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Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum Adds Key Leadership Team Members

December 3, 2019/by Lorie Hollabaugh

Photographed (from top left) Michael Gray, Ben Hall, Kelly McGlumphy, John Reed, Ashlee Powers, Rachel Shapiro and Abi Tapia

Several new members have joined the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Key Leadership Team. Michael Gray, senior museum editor; Ben Hall, director of major gifts; Kelly McGlumphy, director of public relations; Ashlee Powers, senior human resources manager; John Reed, executive director of exhibition services; Rachel Shapiro, director of development events and operations; and Abi Tapia, director of public programs, all join the leadership team that helps guide museum staff through collaboration while carrying out the museum’s mission.

“Working together across divisional and departmental lines has always been a hallmark of our museum,” said museum CEO Kyle Young. “The addition of these members to our Key Leadership Team will help us maintain our collaborative culture and allow the entire team to continue to focus on speed, efficiency and integration across the organization.”

Gray, Hall, McGlumphy, Powers, Reed, Shapiro and Tapia join the following Key Leadership Team members:

  • Lee Boulie, executive director of digital and library collections
  • Mark DeLelys, senior director of museum sales and retail
  • Kayla Ott, director of marketing
  • Nando Rodriguez, senior director of events and culinary
  • Suzanne Tolbert, director of guest experience and admissions analytics
  • Ali Tonn, senior director of education & public programs
  • Leigh Anne Wise, executive director of operations and sustainability
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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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