Vera Anderson and Miriam Spritzer have been elected to the Board of Directors of the Golden Globe Foundation, replacing Silvia Bizio and Helen Hoehne, who completed one-year terms. The election results were announced at the annual membership meeting on Monday, July 8, 2024, following a vote by the foundation’s membership.
Vera Anderson
Journalist and photographer Vera Anderson was born in California and has been a member of the HFPA, representing Mexico, since 1996. After starting out as an ad agency copywriter, she traveled to Baja, California in the late 80s to work with legendary director Sam Peckinpah, doing research and story development. Back in Los Angeles, Anderson began writing for the Los Angeles Reader and the Advocate, and building her photographic resume with exclusive editorial assignments including Jack Nicholson, Joan Baez and the Lakers. In 1994, at the recommendation of Variety chief Peter Bart, she was hired to launch the new monthly magazine Cine Premiere in Mexico, under the umbrella of the original U.S. edition of Premiere. In 1997, Anderson’s award-winning photo-documentary book “A Woman Like You – The Face of Domestic Violence” (Seal Press) was published, and in 1999 she produced the indie film, The Dogwalker, written and directed by Paul Duran. 2024 marks her 30th year with Cine Premiere as Hollywood correspondent, and her 28th year with the Golden Globes.
Miriam Spritzer
Miriam Spritzer is an international correspondent for a number of Brazilian outlets. Based in New York, she started her career in 2011 as an on-air reporter for TVCOM, a local news channel for Grupo RBS and one of the largest media companies in Brazil. Additionally, she often contributed to Grupo RBS radio shows and newspapers. She has been published in renowned magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, L’Officiel and Marie Claire and has contributed to major broadcast and radio outlets including Rede Globo, Band and Jovem Pan. Throughout her life, Miriam has studied dance, music, vocal technique, acting and filmmaking. Due to her background in the performing arts, she specialized in culture and entertainment reporting and often covers stories on Broadway shows, film and television premieres, film festivals and art. As a reporter, Miriam is very known for her red carpet coverages and her profile interviews with renowned personalities in entertainment and the creative fields. She has served on on the Board of Directors of the Association of Foreign Correspondents in the USA for 4 years.
Miriam has a degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Marketing by ESPM in Brazil where she received one of the highest academic awards for her undergraduate thesis on Branding and Experiential Marketing. Previously to her work in journalism, she has worked in corporate consulting, marketing and training in various market segments as well as non-profit organizations.
