight
Mike Lew
David Lindsay-Abaire
Andrew Lippa
Robert Lopez
Emily Mann
Mona Mansour
Donald Margulies
Alan Menken
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Marsha Norman
Austin Pendleton
Theresa Rebeck
Jonathan Reynolds
Nikkole Salter
Robert Schenkkan
Stephen Schwartz
John Patrick Shanley
David Shire
Stephen Sondheim
Georgia Stitt
Lloyd Suh
Jeffrey Sweet
Shaina Taub
Cori Thomas
Pamela Turner (Southern Region)
Alfred Uhry
John Weidman
Michael Weller
George Wolfe
Charlayne Woodard
Maury Yeston

STAFF

 

Ralph Sevush
Executive Director of Business Affairs

Emmanuel Wilson
Managing Director
/Interim Executive Director of Creative Affairs

Claudia Stuart
Director of Finance & Administration

 

BUSINESS AFFAIRS

Ralph Sevush
Executive Director of Business Affairs

Aisha DeCoteau
Director of Business Affairs

David Faux
Of Counsel

Ry Armstrong
Business Affairs 
Associate

 

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Jenna Chrisphonte
Director of Community Engagement

Jordan Stovall
Regional Programs Manager

 

COUNCIL PROGRAMS

Amy VonMacek
Director of Council Programs

 

DG COPYRIGHT MANAGEMENT

Deborah Murad
Executive Director

 

THE DRAMATIST

Joey Stocks
Editor

Bekka Lindstrom
Art Director

Tari Stratton
Associate Editor

Amelia French
Assistant Editor

 

EDUCATION

Tari Stratton
Director of Education, Events & Outreach

Gary Garrison
Director, Dramatic Writing (DGI)

Todd London
Director, Field Learning (DGI)

Sarah Rebell
Creative Affairs Manager

 

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

Lily Dwoskin
Office Manager

 

MEMBERSHIP & COMMUNICATIONS

Emmanuel Wilson
Managing Director/
Executive Director of Creative Affairs

Jordan Stovall
Regional Programs Manager

Sarah Rebell
Creative Affairs Manager

Trudy Appling
Data Analyst

Ioana Preda Buburuzan
Member Service Associate

Kelley Phung
Member Accounts Associate

 

PUBLICATIONS

Joey Stocks
Director of Publications

 

THEATRE RELATIONS

Todd London
Director of DGI Field Learning

Jordan Stovall
Manager, Regional Programs Manager

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