MASSCreative’s Artivist Town Hall is a monthly webinar that connects artists and creatives with resources, training, and expert insights to support them in their creative practices and activism.
Each month, we will welcome different guests to share their subject matter expertise, provide updates on advocacy opportunities, and engage in an open town hall-style conversation where participants can ask questions, share their organizing challenges, and receive support from the community.
This month, we are welcoming Colleen A. Glynn, Executive Vice President of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and Business Manager of IATSE Local 11, to share about IATSE’s role in successfully passing the Live Theater Tax Credit.
Please register in advance if you plan to attend.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
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Colleen A. Glynn was unanimously elected to the IATSE General Executive Board on January 14, 2016, at the IATSE General Executive Board meeting in Hollywood, Florida.
Glynn is the Business Manager of Local 11 representing live entertainment and stagecraft workers in the Boston, Massachusetts, area. She served as Local 11’s Recording Secretary-Treasurer from 2006-2012, and in 2012 she became the first woman in Local 11’s history to be elected Business Manager. In 2024, she was re-elected Business Manager for her fifth term.
A graduate of the University of Massachusetts with a bachelor’s degree in Art, Glynn began working backstage as a dresser in 1993 and became a member of Theatrical Wardrobe Union Local 775 in 1997. Shortly after she began working as a Local 11 stagehand in all departments. From 2007-2012, Glynn worked as the Production Property Master for the Boston Lyric Opera.
Glynn serves on the Greater Boston Labor Council’s Executive Board. In 2016, Glynn was selected to attend and graduated from Harvard University Trade Union Program. In 2017, she was elected Executive Vice President of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO. She serves as a labor trustee to Local 11’s Pension and Annuity Funds. In 2024 Glynn was sworn in as a member of Massachusetts Governor Healey’s Labor Advisory Council.
Glynn is the proud mother of two sons, Bryan & Brendan Ritchie, who are third-generation stagehands.