The ACM’s charitable arm, Lifting Lives, has elected a new Board of Directors for the 2013-2014 term. The Board is comprised of an equal number of ACM Board Members, leaders in business and the non-profit sector who are not ACM Board Members.
This year, one newly-elected representative director position was named, as well as five newly-elected public director positions elected by voting members of the ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors. In addition to those elected, director at large positions have been appointed by Chairman Bruce Bowman, President Bill Mayne, and Vice President Lori Badgett. The newly-elected representative director is Kimberly Schlapman. Current ACM Chairman Ken Robold serves as a voting director per the bylaws of ACM Lifting Lives. Representative Directors at Large include Ebie McFarland, Doc McGhee and Butch Waugh. The five public directors elected include Mark Bloom, Debbie Carroll, Ann Edelblute, Ellen Lehman and Beth Moore. Public Directors at Large include Lorie Lytle, Jake Owen and Tree Paine.
The New ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors for 2013-2014:
2013-2014 ACM LIFTING LIVES BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
Chairman of the Board-Bruce Bowman, KaBOOM!
President-Bill Mayne, CRB
Vice President-Lori Badgett, City National Bank
Treasurer-Dwight Wiles, Smith, Wiles & Co.
Secretary-Hannah Martin, ACM Lifting Lives
REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTORS
Paul Barnabee, Sony Music Nashville
Mike Dungan, Universal Music Group
Rod Essig, CAA
Pete Fisher, Grand Ole Opry
Bill Mayne, CRB (President)
Ken Robold, Southern Ground Artists (ACM Chairman)
Kimberly Schlapman
Ed Warm, Joe’s Bar
REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Ebie McFarland, Essential Broadcast Media
Doc McGhee, McGhee Entertainment
Butch Waugh
PUBLIC DIRECTORS
Lori Badgett, City National Bank (Vice President)
Mark Bloom, UBS Financial Services, Inc
Bruce Bowman, KaBOOM! (Chairman)
Debbie Carroll, MusiCares
Ann Edelblute, The H.Q.
Ellen Lehman, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Beth Moore, Vanderbilt University
Dwight Wiles, Smith, Wiles & Co. (Treasurer)
PUBLIC DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Lorie Lytle
Jake Owen
Tree Paine, Warner Music Nashville
PAST CHAIRS
Mark Hartley, Fitzgerald Hartley (Immediate Past Chair)
Gary Haber, Haber Corporation
Gayle Holcomb, WME
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