Writers Guild of America West Announces Final Candidates for the 2025 Officers and Board of Directors Election

Los Angeles – Writers Guild of America West has announced the final list of candidates for the 2025 WGAW Officers and Board of Directors election.

The Officer candidates are as follows*: President – Michele Mulroney; Vice President – Jeffrey Thompson, Travis Donnelly; Secretary-Treasurer – Peter Murrieta, Van Robichaux.

There are 17 candidates** nominated to run for eight open seats on the Board of Directors as follows: Matt Ross, Marguerite MacIntyre, Rob Forman (inc.), Evan Mirzai, Myles Warden, Dahéli Hall, Jill Goldsmith, Molly Nussbaum (inc.), Gia King, Maggie Levin (inc.), Christina Walker, Elliott Kalan, Malcolm Spellman, Mike Royce, Cathryn Humphris, Adam Conover (inc.), Kevin L. Miller.

*WGAW internal rules require candidates to be announced in an order determined by lot; (inc.) denotes an incumbent candidate.

** Dante W. Harper (inc.). withdrew his candidacy on July 22.

Guild members will receive voting materials, including links to candidate, non-candidate, and rebuttal statements, if any, on Friday, August 29. Candidates may distribute additional campaign materials at their own expense. The voting period concludes on Tuesday, September 23, at 12:00 p.m. (PT). Members may vote online or request a paper ballot to vote by mail. In accordance with labor law, proxy voting is not permitted.

The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) is a labor union representing writers of motion pictures, television, radio, and internet programming, including news and documentaries. Founded in 1933, the Guild negotiates and administers contracts that protect the creative and economic rights of its members. It is involved in a wide range of programs that advance the interests of writers, and is active in public policy and legislative matters on the local, national, and international levels. For more information on the WGAW, please visit: www.wga.org.