SAG-AFTRA Names Recipients Of George Heller Memorial Award Gold Cards
deadline.comSAG-AFTRA has named the recipients of the George Heller Memorial Award gold cards, which recognize contributions to the guild and its members.
Sheila Ivy Traister, Michele Proude, Janice Pendarvis, and Stacey Travis are set to receive the honor presented every two years at SAG-AFTRA’s national convention.
The National Honors and Tributes Committee members from around the country select the honorees. Traister, a SAG-AFTRA Former National Board Member, is a union advocate who has dedicated more than 44 years of cumulative service to the labor movement, having served on the SAG-AFTRA National Board, as president of the Colorado Local and as a current member of five national committees.
The honoree has focused on committees that help promote inclusiveness of her industry and the labor movement and expand equal opportunity in the industry, including for performers who are Asian American and Pacific Islander, and performers with disabilities. Proude, the SAG-AFTRA National Vice President, Mid-Sized Locals, has served on local and national committees and as New England Local president.
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