ACM Elevates Tommy Moore Among More Promotions & Additions
Pictured (L-R): Tommy Moore, Kris Reyes, Jesse Knutson and Haley Montgomery
The Academy of Country Music has made several promotions and new hires across various departments.
Tommy Moore has been promoted to Chief of Staff & VP, Industry Relations & Awards. Moore, who most recently served as Vice President, Artist & Industry Relations, Board Administration & Governance, will continue leading artist communication and engagement, overseeing DEI initiatives and managing ACM events and membership operations.
Kris Reyes now serves as Senior Director, Finance, Operations, and HR. The El Paso, Texas native will continue to improve processes, lead HR efforts and help further implement and identify opportunities under CEO Damon Whiteside.
Jesse Knutson is now Director, Publicity & Media Relations. In his new role, Knutson will continue to lead publicity and media relations efforts for the Academy of Country Music including promotional campaigns for the ACM Awards, Academy initiatives, programs and events and ACM Lifting Lives philanthropic work. Knutson reports to Rory Levine, Vice President, Marketing and Digital Strategy & Engagement.
Haley Montgomery has been promoted to Director, Industry Relations & Awards. She will work to ensure a strong connection between ACM and the music industry while overseeing various award processes and membership initiatives. Montgomery will report to Moore.
Pictured (L-R): Jennifer Davis, Brittany Uhniat, Katie Casserly, Maggie Feyrer and Delaney Loughran
Jennifer Davis has been elevated to Senior Manager, Events. In her new role, Davis will continue to manage venue logistics and event operations for the ACM Awards and Academy of Country Music Honors events as well as report to Ben Carter, VP of Live Events & Production.
Brittany Uhniat has been promoted to Manager, Content & Creative Production. Reporting to Steve Mekler, Director of Creative & Content Production, Uhniat will assist in scheduling and managing video shoots and other content productions.
New hires include Katie Casserly as Coordinator, Social Media, who will support the Marketing department with media development and community engagement; Maggie Feyrer as Coordinator, Strategic Partnerships, who will manage and activate partnerships for the Academy and Delaney Loughran as Assistant, Industry Relations & Awards, who will assist in industry communications, relations, memberships and more.
The above team members’ emails are below:
– Tommy Moore: tommy@acmcountry.com
– Kris Reyes: kris@acmcountry.com
– Jesse Knutson: jesse@acmcountry.com
– Haley Montgomery: haleym@acmcountry.com
– Jennifer Davis: jennifer.davis@acmcountry.com
– Brittany Uhniat: brittany@acmcountry.com
– Katie Casserly: katie.casserly@acmcountry.com
– Maggie Feyrer: maggie.feyerer@acmcountry.com
– Delaney Loughran: delaney@acmcountry.com
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