Welcome to Union Strong Nola

Over the past nine years I have been a fierce advocate for our New Orleans Local.  I am driven.  I am committed.  I AM UNION. 

I am running for a seat on our SAG-AFTRA Local New Orleans Board

(# 11 on your ballot) and CONVENTION DELEGATE (#18). 

Three of my proudest achievements when becoming the  first 

SAG-AFTRA President after we merged:

1) Getting a reduction in the New Orleans Local Initiation rate   compared to other markets. 
2) Securing a permanent staff position, assigned to running the New Orleans Local.
3) Attended organizing meetings with staff  and TV Station broadcasters.  SAG -AFTRA staff negotiations resulted in increased membership, improved contracts, and continued enforcement of station members' rights.

Over the past two years, we’ve had challenges, yet none of that has kept me from representing you.  The accomplishments below are the types of things I will continue to do as your newly elected LOCAL BOARD MEMBER (# 11 on your ballot) and CONVENTION DELEGATE (#18).

1) Membership outreach.  You, our rank and file members, who are busy preparing for auditions and earning a living, must entrust your elected leaders to SHARE any information with ALL members. We need to expedite  and distribute  perinate information in our local and in our union.  I have been “on-call” 24/7  to help with specific concerns and direct members to resources and answers.

2) Regular connection to members through the President’s  E-blasts, and return correspondence to inquires.

3) Kept an updated running resource page with Co-Vid-19 news and changes/opportunities for members during the pandemic.  Created a Town Hall meeting and membership meetings that connected us both in person and through zoom, with National Staff and elected officers to address members’ concerns. 

4) We followed through on our members’ requests for a  through explanation  of  residuals.  Suggested the Understanding Residuals webinar  be made available to all locals on youtube. This became a reality.

Whatever our Union needs to do to strengthen our member benefits, we can achieve this goal by banding together. THIS IS UP TO YOU, our membership.

 ... KEEP NOLA STRONG...

           RISE UP! Vote! 
We’re all in this together.