William R. Hanauer
Phone 914 945.0674
EXPERIENCE,
RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONTRIBUTIONS
As Mayor of the
As Executive
Director of
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Create
and implement annual budget, reporting to Executive Committee and Governors.
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Supervise
bookkeeping and annual audit, staff, member-volunteers, and interns.
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Administer
staff health plan, 401. k. and 403. b. pension plans.
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Spearhead
membership drive and fund raising.
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Represent
Chapter in all transactions with television industry, the
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Negotiate
and administer all vendor contracts.
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Coordinate
all activities of the Officers and Board of Governors and of all committees.
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Direct
annual Governors and National Trustees elections, creating all printed
material, overseeing ballot counting.
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Publish
and contribute to the periodic news magazine, Sweeps; supervise and contribute to the website.
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Executive
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Produce
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Produce
or supervise production of all membership activities and events.
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Oversee
Emmy Awards entry and judging process.
As Executive Director of the Foundation of NY
NATAS – 2003 to 2005, I administered all activities of small
not-for-profit whose purpose is wholly to provide and support educational
opportunities in the media industry. Operational contributions:
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Direct
the fund’s scholarship program.
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Represent
the Foundation in all transactions with educational institutions, donors, and
vendors.
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Serve
as resource for faculty and students of media studies and liaison between the
educational and professional media communities.
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Raise
revenue and direct investments of the fund’s assets.
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Supervise
bookkeeper and annual audit.
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Coordinate
all activities and meetings and handle all correspondence of Officers and Board
of Directors (separate and distinct from that of the NY NATAS).
As National
Negotiator of American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) – 1999 to 2000,
I negotiated collective bargaining agreements and pursued grievances for the
Guild’s 5000 members throughout the
As six-term elected Business Agent of Motion Picture Editors Local 771 of the International
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), I led the union of
film and videotape editors, librarians, and technical directors with jurisdiction
from
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Chief
negotiator and administrator of all collective bargaining agreements.
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Represented
the
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Organized
motion picture editing workers engaged as freelance and employees.
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Investigated
complaints; pursued grievances, arbitrations, NLRB, and other legal actions.
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Supervised
Union Office staff.
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Negotiated
the merger of Locals 771 and Local 776 to form a national union.
As Trustee of the Motion Picture Editors Local 771 Welfare and Pension Funds – 1989
to 1998, I
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Set
policy for the Plans.
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Set
Policy for investment of the Funds.
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Supervised
Welfare and Pension Benefits Office Staff.
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Met
with members to address personal problems with the Plans.
As Associate
Business Agent of the Theatrical Wardrobe Union Local 764, IATSE – 1985 to 1989,
I organized and negotiated contracts for employees of motion picture and
commercial producers, and of independent and network TV, and created the
Local’s newsletter.
RELATED PRIOR PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
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As
a Member of the
Board of Directors of the
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As
Steering
Committeeman of the Annual Hispanic Businessperson’s
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As
Steering
Committeeman of the Center for Advanced Media,
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As
Chairman of
Unions for the Performing Arts – 1987 to 2000, a 21-local union
legislative action coalition, I co-drafted and achieved passage of amendments
to the New York State Labor Laws, led grass roots lobbyists to fight for NEA,
NEH, IMS, NYSCA, and NYCDCA funding, arts education policy and funding, OSHA
funding and enforcement, toxic tort reform, universal health care, AIDS
Research funding, and restrictions on the use of alien temporary workers. I testified before legislative committees and
Governor’s Task Forces. I organized and
chaired annual legislative conferences.
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As
1998 Chairman
of NYC Entertainment Industry Occupational Safety and Health Committee,
as Board
Director of Center for Safety in the Arts – 1990 to 1998, and as
Local 771’s Representative
to NYCOSH – 1995 to 1998, I lobbied for enforcement and educated
members; certified in Basic OSHA Training and the requirements of Hazard
Communication Standards.
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As
Steering
Committeeman of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting – 1991
to 1993, and Steering Committeeman of Production NY – 1991 to 1994,
the coalition of Business, Labor, and Government, I worked to increase motion
picture production in NY.
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As
Steering
Committeeman of the NYS Governor’s/NYC Mayor’s Committee for Positive Action –
1990 to 1994, another Labor, Business, Government coalition, I
developed programs and funding to increase minority participation in the
technical crafts, addressing conferences and university audiences.
COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES
As Member of the Westchester County Electrical Licensing Board,
I provide administrative support to the Westchester
County Electrical Examining Board.
As Board Director of Prison Communities Inc.: Rehabilitation
Through the Arts, I develop policy and program to offer incarcerated
prisoners the opportunity to build social, communication, language, literacy,
and leadership skills, and to gain knowledge and respect for themselves and
community.
As Founding Member of the Board of Directors of the Sing Sing
Historic Prison Museum Foundation, I help to raise private funding
for the construction and program of the proposed museum.
As Associate Member of Independent Hose Firehouse #6,
I play a supporting role in
As Member of The Rotary Club of Ossining, with the
motto “Service Above Self,” I raise money for and participate in
community-based projects and national emergency response.
As Member of The Ossining Athletic Booster Club, I
support sports activities of Village students.
As President of The
1999), I led a large neighborhood association of historic
affecting the Village, and the
locale in particular, such as
of the
EDUCATION