New Feature: Meet the Board

In every issue we will profile a member of our local board. First up is Ed Vasgersian.

Ed Vasgersian, Vice-President (Performer)

Ed Vasgersian ran unopposed for his second consecutive term as vice president (performer) of the San Francisco-Northern California Local Board.

A member since 1970, Vasgersian was elected to the SAG San Francisco Branch Council (now the SAG-AFTRA Board) in 1990 and has served continuously on the board ever since. He was appointed to the SAG National Board from 1993–2003 (concurrently serving on the council) and named sixth national vice president from 2001–2003. He also served on the National Guild Governance Review Committee.  

Vasgersian has chaired the Conservatory, Young Performers and SAG Awards committees; served on the Elections Committee; and was the SAG-AFTRA delegate on the San Francisco Labor Council for more than a decade.

As an actor, Vasgersian has worked extensively in both Los Angeles and San Francisco in films such as Back to the Streets of San Francisco, Crosscut and Escape from Alcatraz; television series Bert D’Angelo (series regular), Nash Bridges, Lou Grant and many others; in commercials and in theater.

Vasgersian spent seven years in the Marine Corps, after which he worked as a probation officer for 32 years. He is editor of a military newsletter and a regular contributor to Leatherneck Magazine. His son, Matt Vasgersian, is a well-known sports broadcaster — who joined SAG when he was just 5 years old!

This item was originally featured in the March 2016 local newsletter.