LOS ANGELES-The Directors Guild of America has promoted western executive director Warren Adler to the newly created post of associate national executive director, the Guild’s second-highest ranking executive. It has also promoted Bryan Unger from assistant executive director to the newly created position of associate western executive director. He will oversee the DGA’s services for the organization’s western region members.
Adler joined the DGA in 1975 as associate general counsel and became assistant western executive director in ’81 and western executive director in ’90. In that most recent capacity, he was responsible for contract enforcement and special agreements. Adler has also handled grievances and arbitrations, negotiated agreements, and currently serves as a trustee of the DGA pension and health plan.
Unger will oversee the DGA’s services for the organization’s western region members. Prior to joining the Los Angeles-based organization in 1994, Unger spent five years as an international representative with IATSE in New York.
The DGA represents more than 10,000 members whose creative work is featured in live theater, industrial, educational, documentary and theatrical films, as well as live, filmed and taped television, radio, videos and commercials.
