Stephanie O’Keefe has been elected president of the American Federation of Musicians Local 47, becoming the first woman president in the union’s 123-year history. John Acosta, who served three two-year terms as president, did not seek re-election. In the local’s other elections, Danita Ng-Poss has been elected secretary-treasurer – the first person of Asian descent to serve as a titled officer of the union – and Rick Baptist has been re-elected to a fourth term as vice president.
“I am honored to be elected president of Local 47,” said O’Keefe, a professional French hornist. “It has been a goal of mine for many, many years to be an advocate for my fellow musicians. We are the producers of one of the most valuable commodities on Earth; music has been an integral part of every culture, in every part of the world, for thousands of years. Yet, somehow, the producers of this commodity are often undervalued,...
“I am honored to be elected president of Local 47,” said O’Keefe, a professional French hornist. “It has been a goal of mine for many, many years to be an advocate for my fellow musicians. We are the producers of one of the most valuable commodities on Earth; music has been an integral part of every culture, in every part of the world, for thousands of years. Yet, somehow, the producers of this commodity are often undervalued,...
- 1/5/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Stephanie O’Keefe has broken a glass ceiling at the American Federation of Musicians by being elected as the first woman president for AFM Local 47 in its 123 year history.
And Danita Ng-Poss, originally from Malaysia, has been elected as secretary and treasurer of AFM Local 47, while Rick Baptist was re-elected as vp of the musicians guild. O’Keefe, a professional French hornist based in Los Angeles, began her career in the showrooms of Las Vegas in 1977 before moving to California a decade later.
She has performed and recorded with a variety of artists, including Lady Gaga, Johnny ...
And Danita Ng-Poss, originally from Malaysia, has been elected as secretary and treasurer of AFM Local 47, while Rick Baptist was re-elected as vp of the musicians guild. O’Keefe, a professional French hornist based in Los Angeles, began her career in the showrooms of Las Vegas in 1977 before moving to California a decade later.
She has performed and recorded with a variety of artists, including Lady Gaga, Johnny ...
Stephanie O’Keefe has broken a glass ceiling at the American Federation of Musicians by being elected as the first woman president for AFM Local 47 in its 123 year history.
And Danita Ng-Poss, originally from Malaysia, has been elected as secretary and treasurer of AFM Local 47, while Rick Baptist was re-elected as vp of the musicians guild. O’Keefe, a professional French hornist based in Los Angeles, began her career in the showrooms of Las Vegas in 1977 before moving to California a decade later.
She has performed and recorded with a variety of artists, including Lady Gaga, Johnny ...
And Danita Ng-Poss, originally from Malaysia, has been elected as secretary and treasurer of AFM Local 47, while Rick Baptist was re-elected as vp of the musicians guild. O’Keefe, a professional French hornist based in Los Angeles, began her career in the showrooms of Las Vegas in 1977 before moving to California a decade later.
She has performed and recorded with a variety of artists, including Lady Gaga, Johnny ...
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