She has also directed The Hogan Family, Newhart, Murphy Brown, The Nanny, NewsRadio, Spin City, Just Shoot Me!, Mad About You, Suddenly Susan, Becker, Greg the Bunny, Arrested Development, The Bernie Mac Show, Gilmore Girls, Ugly Betty, Gossip Girl, Hannah Montana, Happily Divorced, The Gilmore Girls and The Middle; among many others. For her directorial efforts, Chemel has been nominated for four Emmys; Murphy Brown (1992), Mad About You (1994), a CBS Schoolbreak Special: Other Mothers (1994), and The Nanny (1995).
Chemel has a long history of Guild service including, beginning as a strike captain in 1987 during the famed “five-minute strike,” the only strike in the history of the Directors Guild. Chemel served on the Guild’s National Board from 2001-2009, the Western Director’s Council from 1999-2007 and on the 2002, 2008 and 2011 Negotiating Committees.