Karen Gaviola

Karen won the 2007 [[NAACP Image Award]] for directing the episode "[[The Whole Truth (Lost)|The Whole Truth]]" of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] hit series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''.{{Cite web|url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/PDFs/38th_NAACP_Image_Awards_Winners_Release.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519202201/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/PDFs/38th_NAACP_Image_Awards_Winners_Release.pdf|url-status=dead|title=38th NAACP Image Awards Winners press release|archive-date=19 May 2010}} Gaviola was also nominated for the 2013 WIN (Women's Image Network) Award for best directing of the "Georgia on My Mind" episode of the [[Shonda Rhimes]] series ''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]''.

Karen won the 2007 [[NAACP Image Award]] for directing the episode "[[The Whole Truth (Lost)|The Whole Truth]]" of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] hit series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''.{{Cite web|url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/PDFs/38th_NAACP_Image_Awards_Winners_Release.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519202201/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/PDFs/38th_NAACP_Image_Awards_Winners_Release.pdf|url-status=dead|title=38th NAACP Image Awards Winners press release|archive-date=19 May 2010}} Gaviola was also nominated for the 2013 WIN (Women's Image Network) Award for best directing of the "Georgia on My Mind" episode of the [[Shonda Rhimes]] series ''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]''.

Gaviola was elected in June 2013 to the National Board of the ''[[Directors Guild of America]]''. She served four terms as a Board Member and three terms as a Board Alternate.{{Cite web |last=Robb |first=David |date=2019-06-23 |title=Thomas Schlamme Re-Elected DGA President |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/thomas-schlamme-re-elected-dga-president-1202636659/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}} She chaired the DGA Safety Committee, which produced the template for set safety standards in California, New York and Georgia. She is also active with the DGA TV Creative Rights Committee, the Women's Steering Committee, the Asian American Committee, and the Diversity Task Force.{{Cite web |title=The DGA and Other Arts, Entertainment and Media Unions Announce Legislative Push to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - |url=https://www.dga.org/News/PressReleases/2021/200320_DGA_and_OtherUnionsAnnounceLegislativePushToAdvanceDiversityEquityInclusion.aspx |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.dga.org |language=en}} In 2022, Gaviola was named as co-chair of the 2023 DGA/AMPTP Negotiations Committee.{{Cite web |last=Barker |first=Andrew |date=2022-03-11 |title=DGA Awards Ceremony to Cement New President Lesli Linka Glatter |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/directors-guild-america-awards-president-lesli-linka-glatter-1235201181/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Karen is also a member of the [[Producers Guild of America]], the [[Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]], and [[Film Independent]]. She will be serving in that role again for the 2026 DGA/AMPTP negotiations.

Gaviola was elected in June 2013 to the National Board of the ''[[Directors Guild of America]]''. She served four terms as a Board Member and three terms as a Board Alternate.{{Cite web |last=Robb |first=David |date=2019-06-23 |title=Thomas Schlamme Re-Elected DGA President |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/thomas-schlamme-re-elected-dga-president-1202636659/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}} She chaired the DGA Safety Committee, which produced the template for set safety standards in California, New York and Georgia. She is also active with the DGA TV Creative Rights Committee, the Women's Steering Committee, the Asian American Committee, and the Diversity Task Force.{{Cite web |title=The DGA and Other Arts, Entertainment and Media Unions Announce Legislative Push to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - |url=https://www.dga.org/News/PressReleases/2021/200320_DGA_and_OtherUnionsAnnounceLegislativePushToAdvanceDiversityEquityInclusion.aspx |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.dga.org |language=en}} In 2022, Gaviola was named as co-chair of the 2023 DGA/AMPTP Negotiations Committee. She will be serving in that role again for the 2026 DGA/AMPTP negotiations.{{Cite web |last=Barker |first=Andrew |date=2022-03-11 |title=DGA Awards Ceremony to Cement New President Lesli Linka Glatter |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/directors-guild-america-awards-president-lesli-linka-glatter-1235201181/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Karen is also a member of the [[Producers Guild of America]], the [[Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]], and [[Film Independent]].

Karen is also a member of the Producers Guild of America, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and Film Independent.

Karen is also a member of the Producers Guild of America, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and Film Independent.

==Filmography==

==Filmography==