on june 1, 2014, department for professional employees, afl–cio (dpe) took over administrative functions of the 4as, as per an april 15, 2014, agreement between the dpe and the 4as. as part of the agreement, agva and giaa affiliated with the dpe. agma, already a dpe affiliate, agva, and giaa remain afl-cio affiliates through the 4as. the other two 4as members, aea and sag-aftra, previously received direct charters from the afl-cio. dpe president paul almeida became the executive secretary of the 4as .