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Christina Kounelias Elected to Academy Board of Governors

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just finished its elections for its 2017-2018 Board of Governors, and marketing officer Christina Kounelias has been elected to a position as governor of the Academy’s Public Relations Branch.

Kounelias was the Academy’s Chief Marketing Officer, where she oversaw all marketing, communications, and digital media pertaining to the Oscars. She now works at Participant Media, where she has been advanced to executive VP of worldwide marketing and communications.

According to the Academy’s mission statement, the “Board of Governors sets the Academy’s strategic vision, preserves the organization’s financial health, and assures the fulfillment of its mission.”

To see the full list of Governors, check out the list below:

Whoopi Goldberg, Actors Branch
Mandy Walker, Cinematographers Branch
Isis Mussenden, Costume Designers Branch
Wynn P. Thomas, Designers Branch
Kimberly Peirce, Directors Branch
David Linde, Executives Branch
Christina Kounelias, Public Relations Branch
Thomas R. Sito, Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
Teri E. Dorman, Sound Branch
Larry Karaszewski, Writers Branch
Incumbent governors reelected to the Board include:
Lora Kennedy, Casting Directors Branch
Kate Amend, Documentary Branch
Michael Tronick, Film Editors Branch
Kathryn L. Blondell, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch
Charles Bernstein, Music Branch
Albert Berger, Producers Branch
Returning to the Board after a hiatus is:
Richard Edlund, Visual Effects Branch

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