Missives from Minnesota

By Randal Berger
National Board Member

Since our last “gathering around the fire,” I attended our National Board meeting in L.A. in April.

President/Executive Vice President Election

This meeting was quite different than usual. It was but a few short weeks after the death of our national president, Ken Howard, so one of the major tasks of the weekend was to elect President Howard's replacement — and, consequently, immediately thereafter an executive vice president — to serve their remaining terms. 

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Health Plans to Merge

The trustees of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) – Producers Health Plan and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) Health Fund have approved the merger of the two plans. The new SAG-AFTRA Health Plan will provide comprehensive medical, hospital, mental health, prescription drug, dental, vision and other benefits to eligible members worldwide. Read all about it here.

Gabrielle Carteris Elected President

Filling the late SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard's vacant office was at the top of the agenda when the National Board gathered at SAG-AFTRA Plaza on April 9. The board elected Gabrielle Carteris by acclamation to fill out the remaining 15 months of Howard’s term and elected Rebecca Damon to serve as executive vice president — meaning for the first time the top three SAG-AFTRA officers are women. Click here for more.

These items were originally featured in the June 2016 local newsletter.