2017-2018
Costumer’s Guild West, Inc.
1917 Crestshire Drive
Glendale, CA 91208
(Mailing address only)
The 2017-2018 board of directors:
President: Mela Hoyt-Heyden
Vice President: Cynthia Aronin
Treasurer: Sarah Pierce
Corresponding Secretary: Heather Pritchett
Recording Secretary: Cheryl Avirom
Director at Large: Patti Buckley
Director at Large: Colleen Crosby
Director at Large: Shawn Crosby
Director at Large: Valarie LaBore
2017-2018 Committees & Appointed Positions
(Note that the president is on all committees):
Costume College Dean: Valarie LaBore
Parliamentarian: Eileen Smolenski
Scholarship Committee Chair: Colleen Crosby
Bookkeeper: Natalie Meyer
Membership Development: Natalie Meyer
Website Administrator: Gillian Bailey
Social Media Coordinator: Becky Thelin
Facebook Group moderation, CGW: Eric Gerds, Becky Thelin, Colleen Crosby
Facebook Group moderation, Costume College: Eric Gerds, Rebecca Thelin, Colleen Crosby, Dani Crum, Heather Pritchett
Operations Department: Eileen Smolenski
If you are unsure of who can help you:
Do you have a question about the way the CGW works? Or even what it is? Contact our our Member Development chair or our President.
Do you have questions about CGW events? Contact our Vice President.
Do you have questions about Costume College? Contact our Dean or Assistant Dean.
Do you have questions about payments for dues, refunds for Costume College® or a check that hasn’t been cashed? (Please allow six to eight weeks for checks to be processed before inquiring.) Contact our bookkeeper, Natalie Meyer.
Are you interested in submitting an article to Squeals, the CGW newsletter? Are you getting Squeals? (Are you a member? – if not, join now!) For these and other items about our newsletter, contact our editor.
Would you like to know about minutes of meetings, the By-Laws or the web page? Contact the Recording Secretary.
If you need an effective ombudsman, we have Directors at Large, whose duty is to carry members’ concerns to the Board as a whole. Please e-mail them for comments, suggestions, or just to find out what they think about CGW things. They are:
Heather Pritchett
Cheryl Avirom
Maryann Jones