ACM Announces Board of Directors, Officers For 2016-2017

The Academy of Country Music has named the newly-elected Officers and Board of Directors for the 2016-2017 term. Newly-elected officers include Chairman Ken Tucker, President Ben Vaughn, Vice President Duane Clark, Treasurer Carmen Romano, Parliamentarian Paul Moore, Sergeant-at-Arms Tim DuBois and Secretary Tommy Moore.

This year, all 13 professional categories were elected by the Academy membership. New Director-At-Large positions have also been appointed. Directors are elected from each category based on the number of members in that category, and each director serves staggered two-year terms, with half the board membership changing each year.

Newly-elected members of the Board of Directors include:

1. Jessi Alexander
2. Lori Badgett, City National Bank
3. Lee Brice
4. Buddy Cannon, Cannon Productions
5. Tom Forrest, taillight
6. Brad Garrett, Police Productions
7. Mary Hilliard Harrington, Red Light Management
8. Jerry Hufford, Buck Owens’ Enterprises
9. Bob Kingsley, Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40
10. Frank Liddell, Carnival Music
11. Cindy Mabe, Universal Music Group Nashville
12. John Marks, Spotify
13. Ebie McFarland, Essential Broadcast Media
14. Lee Thomas Miller
15. Curt Motley, UTA
16. Brian O’Connell, Live Nation
17. Tim Roberts, CBS Radio
18. Troy Vollhoffer, PGP/Country Thunder Music Festivals

Newly-appointed members of the Board of Directors include:

1. Bobby Bones, The Bobby Bones Show
2. Charlie Cook, Cumulus
3. George Couri, Triple 8 Management
4. Kele Currier, ASCAP
5. Chris Farren, Combustion Music
6. Leslie Fram, CMT
7. Jay Frank, Universal Music Group
8. Ali Harnell, AEG Live
9. Jimmy Harnen, Big Machine Label Group
10. Shannan Hatch, SESAC
11. Jon Loba, Broken Bow Music Group
12. Harry Lyons, G-Major Management
13. Shawn McSpadden, Red Light Management
14. Rod Phillips, iHeartMedia
15. Liz Rose, Liz Rose Music
    
16. Kimberly Schlapman
17. Lane Wilson, WME