Music Health Alliance Announces New Hire & Promotions
Pictured (L-R): Laura Flagler Crowell, Shelia Shipley Biddy, Nikki Black
Music Health Alliance has announced an addition to the staff as well as two promotions.
Laura Flagler Crowell has joined MHA as Executive Administrator to CEO Tatum Allsep, while Certified Senior Advisor Shelia Shipley Biddy has been promoted from COO to CFO, and Nikki Black has been elevated from Sr. Director of Advocacy to Vice President Programs & Policy at the non-profit.
Crowell began her career in the Nashville music industry promoting stars including Tim McGraw, Gary Allan, Lee Ann Womack, Rhett Akins, Wynonna and Mark Chesnutt. She spent seven years in radio promotion at Decca Records and Atlantic Records, as well as serving as an executive assistant at rpm management and an assistant at Pro Tours, Inc./Ken Stilts Management. After a number of years in North Carolina and Texas, Crowell returned to Nashville and reunited with some of her old colleagues at Music Health Alliance. Crowell can be reached at laura@musichealthalliance.com, Biddy at shelia@musichealthalliance.com and Black at nikki@musichealthalliance.com.
The powerhouse all-female MHA team will continue to assist more than 17,000 music industry professionals with the entire spectrum of their healthcare needs, ranging from assistance with medical bills or physical and mental health guidance that includes finding doctors or prescription medicine, finding financial grants while recovering from a serious health issue, affordable health insurance, or answers to Medicare questions.
“The last 9 years at MHA have been paved by a team of fierce and compassionate women, and I am thrilled to announce this exciting time of growth and restructuring,” shares Allsep. “These additions will make certain that MHA has the continued capacity to grow and serve our nation’s music industry professionals and their ever-changing healthcare needs for many years to come.“
The 11-person team of advocates has worked tirelessly over the last two years to support the physical and mental health needs of America’s music community during this critical time in our industry, and was recently honored with the 2021 CMA Foundation Humanitarian Award.
