ACM Lifting Lives Reveals 2026-2027 Board Of Directors & Officers

ACM Lifting Lives has revealed its incoming Board of Directors for the 2026-2027 term. The Board…

Board leadership includes Chair John Hickman , Vice-Chair Chandra LaPlume , Vice-President Greg Hill , Treasurer Paul Barnabee and Secretary Brooke Boyd .

Newly elected Public Directors include Chad Kudelka (Creative Artists Agency) and Diane Pearson (City National Bank). Tom Lord (Red Light Management) and Ebie McFarland (Essential Broadcast Media) have been elected as Representative Directors. Julie Gordon, Matthew Morgan (United Talent Agency) and Casey Thomas (Lost Highway) have been elected as Public Directors-At-Large. Jackie Jones (RIAA) will serve as Representative Directors-At-Large.

2026 -2027 Complete ACM Lifting Lives Board Of Directors: OFFICERS Chair: John Hickman, Dallas Cowboys Vice-Chair: Chandra LaPlume, Blue Highway Records Vice-President: Greg Hill, Hill Entertainment Treasurer: Paul Barnabee, FBMM Secretary: Brooke Boyd, ACM Lifting Lives

PUBLIC DIRECTORS Sandi Borchetta, Music Has Value Tiffany Brush, Topgolf Kathleen Flaherty, Morgan Wallen Foundation Julie Gordon Shelley Grayson, FBMM Greg Hill, Hill Entertainment Michelle Kammerer, Amazon Music Chad Kudelka, Creative Artists Agency Chandra LaPlume, Blue Highway Records Tracy Lawrence, Artist Matthew Morgan, United Talent Agency Diane Pearson, City National Bank Blain Rhodes, Tape Room Music Rondal Richardson, Music Community Foundation Adi Sharma, The Neal Agency Casey Thomas, Lost Highway Sally Williams, Live Nation

REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTORS John Hickman, Dallas Cowboys Jackie Jones, RIAA Jeff Krones, Creative Artists Agency Tom Lord, Red Light Management Ebie McFarland, Essential Broadcast Media Darin Murphy, Creative Artists Agency Storme Warren, TV and Radio Personality

PAST CHAIRS Lori Badgett, City National Bank Paul Barnabee, FBMM Debbie Carroll, Belmont University Fletcher Foster, F2 Entertainment Mark Hartley Lorie Lytle, Fridrich & Clark Realty Shawn McSpadden, Range Media Partners Daniel Miller, Fusion Music Tree Paine, Premium PR Troy Vollhoffer, Premier Global Production Ed Warm, Joe’s Live

EMERITUS DIRECTORS Rod Essig, Creative Artists Agency Gayle Holcomb, William Morris Endeavor