ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES OFFICERS AND NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2016-2017
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES
OFFICERS AND NEW BOARD OF
DIRECTORS FOR 2016-2017
ENCINO, CA (November 9, 2016) –
ACM Lifting Lives® is announcing its board of directors for the 2016 - 2017
term, including newly elected Chairman Ed
Warm, President Debbie
Carroll, Vice-President Tree
Paine, and Secretary Tommy
Moore. Dwight
Wiles continues his role as Treasurer.
The ACM Lifting Lives Board of
Directors is made up of an equal number of ACM Board Members, referred to as
representative directors, as well as leaders in non-profit and corporate
affairs that aren’t ACM Board Members, referred to as public directors.
This year, there were ten
representative director positions and nine public director positions,
elected/appointed by the ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors:
New REPRESENTATIVE directors
include:
- Paul
Barnabee, Sony Music Nashville
- Rod
Essig, CAA
- Chris
Farren, Combustion Music
- Gayle
Holcomb, WME
- Ebie
McFarland, Essential Broadcast Media
- Daniel
Miller, Red Light Management / Fusion
Music
- Kimberly
Schlapman
- Ken
Tucker, Apple
- Troy
Vollhoffer, PGP/Country Thunder Music
Festivals
- Butch
Waugh, Studio2bee
New PUBLIC directors
include:
- Mark
Bloom, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
- Ross
Copperman
- Ann
Edelblute, The HQ
- Fletcher
Foster, Iconic Entertainment Group
- Michael
McAnally Baum, SMACKSongs/SMACKProductions
- Beth
Moore, Vanderbilt University Medical
Center
- Tree
Paine, Premium PR
- Lisa
Paulsen, Entertainment Industry
Foundation
- Meredith
Seacrest, Seacrest Foundation
- Dwight
Wiles, Wiles + Taylor & Co., PC
*complete board is listed
below
"ACM Lifting Lives is
extremely thankful for the passion our artists have to enhance the lives of our
beneficiaries through music. We look forward to continuing as the champions of
country music. Music is a product of the heart and soul, just as is the
generosity and commitment of our entire community," said Ed Warm, Chairman
of ACM Lifting Lives.
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2016-2017 ACM LIFTING LIVES BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
Chairman
Ed Warm, Joe’s
Live
President
Debbie Carroll, MusiCares
Vice-President
Tree Paine, Premium PR
Treasurer
Dwight Wiles, Wiles + Taylor & Co., PC
Secretary
Tommy Moore, Academy
of Country Music
REPRESENTATIVE
DIRECTORS
- Paul
Barnabee, Sony Music Nashville
- Rod
Essig, CAA
- Chris
Farren, Combustion Music
- Pete
Fisher, Grand Ole Opry
- Gayle
Holcomb, WME
- Ebie
McFarland, Essential Broadcast Media
- Daniel
Miller, Red Light Management / Fusion
Music
- Darin
Murphy, CAA
- Kimberly
Schlapman
- Ken
Tucker, Apple
- Troy
Vollhoffer, PGP/Country Thunder Music
Festivals
- Butch
Waugh, Studio2bee
- Ed
Warm, Joe’s Live
PUBLIC DIRECTORS
- Mark
Bloom, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
- Debbie
Carroll, MusiCares
- Ross
Copperman
- Ann
Edelblute, The HQ
- Fletcher
Foster, Iconic Entertainment Group
- Rickey
Kelley, Harley-Davidson of Columbia
- Lorie
Lytle
- Michael
McAnally Baum, SMACKSongs/SMACKProductions
- Beth
Moore, Vanderbilt University Medical
Center
- Tree
Paine, Premium PR
- Lisa
Paulsen, Entertainment Industry
Foundation
- Meredith
Seacrest, Seacrest Foundation
- Dwight
Wiles, Wiles + Taylor & Co., PC
PAST CHAIRS
- Lori
Badgett, City National Bank
- Bill
Mayne, CRB
- Bruce
Bowman, Kaboom!
- Mark
Hartley, Fitzgerald Hartley
About ACM Lifting
Lives®
ACM Lifting Lives® is
the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music dedicated to improving
lives through the power of music. Through partnerships with artists and strong
ties in the music industry, ACM Lifting Lives develops and funds music-related
therapy and education programs, and serves members of the community who face
unexpected hardships through its Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund. Through
generous donations and the support of artists and fans, ACM Lifting Lives is
able to fund everything from disaster relief and helping communities in need,
to music education in schools and music camps for those with disabilities, to
supporting programs that use music therapy as a means to help our veterans and
wounded warriors, while providing grants to help them ease back into life. For
more information, please visit www.ACMLiftingLives.org.
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Media Contact:
Brooke Primero
Academy of Country Music
(818) 815-4219
[email protected]