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CMA Names 2024 Board Of Directors

December 14, 2023/by Liza Anderson

The Country Music Association has named their 2024 Board of Directors.

New board members include John Zarling (615 Leverage + Strategy), Brent Daughrity (Gallagher), Shannan Hatch (SESAC), Rachel Whitney (Spotify), Michelle Tigard Kammerer (Amazon Music), Mike Harris (UMG Nashville), Annie Ortmeier (Triple Tigers Records), Austin Neal (The Neal Agency), Jeffrey Hasson (UTA), Adam Weiser (AEG Presents), Deana Ivey (Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp) and Stephen Parker (National Independent Venue Association).

The 2024 CMA Board Officers are Kella Farris (Farris Self & Moore, LLC), Jay Williams (WME), Jennie Smythe (Girlilla Marketing) and Ben Vaughn (Warner Chappell Music Nashville). Farris will serve as Chairman, Williams will serve as President-Elect, Smythe will serve as President and Vaughn will serve as Secretary/Treasurer.

CMA 2024 Board of Directors
Officers:
Chairman: Kella Farris (Farris Self & Moore, LLC)
President-Elect: Jay Williams (WME)
President: Jennie Smythe (Girlilla Marketing)
Secretary/Treasurer: Ben Vaughn (Warner Chappell Music Nashville)

Elected Directors:
Rhett Akins (Songwriter)
David Crow (Milom Crow Kelly Beckett Shehan PLC)
Karen Fairchild (Little Big Town)
Kella Farris (Farris, Self and Moore LLC)
Jenee Fleenor (Musician)
David Haskell (Gateway Studios and Production Services)
Mary Hilliard Harrington (Red Light Management/Wild Heart)
Kurt Johnson (Townsquare Media)
Curt Jenkins (Pink Dog Productions)
Chris Kappy (Make Wake Artists)
Chris Lisle (CLLD, LLC)
Katie McCartney (Monument Records)
Anna-Sophie Mertens (Live Nation UK)
Austin Neal (The Neal Agency)
TJ Osborne (Brothers Osborne)
Tim Roberts (Audacy)
Ken Robold (Sony Music Nashville)
Dan Rogers (Grand Ole Opry)
Brittany Schaffer (Belmont University)
Josh Van Valkenburg (Sony Music Publishing)
Ben Vaughn (Warner Chappell Music Nashville)
Wes Vause (Press On Publicity)
Stacy Vee (Goldenvoice)
Natalie Waller (ABC Music)
Candice Watkins (Big Loud Records)
Sally Williams (Live Nation Nashville)
Charlie Worsham (Musician)
John Zarling (615 Leverage + Strategy)

Directors At Large:
Jim Beavers (Songwriter)
Lindsay Bertelli (REACH)
Steve Blatter (SiriusXM)
Scott Borchetta (Big Machine Label Group)
Becky Brenner (Albright & O’Malley & Brenner)
Stephen Bryan (YouTube)
Virginia Bunetta (G Major Mgmt)
Terry Calonge (Richards & Southern, Inc.)
Debbie Carroll (Onsite Entertainment)
Jamie Cheek (FBMM)
Warren Copnick (Sony Music Canada)
RJ Curtis (Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc)
Brent Daughrity (Gallagher)
Marc Dennis (CAA)
Kerri Edwards (KP Entertainment)
Lindsay Ell (Artist)
John Esposito (SHW, LLC)
Sina Hall (Semmel Concerts Entertainment)
Mike Harris (UMG Nashville)
Jeffrey Hasson (UTA)
Shannan Hatch (SESAC)
Lon Helton (Country Aircheck)
David Kells (Bridgestone Arena/Nashville Predators)
Ben Kline (Warner Music Nashville)
Jonathan Levine (Wasserman Music)
Jay Liepis (Apple Music)
Jon Loba (BMG Nashville)
Charlie Morgan (Apple Music)
Annie Ortmeier (Triple Tigers Records)
Brian O’Connell (Live Nation Nashville)
Chris Parr (Maverick)
Tyne Parrish (The GreenRoom PR)
Rod Phillips (iHeartCountry)
Danny Rader (Musician)
Liz Rose (Songwriter)
Shannon Sanders (BMI Nashville)
Jennie Smythe (Girlilla Marketing)
Michelle Tigard Kammerer (Amazon Music)
Troy Tomlinson (UMPG Nashville)
Troy Vollhoffer (Premier Global Production)
Ed Warm (Joe’s Concerts)
Derek Wells (Spirit Music Nashville)
Adam Weiser (AEG Presents)
Rachel Whitney (Spotify)
Jay Williams (WME)

Ex-Officio:
Jim Free (The Smith-Free Group, LLC)
Deana Ivey (Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp)
Stephen Parker (National Independent Venue Association)
Kyle Young (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum)

Legal:
R. Horton Frank, III (Watkins & McNeilly)

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As Subscription Manager/Writer, Liza Anderson contributes to many functions of MusicRow. She produces content, carries out general office tasks, assists in the daily news operations, and provides support to all team members. Liza graduated from the University of Alabama in May of 2021 with a B.A. in English and a minor in communication studies. Prior to MusicRow, she worked as an administrative assistant at Anderson Benson where she assisted the firm’s departments, such as the Entertainment Specialty Practice, with various tasks.
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