New ACM Lifting Lives Board Members Elected

The ACM’s charitable arm, Lifting Lives, has elected a new Board of Directors for the 2013-2014 term. The Board is comprised of an equal number of ACM Board Members, leaders in business and the non-profit sector who are not ACM Board Members.
This year, one newly-elected representative director position was named, as well as five newly-elected public director positions elected by voting members of the ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors. In addition to those elected, director at large positions have been appointed by Chairman Bruce Bowman, President Bill Mayne, and Vice President Lori Badgett. The newly-elected representative director is Kimberly Schlapman. Current ACM Chairman Ken Robold serves as a voting director per the bylaws of ACM Lifting Lives.  Representative Directors at Large include Ebie McFarland, Doc McGhee and Butch Waugh. The five public directors elected include Mark Bloom, Debbie Carroll, Ann Edelblute, Ellen Lehman and Beth Moore. Public Directors at Large include Lorie Lytle, Jake Owen and Tree Paine.
The New ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors for 2013-2014:

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Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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