Terry Gordon
2022 – Present

A Carnegie Mellon alumna, current President Terry Ann Gordon started her career in 705 as a costumer, working up to costume supervisor, then costume designer, and joining the Costume Designers Guild. For over two decades, Gordon has collaborated with singer Reba McEntire in a close collaboration that spans designing tours, music videos, commercials, pilots, and guest spots, including her television shows Reba and Malibu Country. She completed 65 episodes of The Nanny with Fran Drescher among many other shows. Fighting inequity has always fueled Gordon’s passions. During her two terms as the Television Academy Costume Design Governor, she successfully fought to rectify the imbalance of Emmy Awards for the costume category. After nine years of service on the CDG board, including three years as Board Secretary, she has been deeply involved in Guild programs and growth, from Pay Equity to the Costume Designers Guild Awards.

Salvador Perez:
2013 – 2022

Perez is an Emmy and Costume Designers Guild Awards nominated costume designer, working throughout his three-term presidency which resulted in greater visibility for the art of costume design. He is recognized as a champion of the successful CDG campaign for Pay Equity and the purchase of the CDG office building as well as guiding the membership through the pandemic. Perez has served on the Awards Committee since its inception and been an advocate of members utilizing technology and social media to establish their brands and connect directly with audiences. In 2025 he was honored with the 27th CDGA’s Distinguished Service Award.

Mary Rose
2007–2013

Mary Rose moved to California from Japan to attend college and began begun making clothing for her children. Parents noticed and she began taking orders. She moved on to women’s fashion next, selling pieces in Century City where her work caught the attention of actors and costume designers from nearby 20th Century Fox Studios. She started as a costumer then made her way to supervisor and finally costume designer for several television series. Additionally, Rose designed costumes for Ann-Margret’s Las Vegas show and ran her own fashion atelier in the San Fernando Valley. Rose began to serve the Guild as treasurer then president. Among her many accolades, Rose was the first recipient of the Guild’s Distinguished Service Award. Rose also has mounted and curated costume exhibits in Los Angeles and overseas. Rose served two terms and broadened the CDG’s visibility within the Television Academy where she served multiple terms as Governor of the Costume Design & Supervision Peer Group.

Dr. Deborah Nadoolman Landis
2002 – 2007

Landis served two terms as president and was instrumental in the founding of The Costume Designer magazine and the Costume Designers Guild Awards [CDGA]. Following her doctorate, Landis authored six books and is editor-in-chief of the three-volume Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Film and Television Costume Design. In 2012 she curated the blockbuster “Hollywood Costume” exhibit for the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, which traveled to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art [LACMA]. Landis has continued to fight against wage gender bias in Hollywood. In 2009, Landis was appointed as the David C. Copley Chair and the director of the David C. Copley Center of Costume Design at UCLA, School of Theater, Film & Television.

Cliff Chally
1999 – 2001

After his service in the Navy, Cliff Chally attended college through the GI Bill. Chally began his career working in Downtown Los Angeles for various fashion companies. He also was brought in to assist with fittings for a musical at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Following graduation, he took a staff position at CBS Studios. There he worked his way up to a costume supervisor role on Hart to Hart, when the actor Robert Wagner asked him to design the show, which garnered a screen credit and enabled him to join the CDG. Next, Chally worked on Designing Women for a remarkable 142 episodes.

Chally had a long career of service at the CDG, volunteering on committees before being elected to the Executive Board as a member-at-large. He served two terms as vice -president before becoming president. Notably, while in office, Chally and a delegation from the CDG attended a summit in China. They toured Beijing Studios as well as television studios in Shanghai. Chally gave a speech at the opening ceremonies. Most recently, Chally has served as a trustee on the Executive Board.

Jacqueline SaintAnne
1997-1998

Jacqueline SaintAnne was born in Panama and earned her Master’s degree from the University of Miami. She is an Emmy Award-winning costume designer, past President of the Costume Designers Guild, and has also served as a trustee on the CDG Executive Board. In addition to films, long- and short-form television, and videos, SaintAnne has also designed ballets, plays, and over 60 operas.

Recently, SaintAnne acted as Creative Director for Film and Television Costume Design at FIDM, where her program was twice recognized by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the “Top Ten Schools to study Costume Design” in the United States. Upon the closure of FIDM, SaintAnne continued teaching “Costumes as Storyteller for Camera” at USC Lucas Film School and Chapman University Dodge School of Film.

• Is a spokesperson for the guild, with the Executive Director, and the host of all guild events.
• Acts as a member liaison, being accessible to and connecting with members through gatherings, panels, or personal outreach
• As liaison to members brings transparency with Guild business and assists in connection to appropriate leadership to answer questions
• With the approval of the Executive Board, the president establishes and may dissolve all committees with reason
• Serves as a non-voting member of all committees, except the Election Committee
• Stays aware of ongoing Guild issues and programs, guiding and assisting as needed
• Serve as a delegate to the District and International Conventions by virtue of the office

A strong President is a respected industry professional who leads with integrity, fairness, and clear communication. They listen to members, handle challenges with diplomacy and resilience, make thoughtful decisions under pressure, and remain focused on protecting members’ interests while guiding the guild toward a strong future.