NASHVILLE (CelebrityAccess) – The Academy of Country Music (ACM) announced today its newly-elected Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 term. Previously announced officer roles for the Academy of Country Music for the 2024-2025 term are, Chair Randy Bernard, Vice-Chair Cris Lacy, Vice-President Jeff Krones, Treasurer Carmen Romano, Sergeant-at-Arms Gayle Holcomb, Parliamentarian Duane Clark, and Secretary Tommy Moore.
“As we enter into a milestone year with the 60th ACM Awards on the horizon on May 8, 2025, this will be a year of reflection on the impact the Academy has made on our industry, and a year to look forward on what the next sixty years will look like for the Academy and Country Music. With the guidance of these leaders in our industry and on our board, I have no doubt that the ACM will have one of the most exciting, impactful, and successful years to date, and with this dedicated group of individuals, the sky is the limit,” said Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music.
This year, 11 of the 13 qualifying professional categories were elected by the Academy’s membership. In addition to those elected, director-at-large positions have been appointed by the Chair, Vice-Chair, and Vice-President. Directors are elected from each category based on the number of members in that category. Each director serves a staggered two-year term.
Newly elected members of the Board of Directors include:
ADAM WEISER
BECKY GARDENHIRE
BJ HILL
CAMEO CARLSON
CHANDRA LAPLUME
CYNDI FORMAN
DEANA IVEY
GEORGE COURI
JON LOBA
KRISTIE SLOAN
LEE THOMAS MILLER
MARCEL PARISEAU
MARGARET HART
MARTHA EARLS*
MEREDITH JONES
SCOT CALONGE*
SCOTT SCOVILL
TIM ROBERTS
WARD GUENTHER
*ELECTED to a one-year term to fill a previous vacancy
Newly appointed director-at-large members of the Board of Directors include:
AARON SPALDING
ANDY MOATS
BENSON CURB
CANDICE WATKINS
CHRIS LISLE
CINDY MABE
CURT MOTLEY
EMILY FALVEY
HOWIE EDELMAN
JEREMY HOLLEY
MATT COTTINGHAM
ROD PHILLIPS
SALLY SEITZ
SHAWN MCSPADDEN
STORME WARREN
TIM FOISSET
ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2024-2025
OFFICERS
Chair of the Board Randy Bernard, RWB Management
Vice-Chair Cris Lacy, Warner Music Nashville
Vice-President Jeff Krones, CAA
Treasurer Carmen Romano, FBMM
Sergeant-at-Arms Gayle Holcomb, WME
Parliamentarian Duane Clark, FBMM
Secretary Tommy Moore, Academy of Country Music
AFFILIATED
Scot Calonge, Richards & Southern
Ward Guenther, Whiskey Jam
Deana Ivey, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp
Scott Scovill, Moo TV
ARTIST/MUSICIAN/PRODUCER/ENGINEER
Gena Johnson
TJ Osborne
Carly Pearce
Derek Wells
DIGITAL MARKETING/ DISTRIBUTION
Cameo Carlson, mTheory
Margaret Hart, YouTube
MANAGER
George Couri, Triple 8 Management
Enzo DeVincenzo, 377 Management
Martha Earls, Neon Coast
Kerri Edwards, kpentertainment
MEDIA/PUBLIC RELATIONS
Marcel Pariseau, True Public Relations
Kristie Sloan, The GreenRoom PR
MUSIC PUBLISHER/PRO
Cyndi Forman, UMPG
Shannan Hatch, SESAC
BJ Hill, Warner Chappel Music
RADIO
Mike Moore, Cumulus Media
Tim Roberts, Audacy
RECORD COMPANY
Jon Loba, BMG
Katie McCartney, Monument Records
Annie Ortmeier, Triple Tigers
Jennifer Way, Sony Music Nashville
SONGWRITER
Lee Thomas Miller
TALENT AGENT
Becky Gardenhire, WME
Meredith Jones, CAA
TALENT BUYER/PROMOTER
Adam Weiser, AEG Presents
VENUE
Jason Kane, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
Kein Ream, Cheatham Street Warehouse
Troy Vollhoffer, Premier Global Production
VISUAL CONTENT
Chandra LaPlume, Sandbox Productions
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Jake Basden, Sandbox Entertainment
BRELAND
Ryan Beuschel, The Neal Agency
Johnny Chiang, SiriusXM
Buffy Cooper, Morris Higham Management
Matt Cottingham, Lewis Brisbois
Benson Curb, Curb | Word Entertainment
Howie Edelman, Durango Artist Management
Emily Falvey
Tim Foisset, Spotify
Rusty Gaston, Sony Music Publishing Nashville
Jerey Holley, FlyteVu
Beth Laird, Creative Nation
Chris Lisle, CLLD, LLC
Cindy Mabe, UMG Nashville
Shawn McSpadden, Range Media Partners
Daniel Miller, Fusion Music
Andy Moats, Pinnacle Bank
Mike Molinar, Big Machine Music
Patrick Moore, Opry Entertainment
Curt Motley, UTA
Chris Parr, MAVERICK
Rod Phillips, iHeart Media
Ryan Redington, Amazon Music
Mike Rittberg, Big Machine Label Group
Shannon Sanders, BMI
Sally Seitz, Apple Music
Aaron Spalding, Live Nation
Randi Tolbert, QPrime
Storme Warren, The Big 615
Candice Watkins, Big Loud
Erika Wollam Nichols, The Bluebird Cafe
PAST CHAIRS
Chuck Aly, Country Aircheck
Lori Badgett, City National Bank
Duane Clark, FBMM
Ebie McFarland, Essential Broadcast Media
Ben Vaughn, Warner Chappell
Ed Warm, Joe’s Live
EX OFFICIO PAST CHAIRS
Paul Barnabee, FBMM
Charlie Cook
Rod Essig, CAA
Mark Hartley
Darin Murphy, CAA
Ken Tucker, Wheelhouse Records
Butch Waugh, Studio2bee
