Berger has a long history of service to the Guild, being elected to the National Board in 1993 and serving as the Assistant Secretary-Treasurer since 1999. Berger has also been a member of the Eastern AD/SM/PA Council since 1989 and has been on the board of the Directors Guild Foundation since 2000. In 2009 Berger received the DGA’s Franklin J. Schaffner Award, given to an Associate Director or Stage Manager in recognition of their service to the industry and DGA.