ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2024-2025

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ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2024-2025


Nashville, TN (October 22, 2024) – ACM Lifting Lives® announced today the newly elected Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 term. Officer roles for the 2024-2025 term are Chair Shawn McSpadden, Vice-Chair Fletcher Foster, Vice-President John Hickman, Treasurer Paul Barnabee, and Secretary Taylor Wolf. 


The ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors is comprised of leaders in non-profit and corporate affairs who are referred to as public directors, and other leaders who also serve as ACM Board members, referred to as representative directors.


This year, there were six public director positions elected, one representative director position elected, and six public director-at-large positions appointed to the ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors. Additionally, one director was appointed to an Emeritus Board Seat.  


Newly elected PUBLIC directors include:

  1. Sandi Borchetta
  2. Tiffany Brush
  3. Kathleen Flaherty
  4. Michelle Kammerer
  5. Rondal Richardson
  6. Sally Williams


Newly elected REPRESENTATIVE director includes: 

  1. Ebie McFarland


Newly appointed PUBLIC directors-at-large include:

  1. Scott Adkins
  2. Jackie Campbell
  3. Jeffrey Hasson
  4. Chad Kudelka
  5. Elaina Smith
  6. Zach Sutton


Newly appointed EMERITUS director includes: 

  1. Rod Essig


*Complete board is listed below

 

2024-2025 ACM LIFTING LIVES BOARD OF DIRECTORS


OFFICERS 

Chair                                             Shawn McSpadden, Range Media Partners

Vice-Chair                                       Fletcher Foster, F2 Entertainment

Vice-President                               John Hickman, Dallas Cowboys

Treasurer                                        Paul Barnabee, FBMM

Secretary                                        Taylor Wolf, ACM Lifting Lives


PUBLIC DIRECTORS 

  1. Scott Adkins, Adkins Publicity 
  2. Sandi Borchetta, Big Machine Label Group / Music Has Value
  3. Tiffany Brush, Topgolf
  4. Jackie Campbell, 615 Leverage + Strategy
  5. Kathleen Flaherty, Morgan Wallen Foundation 
  6. Fletcher Foster, F2 Entertainment
  7. Jeffrey Hasson, United Talent Agency
  8. Julie Gordon
  9. John Hickman, Dallas Cowboys
  10. Greg Hill, Hill Entertainment Group
  11. Michelle Kammerer, Amazon Music
  12. Chad Kudelka, Creative Artists Agency
  13. Tom Lord, Red Light Management
  14. Diane Pearson, City National Bank
  15. Rondal Richardson, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
  16. Adi Sharma, The Neal Agency
  17. Elaina Smith, Nights with Elaina 
  18. Zach Sutton, Red Light Management
  19. Sally Williams, Live Nation


 REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTORS 

  1. Randy Bernard, Major Bob Music
  2. Duane Clark, FBMM
  3. Chandra LaPlume, Sandbox Productions
  4. Ebie McFarland, Essential Broadcast Media
  5. Shawn McSpadden, Range Media Partners
  6. Darin Murphy, Creative Artists Agency
  7. Annie Ortmeier, Triple Tigers Records
  8. Storme Warren, TuneIn Radio’s “The Big 615”


PAST CHAIRS 

  1. Lori Badgett, City National Bank 
  2. Paul Barnabee, FBMM
  3. Bruce Bowman, PlaySpots 
  4. Debbie Carroll, Onsite
  5. Mark Hartley
  6. Gayle Holcomb, William Morris Agency
  7. Lorie Lytle, Fridrich & Clark Realty
  8. Daniel Miller, Fusion Music
  9. Tree Paine, Premium PR
  10. Troy Vollhoffer, Premier Global Production
  11. Ed Warm, Joe’s Live


 EMERITUS DIRECTORS

  1. Rod Essig, Creative Artists Agency
  2. Gayle Holcomb, William Morris Agency


About ACM Lifting Lives®

ACM Lifting Lives® is the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music. We harness the power of our Country Music community and partners 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.