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As president of Sheila Manning Casting, Inc., Sheila Manning casts, directs, handles union matters and negotiates contracts for thousands of actors each year. She co-founded and was president of the first Association of Independent Commercial Casting Directors, and was honored with the Max Award, as well as the Media Access Award and the Seymour Heller Award. An active public speaker, Manning was invited by UCLA to be an adjunct lecturer on acting in commercials. She has served as governor of the Commercials Peer Group for four terms, and is especially proud of spearheading the successful campaign to create an Emmy for commercials. She is currently serving as Television Academy secretary for the fourth time. She has chaired the By-laws Committee six times, and currently chairs the Membership Committee. In addition to the Television Academy, she serves on the board of New Leash on Life and the Synagogue for the Performing Arts.
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