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TMLETTERFROM THEPRESIDENTDear Members,During the after-party press interviews at the 2nd AnnualLMGA Awards Show, I was asked, “What does it mean to you,personally, to win the LMGA Award for Locations in a ContemporaryFilm?” I could not answer that question becausethere is little personally in the award.Don’t get me wrong, I was appreciative and it was great funto feel special for a night, to know that my peers judged thework as worthy of notice and for the confirmation that the location professionals onWild are in fact, location artisans. Receiving the award, felt like a ‘win’ for all locationprofessionals to me because it was the 2nd Annual LMGA Awards Show recognizinga profession that has been doing this previously unacknowledged work for decades.Winning this award, I have become more aware of the meaning of connectivity andresponsibility to our community to acknowledge our artistry.As president of the LMGA, I had the privilege of opening the show. I practiced myspeech, enunciating words, pausing for applause or emphasis but one thing I did nothave to practice was representing the Guild with presence, confidence and legitimacyas it was in the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, filled to capacity,that night.I sat in the audience and watched as commercial location manager David Doumengwas as charming and funny an award’s show host as any professional entertainer.Location professional Kokayi Ampah’s body of work rivaled any distinguished produceror director and location manager Klaus Darrelmann accepted his award for TheGrand Budapest Hotel with more gratitude for the confirmation from his peers thanSally Field’s memorable Oscar acceptance speech. Our Awards Show is new but thetalent and history of our members span decades.I encourage you to feel as good all year long as you did at the Awards Show by supportingyour Guild, all year long, with participation and membership.Thank you,Nancy HaeckerC MPASS Official Magazine ofLocation ProfessionalsPromoting Excellenceon Location WorldwidersrEditorsLori BaltonMarie HealyStevie NelsonKen HaberLMGA OfficersNancy Haecker, PresidentLori Balton, 1st Vice PresidentKen Haber, 2nd Vice PresidentEric Klosterman, TreasurerSinclair Anderson, SecretaryLMGA Administrative DirectorMarc BlackbirdLMGA Board of DirectorsMike FantasiaKevin FunstonWelton JonesJason KaplonJJ LevineAlex MorenoStevie NelsonHeather RossTony SalomeRebecca “Puck” StairLMGA Chairman EmeritusOrin KennedyWebmasterBeth TateThe LMGA Compass is published quarterly bythe Location Managers Guild of America.locationmanagers.orgTM Comments, editorial and photo submissionscan be sent to:compass@locationmanagers.orgPublisherIngleDodd MediaAdvertisingIngleDodd Media310.207.4410LMGA@IngleDodd.comwww.IngleDoddMedia.com6 • LMGA COMPASS | Spring 2015