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Meet Your Negotiations Committee
EMILY ABELE | LIGHT/COMP ARTIST AND TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
I joined the Negotiations Committee to fight for the CG side of the craft.
ETHAN BANVILLE | WRITER
I joined the Negotiations Committee because after running a show I co-created for a major streamer, I was able to see deeper into the bad faith deals and overreach of buyers. Our shows often get more views than live-action WGA shows. We deserve the same pay and benefits!
MADISON BATEMAN | WRITER
My focus has been on trying to ensure that animation writing is a viable career by stopping the dangerous slide into unsustainable gig work. However, we are "Many Crafts, One Union," and we will stand with our fellow Union kin to get the best deal possible for all animation workers.
JOEY CLIFT | WRITER
In 2021, I coined the hashtag #PayAnimationWriters about the pay disparities between TAG and WGA animation writers. It received international press coverage and trended nationwide. I hope to empower Animation Guild members and leadership to fight for a fair deal that benefits all crafts and all members.
LAUREN CLINTON CLARK | PRODUCTION
I joined the Negotiations Committee to represent animation production in its historic first year of bargaining with the AMPTP. I'm excited to work alongside my fellow Union members to secure the best contract for all of us. We are many crafts, but one fight!
RACHAEL COHEN | COLOR DESIGNER
I joined the Negotiations Committee this year to fight for the best deal for our members. Negotiations are a process where if the workforce speaks, the boss must listen. Stand up and be heard!
KELLY LYNNE D'ANGELO | WRITER
With AI, job displacement, and outsourcing on the rise, this year is essential for the survivability and future of our crafts, and I'm committed to making this the best, most comprehensive, and most protective contract yet.
AP "PINKIE" DAVIS | STORY ARTIST
I watched my peers, the most talented, hard-working people in animation, struggle alongside me while studio profits skyrocketed from our labor. I kept asking why? As I asked more people within my community for their answers and personal experiences, the only logical solution was that I wanted to fight for them and fight with them.
DAVID DEPASQUALE | ART DIRECTOR
I joined the Negotiations Committee after seeing countless colleagues lose their livelihoods due to dwindling schedules, skeleton crews, and Gen AI, all in pursuit of a “better” bottom line for shareholders and c-suites. Our work drives culture and brings joy to millions of people. We deserve to make a living wage.
MICHELLE DRENNAN | CHARACTER DESIGNER
I think our power lies in being as strong and engaged of a Union as possible, and I thought there was no better way to get experience rather than to jump right in. I have been learning so much, and it's been really rewarding helping and seeing so many members doing so much to help their fellow Union members.
DANNY DUCKER | STORY ARTIST
Animation workers kept these studios afloat through the early days of the pandemic and were rewarded with mass layoffs and sweeping cancellations. I joined the Negotiations Committee in order to help save our industry from the extremely well-paid executives who seem intent on gutting it for parts.
CAROLINE FOLEY | ANIMATOR / ARTIST / WRITER
I’m tired of corporate greed and ready to fight to save the industry I love!
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