Vincent Misiano (Moderator)
Misiano began his film career as a grip and prop master before segueing into directing commercials. With the help of director/producer Ed Sherin, Misiano shadowed on Law & Order and directed an episode of the show, leading to a long career as an episodic television director. His other directing credits include episodes of The West Wing, Ally McBeal, Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, Chicago Med and Bull. An active member of the DGA since 1989, Misiano has served nearly two decades on the National Board and Eastern Directors Council and currently serves as the National Vice President of the Guild. He has also been a member of the Television Creative Rights Committee and has served on numerous Negotiating Committees.

David McCoy Barrett
Barrett is a television/film director and producer who has directed over 100 episodes for more than 43 different television series including: Star Trek: Discovery, Zoo, Under the Dome, Arrow, The Mentalist, Once Upon a Time, Castle, NCIS: Los Angeles, Cold Case, Smallville, Fastlane, FreakyLinks and Pacific Blue. He is currently a Director/Producer on the CBS crime drama: Blue Bloods. Barrett has been a DGA member since 1998.

Laura Belsey
Belsey directed the documentary Katrina's Children; and has directed episodes of Arrow, Blindspot, Bull, Chicago Med, Criminal Minds, NCIS New Orleans, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Stitchers, Unforgettable and Law & Order SVU; and hundreds of commercials. A DGA member since 1993, Belsey was recently elected the Sixth Vice President of the Guild and she also serves as a member of the Eastern Directors Council.

Erin Feeley
Feeley has directed multiple episodes of Orange Is the New Black and recently served as creative on-set producer for the show. A DGA member since 2015, her other directing credit is an episode of the Lifetime series, YOU. Feeley began her career working in various roles including script supervisor on notable projects such as The Good Wife, Rescue Me, The Americans and J.C. Chandor’s feature, Margin Call. She also served as a producer on Chandor’s feature, All Is Lost.

John Mabry
Mabry is a television producer known for his work on Blue Bloods, for which he was also second unit director on multiple episodes. His other credits include How I Met Your Mother, Hap and Leonard, Murder in the First, Gossip Girl and Supernatural. Mabry has been a DGA member since 2017.

Joe Morton
Morton is a director and veteran actor whose directing credits include episodes of Scandal, Tribeca and the independent feature, Sunday on the Rocks. He earned an NAACP nomination for directing the episode "Stoned" of the Emmy-nominated series, Eureka. Best known for his acting roles in the series Eureka and Scandal and the features, The Brother from Another Planet, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Justice League, Morton has been a DGA member since 1992.

Bryan Spicer
Spicer is a is a television/film director and producer who has directed over nearly 70 projects including the feature films For Richer or Poorer, McHale's Navy and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie; the movies for television Strange Frequency and The First Gentleman; the pilot for the series The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.; and episodes of Hawaii Five-0, Castle, In Plain Sight, Fringe, Burn Notice, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, American Dreams, The Lone Gunmen, Third Watch, SeaQuest, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Superboy, Hull High and Booker. A DGA member since 1986, Spicer has been a Director/Producer on the series Hawaii Five-0 for the last six seasons.