Leadership Music Announces Staff Changes
Leadership Music has announced a handful of staff changes for the upcoming program year.
Following the retirement of longtime Communications and Events Manager Judi Turner on Jan. 1, 2022, Program Facilitator Liz Allen Fey will be stepping down with the graduation of the Class of 2022 in May. Dr. Sarita Stewart, Belmont University professor, will assume the role of Facilitator for the Class of 2023 in October.
Stewart, Associate Professor of Creative and Entertainment Industries in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at Belmont University, began her career as a receptionist at Curb Records in LA. She transferred to Curb’s Nashville headquarters in 1994 as Director of Marketing. Stewart began teaching at Belmont as an adjunct professor in 2005, and in 2009 went on sabbatical to get her Ph.D. in Communication at the University of Alabama.
“Judi has been the backbone of the Leadership Music program for many years, and she will be greatly missed, but we wish her much happiness and relaxation in her well-deserved retirement,” says Leadership Music Executive Director Deb Linn. “Similarly, since 2014, L.A. Fey has been an integral part of each program day, and class members have learned to look to her to provide focus and challenge them to consider the issues from every angle. Hers are big shoes to fill, but we know Sarita is up to the challenge. We look forward to working with her when we welcome the Class of 2023.”
Turner graduated from Leadership Music in 1996 and was involved with the organization as a volunteer before joining the staff in 2012. She worked at the Country Music Association and Network Ink Public Relations before starting her own PR firm, Turnerand Company, in 1992.
As CEO of Strategy and Leadership, LLC, Fey works with corporations, organizations and communities to develop leadership skills and create and implement strategic plans. She graduated from the program in 2014, and was the first female in the organization’s history to serve in that role.
