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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PITTSBURGH (April 19, 2005) The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Pittsburgh Local, (AFTRA), today announced that Christopher Lacey has been chosen as the organization’s Assistant Executive Director for Freelance Contracts.
Lacey, 40, is an actor and producer and a long-time member of AFTRA and the Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG). His rich history of media and entertainment experience includes positions as Executive Producer of Don Brockett Productions; owner and CEO of The Creative Force, a communications training and development company; Theater Arts Producer for Pitt/Greensburg; and Executive Director of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra. Lacey is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, with a major in Humanities. Mr. Lacey had a guiding hand in a variety of important projects: coordinating the 2002 Memorial Service in Shanksville, PA for the families and friends of the heroes of Flight 93; Artistic Director for “The Regent Returns” event, a capital campaign kick-off for the renovation of the Regent Theater by East Liberty Development, Inc; securing foundation grants, volunteers, and consultants in the renovation of the Carnegie Public Library of Homestead; and writing and producing a fund-raising video for the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force. “Now Chris can focus his creative energy and business acumen on improving the work lives of AFTRA’s Freelance performers,” said AFTRA Executive Director John Haer. “He knows the business, the players, and the union, and he has the energy and enthusiasm to make a significant contribution to our goal of building the industry and raising standards for performers.” Lacey begins his new assignment on May 1. Haer thanked the AFTRA Pittsburgh Executive Committee for help and advice in the two-month search. The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists – affiliated with the AFL-CIO – is a diverse national union representing nearly 80,000 professional performers, broadcasters and recording artists in 32 Locals throughout the country. AFTRA members work as actors, broadcast journalists, dancers, singers, announcers, hosts, comedians and disc jockeys in all aspects of the media industries including television and radio, sound recordings, commercials, industrial non-broadcast, interactive games and the Internet.
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