Leadership Music Names New Board

Lori Badgett has been elected President of the Leadership Music Board of Directors.

Lori Badgett, VP Entertainment at City National Bank, has been elected President of the Leadership Music board of directors.

Additional Officers include
President-Elect—Jeff Gregg, Agent, CAA
Secretary—Linda Bloss-Baum, VP Public Policy, Time Warner
Treasurer—Drew Alexander, Dir. of Publishing, Curb Music Group

Joining them on the Executive Committee will be Past President Jamie Cheek, Business Manager/Partner of Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy.

New board members elected to three-year terms include John Allen, VP, Bug Music Publishing; Carey Nelson-Burch, TV/Film Agent, My Own Shingle; and Lynn Morrow, Partner, Adams & Reese LLP.

Continuing board members include Mitch Bainwol, Chairman & CEO, RIAA; John Beiter, Attorney, Shackelford, Zumwalt & Hayes; Fred Buc, General Manager, Tuned In Broadcasting/WRLT-FM; Karen Clark, Sr. VP/Financial Advisor, Pinnacle Financial Partners; Pat Collins, President & COO, SESAC, Inc.; Fletcher Foster, Manager, Red Light Management; Jay Frank, Sr. VP Music Strategy, CMT; Garth Fundis, Record Producer, GMF Music; Bill Lee, Sr. VP Licensing Operations, SESAC; Mark Montgomery, Founder, FLO {thinkery} | EIR :. Claritas Capital; Ken Paulson, President & COO, Newseum, Freedom Forum and First Amendment Center; Larry Stessel, President, Revolver Marketing Group; John Styll, President/COO of Far Further LLC; Bethel “Bo” Thomas, VP University Advancement, Belmont University; Randy Wachtler, EVP, 615 Music Companies; Stacy Widelitz, President, Stacy Widelitz Music, Inc.; and Sally Williams, General Manager, Ryman Auditorium.

Leadership Music’s executive director Karen Oertley continues to serve as an ex-officio member of the board.