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ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2022-2023

ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES

NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2022-2023

Nashville, TN (November 2, 2022) – ACM Lifting Lives® announced today the newly elected Board of Directors for the 2022-2023 term. Officer roles for the 2022-2023 term are Chair Lorie Lytle, Vice-Chair Daniel Miller, Vice-President Shawn McSpadden, Treasurer Duane Clark, and Secretary Taylor Wolf.

“The past year has been filled with incredible and meaningful successes for ACM Lifting Lives, including our tentpole events making eagerly-anticipated returns in-person and face-to-face, allowing our organization to raise awareness, and more importantly, help even more people,” said Lyndsay Cruz, ACM Lifting Lives Executive Director. “We can’t wait to make the next year our biggest and best yet with the help of our new board members, utilizing their expertise and passion to continue to make a positive impact through the power of music.”

The ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors is comprised of ACM Board Members, referred to as representative directors, as well as leaders in non-profit and corporate affairs who aren’t ACM Board Members and are referred to as public directors.

This year, there were four representative director positions elected, four public director positions elected, and nine director-at-large positions appointed by the ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors:

Newly elected representative directors include:

  1. Beville Dunkerley
  2. Rod Essig
  3. Chandra LaPlume
  4. Ebie McFarland

Newly elected public directors include:

  1. Ross Copperman
  2. Mickey Guyton
  3. Greg Hill
  4. Storme Warren

Newly appointed REPRESENTATIVE director-at-large includes:

  1. Jackie Campbell

Newly appointed public directors-at-large include:

  1. Mark Bloom
  2. Chris Farren
  3. Kathleen Flaherty
  4. John Hickman
  5. Michelle Kammerer
  6. Ricky Kelley
  7. Elaina Smith
  8. Sally Williams

*complete board is listed below

2022-2023 ACM LIFTING LIVES BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Chair                                          Lorie Lytle, Fridrich & Clark Realty  

Vice-Chair                                      Daniel Miller, Fusion Music

Vice-President                            Shawn McSpadden, Red Light Management

Treasurer                                       Duane Clark, FBMM

Secretary                                       Taylor Wolf, ACM Lifting Lives

REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTORS

  1. Chuck Aly, Country Aircheck
  2. Jackie Campbell, 615 Leverage + Strategy
  3. Duane Clark, FBMM
  4. Beville Dunkerley, SiriusXM/Pandora
  5. Rod Essig, CAA
  6. Chandra LaPlume, Sandbox Productions
  7. Ebie McFarland, Essential Broadcast Media
  8. Shawn McSpadden, Red Light Management
  9. Daniel Miller, Fusion Music
  10. Darin Murphy, CAA
  11. Annie Ortmeier, Universal Music Group Nashville

PUBLIC DIRECTORS

  1. Scott Adkins, Adkins Publicity
  2. Mark Bloom, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
  3. Tiffany Brush, Topgolf
  4. Ross Copperman
  5. Chris Farren, Combustion Music
  6. Kathleen Flaherty, K21 Communications
  7. Fletcher Foster, F2 Entertainment
  8. Julie Gordon
  9. Mickey Guyton
  10. John Hickman, Dallas Cowboys
  11. Greg Hill, Hill Entertainment Group
  12. Michelle Kammerer, Amazon Music
  13. Ricky Kelley, Harley-Davidson of Columbia
  14. Ellen Lehman, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
  15. Lorie Lytle, Fridrich & Clark Realty
  16. Meredith Seacrest, Ryan Seacrest Foundation
  17. Elaina Smith, Nights with Elaina
  18. Storme Warren, SiriusXM
  19. Judee Ann Williams, CAA
  20. Sally Williams, Live Nation

PAST CHAIRS

  1. Lori Badgett, City National Bank
  2. Paul Barnabee, FBMM
  3. Bruce Bowman, PlaySpots
  4. Debbie Carroll, Onsite Workshops
  5. Mark Hartley
  6. Gayle Holcomb, WME
  7. Tree Paine, Premium PR
  8. Troy Vollhoffer, Premier Global Production
  9. Ed Warm, Joe’s Live

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. We harness the strength of the Country Music community to provide aid in times of need, with a focus on health-related initiatives. With generous donations and the support of artists and fans, ACM Lifting Lives has funded national music therapy programs serving various mental and physical health organizations. Recipients include patients at children’s hospitals and other healthcare facilities, recovering veterans, people with Williams syndrome, and individuals with mental illness. For more information, please visit www.ACMLiftingLives.org.