Richard Hicks

President

Casting Director for Film, Television and Theatre, Richard is a former CSA president. He’s also a member of BAFTA, ATAS and on the Teamster Local 399 Union Steering Committee.

Committees: Finance, Website (Technical), Union Liaison

Carrie Audino

Vice President

An Emmy-Award winning Casting Director (for 'Mad Men') and five-time Emmy nominee, Carrie has cast for TV, film, theatre and commercials on both coasts.

Committees: Artios

Sharon Bialy

Secretary

Casting Director for Television, Film and Theatre, Sharon was 2011 recipient of Media Access Award. A member of the ATAS, the CSA 2012 Board, Sharon has twelve Artios nominations, and is an Ovation voter for  LA theatre.

Committees: Public Relations & PR

Mark Simon

Treasurer

Casting director for theatre projects on Broadway, in London, national tours, regional theatres and currently in Los Angeles at the Center Theatre Group.

Committees: By-Laws & Artios Criteria, Finance, Theatre Peer Group

Bernard Telsey

Vice-President (New York)

Bernard Telsey is the New York Vice President of CSA. He is the owner of Telsey + Company in NYC. Telsey + Company casts films, television, commercials and theatre.

Committees: Tony, Union, Artios

James Calleri

Treasurer (New York)

Owner of Calleri Casting, Cast for Theater, Film, and Television.

Committees: Standards & Practices, Budget

Kerry Barden

Committees: Casting Society Cares, New York Liaison

Russell Boast

Nominated for two NAACP Theatre Awards and winner of Best Producer from The World Academy of Arts, LIterature and Media (London) in 2012, Russell's casting credits include a range of TV shows and feature films. He is affectionately known as an "Ally to Artists and Entertainers."

Committees: Activities, Theatre Peer Group

Nancy Foy

A casting director for film and television, and VP of Feature Casting at 20^th Century Fox.She’s also a member of AMPAS (where she serves on the Casting Director Peer Group committee) and ATAS.

Committees: AMPAS, Website (Creative), Artios, Casting Society Cares

Matthew Lessall

A Casting Director for Film & Television, he's also a member of BAFTA, ATAS and local 399.

Committees: Membership, Artios

Tracy Lilienfield

A Casting Director for film, television and theatre for over 30 years, Tracy is a proud Board Member of the CSA.

Committees: Casting Society Cares, Artios

Rich Mento

Rich counts himself very fortunate to have successfully worked in casting, over the past 15 years, on theatre, TV, and film, in both NYC and Los Angeles.

Committees: Membership, New Media, New York Liaison

Michael Sanford

Casting Director for Film, Television and Commercials, Michael is proud to be serving his first year on the board. He's also a member of the Teamsters Local 399.

Committees: Artios, Diversity

Kim Marie Swanson

Member of CSA since 2002, casting Film, Television, Theatre and National Commercial work in Missouri, Illinois and Los Angeles. Member of ATAS and Teamsters.

Committees: Regional CD's, Artios, Membership

Seth Yanklewitz

A Casting Director for film and television, Seth is the current Vice President of Casting for Fox Broadcasting Company and oversees New Girl, Raising Hope, Ben & Kate, The Mob Doctor, and The Following.

Committees: ATAS, Artios

Josh Einsohn

Associate

Newly-promoted Casting Director for TV and Film with experience in comedy  ("Community", "That's My Dad", "Mr. Sunshine"), drama ("Mad Men", "The West Wing", "Life"), and even a musical ("Smash"); member of the Teamsters Local 399.

Committees: Associates, Membership, Publicity & PR

Gohar Gazazyan

Associate

An Associate Casting Director for Film and Television, Gohar is currently part of the incredible team at Bialy / Thomas Casting.

Committees: Associates

David Caparelliotis

Committees: Diversity

Jessica Daniels

Native New Yorker and Casting Director for Film and TV. Holds an MFA in Film from Columbia and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and son. 

Committees: Independent & Short Films

Rachel Hoffman

Rachel is currently a Casting Director at Telsey + Company, primarily working on Theatre but also involved in Television, Film, and Commercial casting. Outside of work she enjoys running, traveling, wine, and college football.

Committees: Membership

Rosalie Joseph

Formerly VP of Casting for ABC, Independent Casting Director since 2009. Member of Teamsters Local 817, ATAS. With the NY Community and Outreach Committee, created the first ever Casting Cirriculum for the Tepper Semester, NY CSA Diversity chair, NY CSA Cares.  

Committees: Community Outreach, Charity, Diversity

Tara Rubin

Tara Rubin Casting specializes in theater casting for Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theaters.  Staff members include Eric Woodall, CSA, Merri Sugarman, CSA, Dale Brown, CSA, Kaitlin Shaw, Lindsay Levine, and Stephanie Yankwitt.

Committees: Tony, AEA, Website

Matthew Maisto

Associate

Bicoastal independent casting associate for Film, TV, theatre and commercials. Proud member of the Teamsters (Local 817) since 2008. Native New Yorker.

Committees: Associates, Community Outreach

Cesar Rocha

Associate

Cesar is a casting associate at Telsey + Company in NYC working on TV, Film, and Theatre. He is a pround member of CSA.

Committees: Associates, Recreation