ACM Lifting Lives Reveals 2026-2027 Board Of Directors & Officers

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ACM Lifting Lives has revealed its incoming Board of Directors for the 2026-2027 term. The Board of Directors includes leaders from the non-profit and corporate sectors who serve as public directors, as well as ACM Board members who serve in representative director roles.

Board leadership includes Chair John Hickman, Vice-Chair Chandra LaPlume, Vice-President Greg Hill, Treasurer Paul Barnabee and Secretary Brooke Boyd.

Newly elected Public Directors include Chad Kudelka (Creative Artists Agency) and Diane Pearson (City National Bank). Tom Lord (Red Light Management) and Ebie McFarland (Essential Broadcast Media) have been elected as Representative Directors. Julie Gordon, Matthew Morgan (United Talent Agency) and Casey Thomas (Lost Highway) have been elected as Public Directors-At-Large. Jackie Jones (RIAA) will serve as Representative Directors-At-Large.

2026 -2027 Complete ACM Lifting Lives Board Of Directors:
OFFICERS
Chair: John Hickman, Dallas Cowboys
Vice-Chair: Chandra LaPlume, Blue Highway Records
Vice-President: Greg Hill, Hill Entertainment
Treasurer: Paul Barnabee, FBMM
Secretary: Brooke Boyd, ACM Lifting Lives

PUBLIC DIRECTORS
Sandi Borchetta, Music Has Value
Tiffany Brush, Topgolf
Kathleen Flaherty, Morgan Wallen Foundation
Julie Gordon
Shelley Grayson, FBMM
Greg Hill, Hill Entertainment
Michelle Kammerer, Amazon Music
Chad Kudelka, Creative Artists Agency
Chandra LaPlume, Blue Highway Records
Tracy Lawrence, Artist
Matthew Morgan, United Talent Agency
Diane Pearson, City National Bank
Blain Rhodes, Tape Room Music
Rondal Richardson, Music Community Foundation
Adi Sharma, The Neal Agency
Casey Thomas, Lost Highway
Sally Williams, Live Nation

REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTORS
John Hickman, Dallas Cowboys
Jackie Jones, RIAA
Jeff Krones, Creative Artists Agency
Tom Lord, Red Light Management
Ebie McFarland, Essential Broadcast Media
Darin Murphy, Creative Artists Agency
Storme Warren, TV and Radio Personality

PAST CHAIRS
Lori Badgett, City National Bank
Paul Barnabee, FBMM
Debbie Carroll, Belmont University
Fletcher Foster, F2 Entertainment
Mark Hartley
Lorie Lytle, Fridrich & Clark Realty
Shawn McSpadden, Range Media Partners
Daniel Miller, Fusion Music
Tree Paine, Premium PR
Troy Vollhoffer, Premier Global Production
Ed Warm, Joe’s Live

EMERITUS DIRECTORS
Rod Essig, Creative Artists Agency
Gayle Holcomb, William Morris Endeavor

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