Americana Music Association Appoints Executive Committee

The Americana Music Association announced its newly appointed Executive Committee during its recent annual Board of Directors retreat in Nashville.

Executive Committee
appointed by the Board for one year terms
President: Mark Moffatt, expat Australian producer (a first for the AMA and a testament to the organization’s global outlook)
President-Elect: Amanda Hale, Media Relations, Vector Management
Past-President: Holly Lowman, Ramseur Records artist manager
Secretary: Lynne Sheridan, Grammy Museum
At-Large Executive Committee: John Ingrassia (Vector Management) and Al Moss (Al Moss Promotion)
Treasurer: Kurt Vitolo (his firm KV Financial Group PC will act as the Association’s accounting firm)

Board of Directors
19 industry representatives elected by the AMA membership and/or appointed by the Board
• Returning for new terms: John Allen (BMG Chrysalis) and Jonathan Levine (Paradigm Talent Agency)
• Musicians Rodney Crowell and Buddy Miller return as artist ambassadors.
• New Board Members starting terms in 2014: Carrie Colliton (Dept. of Record Stores/Record Store Day), Scott Goldman (GRAMMY Foundation/MusiCares), Wayne Leeloy (Warner Music Nashville) and Cliff O’Sullivan (Sugar Hill Records)
• Continuing current terms: Shauna de Cartier (Six Shooter Records), Tim Fink (SESAC), Mary Gauthier (artist) and Jessie Scott (Music Fog/Hill Country)
• Ex-officio officers: Ashley Capps (AC Entertainment) and Terry Lickona (Austin City Limits)

The 15th annual Americana Music Festival & Conference will take place September 17-21, 2014.