ACM Announces Newly-Elected Officers, Board Of Directors

The Academy of Country Music has announced the newly-elected officers and board of directors for the 2019-2020 term.

Previously announced officers include Chairman Ed Warm, President Lori Badgett, Vice-President Chuck Aly, Treasurer Carmen Romano, Sergeant-at-Arms Gayle Holcomb, Parliamentarian Paul Moore and Secretary Tommy Moore.

This year, seven of the 13 qualifying professional categories were elected by the Academy’s membership. In addition to those elected, director-at-large positions have been appointed. Directors are elected from each category based on the number of members in that category. Each director serves staggered two-year terms, with half the board membership changing each year.

“We are excited for the Academy to have such a powerful and talented group of leaders, committed to not only sharing their time and energy with the organization, but to providing their expertise and industry knowledge,” Warm said.

Newly-elected members of the Board of Directors include:

Chuck Ainlay
Jimmie Allen
Enzo DeVincenzo
Crystal Dishmon
Ryan Dokke
Kerri Edwards
Rusty Gaston
Roger Gearhart
Ben Kline
Cris Lacy
Steve Lassiter
Kelly Rich*
Brittany Schaffer
Reid Shippen
Troy Vollhoffer
Derek Wells

Newly appointed director-at-large members of the Board of Directors include:

Randy Bernard
RAC Clark
John Dennis
Seth England
Greg Hill
Will Hitchcock
Mason Hunter
Andrew Kautz
Jeff Krones
Beth Laird
Daniel Miller
Lynn Oliver-Cline
Tree Paine
Chris Parr
Jennie Smythe
Brian Wright

A full list of ACM officers and Board of Directors is below:

OFFICERS
Chairman – Ed Warm, Joe’s Live
President – Lori Badgett, City National Bank
Vice President – Chuck Aly, Country Aircheck
Treasurer – Carmen Romano, FBMM
Sergeant-at-Arms – Gayle Holcomb, WME
Parliamentarian – Paul Moore, PGM Connections, LLC.
Secretary – Tommy Moore, Academy of Country Music

AFFILIATED
Jackie Campbell, 615 Leverage
Beville Dunkerley, Pandora
Kelly Rich, Amazon
Brittany Schaffer, Spotify
Sally Seitz, Apple Music

ARTIST/ENTERTAINER/MBI
Chuck Ainlay
Jimmie Allen
Reid Shippen
Derek Wells
Trisha Yearwood

CLUB/CASINO/CONCERT-VENUE OPERATOR
Roger Gearhart, Graham Brothers Entertainment
Troy Vollhoffer, Premier Global Production

COMPOSER
Lee Thomas Miller

MANAGER
Enzo DeVincenzo, 377 Management
Crystal Dishmon, Shopkeeper Management
Kerri Edwards, kpentertainment

MEDIA/PUBLIC RELATIONS
Ebie McFarland, Essential Broadcast Media

MUSIC PUBLISHER/PRO
Frank Liddell, Carnival Music
Rusty Gaston, Sony ATV Music Publishing

RADIO
Jackie Stevens, EMI Records Nashville

RECORD COMPANY
Ryan Dokke, Curb | Word Entertainment
Ben Kline, Warner Music Nashville
Cris Lacy, Warner Music Nashville
Cindy Mabe, Universal Music Group Nashville

TALENT AGENT
Becky Gardenhire, WME
Steve Lassiter, APA

TALENT BUYER/PROMOTER
Ali Harnell, Live Nation
Stacy Vee, Goldenvoice

TV/MOTION PICTURE
Tom Forrest, taillight

DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Randy Bernard, Bob Doyle & Associates
Bobby Bones, The Bobby Bones Show
RAC Clark, Lion’s Heart Entertainment
Leslie Cohea, Sandbox Entertainment
Charlie Cook, Cumulus
George Couri, Triple 8 Management
Kele Currier, ASCAP
John Dennis, Dennis Entertainment
Seth England, Big Loud
Chris Farren, Combustion Music
Leslie Fram, CMT
Nick Hartley, Fitzgerald Hartley
Greg Hill, Hill Entertainment Group
Will Hitchcock, Morris Higham Management
Mason Hunter, BMI
Andrew Kautz, BMLG
Jeff Krones, CAA
Beth Laird, Creative Nation
Jon Loba, Broken Bow Music Group
Michael McAnally Baum, SMACK
Shawn McSpadden, Red Light Management
Daniel Miller, Fusion Music
Curt Motley, UTA
Brian O’Connell, Live Nation
Lynn Oliver-Cline, River House Artists
Tree Paine, Premium PR
Chris Parr, MAVERICK
Rod Phillips, iHeart Media
Tim Roberts, Entercom
Jennie Smythe, Girlilla Marketing
Clarence Spalding, MAVERICK
Brian Wright, Universal Music Group Nashville

PAST CHAIRS
Paul Barnabee, FBMM
Duane Clark, FBMM
Darin Murphy, CAA
Ken Robold, Sony Music Nashville
Ken Tucker, Wheelhouse Records
Ben Vaughn, Warner Chappell

EX OFFICIO PAST CHAIRS
Rod Essig, CAA
Mark Hartley, Fitzgerald Hartley
Butch Waugh, Studio2bee

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