ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES OFFICERS AND NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2014-201
ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES
OFFICERS AND NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2014-2015
ENCINO, CA (November 12, 2014) – ACM Lifting Lives is announcing its board of directors for the 2014 - 2015 term, including newly elected Vice-President Ed Warm.
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 two representative director positions and one public director position, elected by the ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors. In addition to those elected, director at large positions have been appointed by Chairman Bill Mayne, President Lori Badgett and Vice-President Ed Warm.
Newly elected directors include:
- Ricky Kelley
- Ebie McFarland, Essential Broadcast Media
- Doc McGhee, McGhee Entertainment
Newly appointed directors at large include:
- Paul Barnabee, Sony Music Nashville
- Lorie Lytle
- Jerrod Niemann
- Tree Paine, Premium PR
- Kimberly Schlapman
- Butch Waugh
*complete board is listed below
“We’ve got a great team of individuals passionate about the work of ACM Lifting Lives and we’re looking forward to celebrating the Academy’s 50th anniversary by continuing to better lives through the power of music,” said ACM Lifting Lives Chairman Bill Mayne.
The newly elected representative directors are Ebie McFarland and Doc McGhee, and ACM Chairman, Darin Murphy serves as voting director per the bylaws of ACM Lifting Lives. Representative directors at large include Paul Barnabee,Kimberly Schlapman and Butch Waugh. The elected public director is Ricky Kelley. Public directors at large include Lorie Lytle, Jerrod Niemann and Tree Paine.
2014-2015 ACM LIFTING LIVES BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
Chairman Bill Mayne, CRB
President Lori Badgett, City National Bank
Vice-President Ed Warm, Joe’s Bar
Treasurer Dwight Wiles, Smith, Wiles & Co.
Secretary Hannah Martin, ACM Lifting Lives
REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTORS
Rod Essig, CAA
Pete Fisher, Grand Ole Opry
Ebie McFarland, Essential Broadcast Media
Doc McGhee, McGhee Entertainment
Bill Mayne, CRB
Darin Murphy, CAA
Ken Robold
Ed Warm, Joe’s Bar
REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Paul Barnabee, Sony Music Nashville
Kimberly Schlapman
Butch Waugh
PUBLIC DIRECTORS
Lori Badgett, City National Bank
Mark Bloom, UBS Financial Services, Inc
Debbie Carroll, MusiCares
Ann Edelblute, The H.Q.
Ricky Kelley
Ellen Lehman, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Beth Moore, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Dwight Wiles, Smith, Wiles & Co.
PUBLIC DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Lorie Lytle
Jerrod Niemann
Tree Paine, Premium PR
PAST CHAIRS
Bruce Bowman, Kaboom!
Mark Hartley, Fitzgerald Hartley
Gayle Holcomb, WME
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