The Board of Directors of Alliance of Women Directors (AWD) has named its first executive director in AnnaLea Rawicz Arnold, marking the entertainment industry community’s first staff position.
Arnold is a founding partner of advocacy organization WeForShe. Her hiring comes on the heels of a surge in AWD membership, which has doubled in size in the last two years to over 350 members. As executive director, Arnold will help craft plans for the future of the organization and its members. She will also oversee AWD’s programs, which includes partnerships with NBC, CBS, Canon and Fotokem, as well as internal programs including Career Advancement Program, In-House Shadowing, Art of Directing Program, and Fireside Chats with directors like Patty Jenkins and Dan Attias.