The Los Angeles Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) in recognition of excellence in the local programming of the Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is a term used for the Combined Statistical Area sprawled over five counties in the southern part of California, namely Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County and Ventura County...

. They are the only regional Emmys presented directly by the ATAS; all the other regional Emmys across the country are given out by each regional chapter of the ATAS' sister organization, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).

The ATAS also gives out the Los Angeles Area Governors Award, which is presented for outstanding consistent achievement over a period of years, or in recognition of an outstanding, single notable contribution.

Board of governors

The Los Angeles academy is composed of individuals who hold prominent positions in and about the entertainment field. Their job is to help oversee the business and artistic affairs of the academy as well as the awards broadcast. They serve as an active board within the academy.

Member	Community Involvement
Mark Adler	Music
Lynda Kahn	Title Design
Lowell Peterson, A.S.C.	Cinematographer
Conrad Bachmann	Performer
Geoff Katz	Interactive Media
Michael R. Polis	Children's Programming
Stuart Bass, A.C.E.	Picture Editor
Steve Kent	Producer
Eric Poticha	Television Executive
Daniel H. Birman	Nonfiction Programming
Peter Kwong	Performer
Betsey Potter	Costume Design & Supervision
Jonathon Braun, A.C.E.	Picture Editor
Sharon Lieblein, CSA	Casting Director
Van Broughton Ramsey	Costume Design & Supervision
Nancy Carr	Public Relations
Sharon Liggins	Public Relations
Frank Scherma	Commercials
Shaun Cashman	Animation
Sheila Manning	Commercials
Lori Schwartz	Interactive Media
Tommy Cole	Makeup/Hairstylists
David Michaels	Daytime Programming
Brian Sheesley	Animation
Shari Cookson	Nonfiction Programming
Lee Miller	Director
Mark Scott Spatny	Special Visual Effects
Judy Crown	Makeup/Hairstylists
John Moffitt	Director
Robert Swartz	Television Executive
Marlin Davis	Production Executive
Anthony Molinari	Stunts
Greg Taylor	Los Angeles Director
Kelly DeLap-Evans	Children's Programming
Dorenda Moore	Stunts
Jon Teschner	Title Design
Kirk Ellis	Writer
Frank Morrone, C.A.S.	Sound
Mark Teschner, CSA	Casting Director
Edward Fassl	Sound Editor
Peter W. Moyer	Special Visual Effects
Steve Venezia, C.A.S.	Sound
Lucia Gervino	Production Executive
Margaret Nagle	Writer
Mitch Waldow	Los Angeles Director
Tim Gibbons	Producer
Chris Newman	Professional Representative
Mark Watters	Music
Eileen Horta	Sound Editor
John D. O’Brien	Electronic Production
James Robert Yarnell	Art Director/Set Decorator
Dwight C. Jackson	Art Director/Set Decorator
Matthew J. Olsen	Daytime Programming
Kenneth D. Zunder, A.S.C.	Cinematographer
Stephen A. Jones	Electronic Production
Anne Damborg Pedersen	Professional Representative

Board members

Board members are elected and unlike the Board of Governors, their function is to attend business meetings and handle the everyday administration of the academy.

Member	Office
John Shaffner	Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Nancy Bradley Wiard	Vice Chair
Stacey Luchs Struber	Second Vice Chair
Marcelino Ford-Livene	Secretary
Kevin Hamburger	Treasurer
Joetta Di Bella	Los Angeles Area Vice Chair
Jerry Petry	Academy Foundation Chairman
Tim Gibbons	Governors' Appointee
Sharon Chazin Lieblein	Governors' Appointee
John Moffitt	Governors' Appointee
Eric Poticha	Governors' Appointee
Thomas W. Sarnoff	Ex-Officio Member
Leo Chaloukian, C.A.S.	Ex-Officio Member
Dick Askin	Chair’s Appointee
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	Chair’s Appointee
Albert Cheng	Chair’s Appointee
John Landgraf	Chair’s Appointee
Benito Martinez	Chair’s Appointee
Millicent Shelton	Chair’s Appointee