{"id":2480723,"date":"2026-06-29T16:58:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2480723"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:58:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:58:48","slug":"annette-bening-reelected-chair-of-entertainment-community-fund-kenny-leon-rejoins-board-of-trustees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/annette-bening-reelected-chair-of-entertainment-community-fund-kenny-leon-rejoins-board-of-trustees\/","title":{"rendered":"Annette Bening Reelected Chair of Entertainment Community Fund; Kenny Leon Rejoins Board of Trustees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/annette-bening-vault-0000034762\">Annette Bening<\/a>\u00a0has been\u00a0reelected as Chair of the Board of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/the-entertainment-community-fund-producer\">The Entertainment Community Fund<\/a>. The five-time\u00a0Oscar-nominated actor will be joined by a new vice chair, Chris Keyser,&#13;<br \/>\n a longtime member of the Board.<\/p>\n<p>Stage and screen star\u00a0Bening originally succeeded\u00a0two-time Tony recipient <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/brian-stokes-mitchell-vault-0000111022\">Brian Stokes Mitchell<\/a>, who had held the position since 2004, in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In other Fund news,\u00a0Alex Elmaleh, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/michael-miller-vault-0000015691\">Michael Miller<\/a>, and Michele Mulroney\u00a0have been newly elected to the Board of Trustees of The Fund, while\u00a0Tony-winning director\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/kenny-leon-vault-0000019085\">Kenny Leon<\/a>\u00a0has rejoined\u00a0the Board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to welcome this &#13;<br \/>\nexceptional group of professionals to our Board of Trustees,\u201d said &#13;<br \/>\nBening in a statement. \u201cEach individual brings deep roots in the entertainment industry&#13;<br \/>\n and a genuine understanding of what it means to build a life in the &#13;<br \/>\narts. Their leadership will be invaluable as we continue to grow our &#13;<br \/>\nservices and deepen our commitment to the entertainment community. I am also thrilled to work even more closely alongside Chris, whose years of dedication to the Fund make him a remarkable partner in his role as Vice Chair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Actors Fund&#13;<br \/>\n Home,\u00a0a short-term rehabilitation and long-term care facility for &#13;<br \/>\nentertainment industry workers, has also welcomed\u00a0two new Home Board members: Courtney McCormick, senior vice president of PSEG; and Tahesha Way, former Lt. Governor and Secretary of State of New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Council, which works to increase financial support and develop fundraising efforts in the Western Region, welcomes five new members: Tripper Clancy, WGA Award-winning film and TV screenwriter, producer, and creator; Shean England, founder of EMRLD Media;\u00a0Siedah Garrett, Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and two-time Oscar nominee; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-crosslink=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/person\/dawnn-lewis\">Dawnn Lewis<\/a>, Emmy-winning actor, singer, producer, philanthropist, and voice artist; and Erik Nuri, veteran music industry executive, manager, producer and songwriter.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1882, the Entertainment Community Fund provides support &#13;<br \/>\nand resources tailored to the specific needs of performing arts and &#13;<br \/>\nentertainment professionals.<\/p>\n<p>For a full listing of the Board, councils, and committees, visit<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/entertainmentcommunity.org\/leadership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\" title=\"http:\/\/entertainmentcommunity.org\/leadership\"> <\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/entertainmentcommunity.org\/leadership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\" title=\"http:\/\/entertainmentcommunity.org\/leadership\">EntertainmentCommunity.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n        n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n        if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n        n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n        t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n        'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '925349244281937');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source playbill.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annette Bening\u00a0has been\u00a0reelected as Chair of the Board of The Entertainment Community Fund. The five-time\u00a0Oscar-nominated actor will be joined by a new vice chair, Chris Keyser,&#13; a longtime member of the Board. Stage and screen star\u00a0Bening originally succeeded\u00a0two-time Tony recipient Brian Stokes Mitchell, who had held the position since 2004, in 2023. 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