Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, running unopposed, has been elected president of the WGA East. Cullen, who until now had been VP of the guild’s Film/TV/Streaming sector, succeeds Michael Winship, who chose n…
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Cullen, who is Japanese-American, will be the third woman and the first person of color to lead the guild. When she takes office Friday, it will mark the first time the presidents of the WGA East, WGA West, SAG-AFTRA, Directors Guild and Actors’ Equity are women. “I am honored to become the next President of the Writers Guild of America East,” Cullen said in a statement. “Even when we negotiate a fair deal with the Hollywood studios — and it is a when, not an if — I know the fight is not over. The fight continues for all of our members, TV and screenwriters as well as journalists and podcasters, to achieve compensation commensurate to the value of our important work. The fight continues for all workers to earn a life of dignity.
“As the first person of color and third woman to lead our 69-year-old union, I will continue my career-long push for more equity and opportunities among all storytellers,” she added. “That is, after all, what we are. Our stories matter. Our work matters. And I will fight like hell to make sure no one tells us otherwise.
Cullen, who has served on the guild’s council since 2016, co-chairs the WGAE Committee for Inclusion and Equity, founded the WGA East Women’s Salon and co-founded the Asian-American Salon. In 2020, she
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