ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES OFFICERS AND NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES
OFFICERS AND NEW BOARD
OF DIRECTORS FOR 2015-2016
ENCINO, CA (December 9, 2015)
– ACM Lifting Lives is announcing its board of directors for the 2015 - 2016
term, including newly elected Chairman Lori
Badgett, President Ed
Warm, Vice-President Debbie
Carroll, Treasurer
Dwight Wiles and Secretary, Hannah Martin.
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 eight
representative director positions and five public director positions,
elected/appointed by the ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors:
New representative
directors include:
- Paul
Barnabee, Sony Music Nashville
- Ross
Copperman
- Chris
Farren, Combustion Music
- Pete
Fisher, Grand Ole Opry
- Doc
McGhee, McGhee Entertainment
- Darin
Murphy, CAA
- Kimberly
Schlapman
- Butch
Waugh
New public directors
include:
- Debbie
Carroll, MusiCares
- Lorie
Lytle
- Jerrod
Niemann
- Tree
Paine, Premium PR
- Dwight
Wiles, Smith, Wiles & Co.
*complete board is listed
below
“ACM Lifting Lives was the
beneficiary of another generous gift from the ACM: $1 million, the largest to
date. This was the result of unprecedented successful events surrounding
the ACM’s 50th anniversary celebration in Dallas, TX. ACM Lifting
Lives looks forward to a new year of successful grant-giving, strategic
partnerships, and working with the incredible board of industry leaders, as we
continue focusing on improving lives through the power of music,” said ACM
Lifting Lives Chairman Lori Badgett.
2015-2016 ACM LIFTING LIVES BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
Chairman
Lori Badgett, City National
Bank
President
Ed Warm, Joe’s Bar
Vice-President
Debbie Carroll, MusiCares
Treasurer
Dwight Wiles, Smith, Wiles
& Co.
Secretary
Hannah Martin, ACM Lifting
Lives
REPRESENTATIVE
DIRECTORS
- Paul
Barnabee, Sony Music Nashville
- Ross
Copperman
- Rod
Essig, CAA
- Chris
Farren, Combustion Music
- Pete
Fisher, Grand Ole Opry
- Ebie
McFarland, Essential Broadcast Media
- Doc
McGhee, McGhee Entertainment
- Darin
Murphy, CAA
- Kimberly
Schlapman
- Ed
Warm, Joe’s Bar
- 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
- Lorie
Lytle
- Beth
Moore, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Jerrod
Niemann
- Tree
Paine, Premium PR
- Dwight
Wiles, Smith, Wiles & Co.
PAST CHAIRS
Bill Mayne, CRB (2015)
Bruce Bowman, Kaboom! (2014)
Mark Hartley, Fitzgerald
Hartley (2013)
Gayle Holcomb, WME (2012)
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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Brooke Primero
Academy of Country Music
(818) 815-4219
[email protected]