{"id":2123562,"date":"2025-10-29T22:11:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T22:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2123562"},"modified":"2025-10-29T22:11:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T22:11:39","slug":"acm-reveals-new-board-of-directors-officers-for-2025-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/acm-reveals-new-board-of-directors-officers-for-2025-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ACM Reveals New Board Of Directors &#038; Officers For 2025-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Academy-of-Country-Music-ACM-Logo-FB.png\"><\/a>The Academy of Country Music has unveiled its officer roles and newly-elected Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 term.\u00a0<strong>Cris Lacy\u00a0<\/strong>will serve as Chair, <strong>Jeff Krones<\/strong> as President, <strong>Becky Gardenhire<\/strong> as Vice-President, <strong>Carmen Romano<\/strong> as Treasurer, <strong>Gayle Holcomb<\/strong> as Sergeant-at-Arms, <strong>Duane Clark<\/strong> as Parliamentarian and <strong>Haley Montgomery<\/strong> as Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComing off the milestone 60th ACM Awards, this is a pivotal moment for the Academy as we continue to build a strong legacy while setting our sights firmly on the future,\u201d says <strong>Damon Whiteside<\/strong>, CEO of the Academy of Country Music. \u201cThe Academy\u2019s influence on Country Music is strong, and with the leadership of our dedicated Board, I\u2019m confident that even greater innovation, reach, and impact are possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Each position was elected by ACM members. In addition to the elected Board of Directors, the Chair, Vice-Chair, and Vice-President have appointed directors-at-large. They are elected from each category, and will serve a staggered two-year term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Academy Of Country Music Board Of Directors 2025-2026:<\/strong><br \/>OFFICERS<br \/>Chair of the Board- Cris Lacy, Warner Music Nashville<br \/>President- Jeff Krones, CAA<br \/>Vice-President- Becky Gardenhire, WME<br \/>Treasurer- Carmen Romano\u200b, FBMM<br \/>Sergeant-at-Arms- Gayle Holcomb, WME<br \/>Parliamentarian- Duane Clark, FBMM<br \/>Secretary- Haley Montgomery, Academy of Country Music<\/p>\n<p>AFFILIATED<br \/>Scot Calonge, Richards &amp; Southern<br \/>Ward Guenther, Whiskey Jam<br \/>Deana Ivey, Nashville Convention &amp; Visitors Corp<br \/>Jackie Jones, RIAA<br \/>Chris Lisle, CCLD, LLC \/ Eccho Live<\/p>\n<p>ARTIST\/MUSICIAN\/PRODUCER\/ENGINEER<br \/>Dave Cohen<br \/>Ashley McBryde<br \/>TJ Osborne<br \/>Carly Pearce<br \/>Derek Wells<\/p>\n<p>DIGITAL MARKETING\/ DISTRIBUTION<br \/>Cameo Carlson, mTheory<br \/>Margaret Hart, Google\/YouTube<\/p>\n<p>MANAGER<br \/>Enzo DeVincenzo, 377 Management<br \/>Martha Earls, Neon Coast<br \/>Kerri Edwards, KP Entertainment<\/p>\n<p>MEDIA\/PUBLIC RELATIONS<br \/>Marcel Pariseau, True Public Relations<br \/>Kristie Sloan, The GreenRoom PR<\/p>\n<p>MUSIC PUBLISHER\/PRO<br \/>Cyndi Forman, UMPG<br \/>Shannan Hatch, SESAC<br \/>BJ Hill, Warner Chappel Music<\/p>\n<p>RADIO<br \/>Charlie Cook<br \/>Mike Moore, Cumulus Media<\/p>\n<p>RECORD COMPANY<br \/>Katie Dean, Leo33<br \/>Annie Ortmeier, Triple Tigers<br \/>Jennifer Way, EMPIRE Records<br \/>Stephanie Wright, MCA<\/p>\n<p>SONGWRITER<br \/>Lee Thomas Miller<\/p>\n<p>TALENT AGENT<br \/>Meredith Jones, CAA<br \/>Curt Motley, UTA<\/p>\n<p>TALENT BUYER\/PROMOTER<br \/>Bob Durkin, Southern Entertainment<br \/>Adam Weiser, AEG Presents<\/p>\n<p>VENUE<br \/>Kevin Ream, Cheatham Street Warehouse<br \/>Troy Vollhoffer, Premier Global Production<\/p>\n<p>VISUAL CONTENT<br \/>Chandra LaPlume, Sandbox Entertainment<\/p>\n<p>DIRECTORS AT LARGE<br \/>Jake Basden, Sandbox Entertainment<br \/>Ryan Beuschel, The Neal Agency<br \/>Amy Bryan-Fosgate<br \/>Matt Cottingham, Lewis Brisbois<br \/>George Couri, Triple 8 Management<br \/>Benson Curb, Curb | Word Entertainment<br \/>Jodi Dawes, Big Machine Label Group<br \/>Howie Edelman, Durango Artist Management<br \/>Emily Falvey, Songwriter\/SMACK<br \/>Tim Foisset, Spotify<br \/>Rusty Gaston, Sony Music Publishing Nashville<br \/>JoJamie Hahr, BBR Music Group<br \/>Jeremy Holley, Archetype Music | By Design Music<br \/>Meghan Kehoe, Sony Music Nashville<br \/>Sara Knabe, Big Loud<br \/>Beth Laird, Creative Nation<br \/>Tom Lord, Red Light Management<br \/>Shawn McSpadden, Range Media Partners<br \/>Andy Moats, Pinnacle Bank<br \/>Patrick Moore, Opry Entertainment Group<br \/>Rod Phillips, iHeart Media<br \/>Ryan Redington, Amazon Music<br \/>Tim Roberts, Audacy<br \/>Shannon Sanders, BMI<br \/>Scott Scovill, Moo TV<br \/>Sally Seitz, Apple Music<br \/>Aaron Spalding, Live Nation<br \/>Randi Tolbert, Q Prime<br \/>Storme Warren, The Big 615<br \/>Candice Watkins, Capital Music Nashville<br \/>Erika Wollam Nichols, The Bluebird Cafe<br \/>Brian Wolf, Maverick<\/p>\n<p>PAST CHAIRS<br \/>Chuck Aly, Country Aircheck<br \/>Lori Badgett, City National Bank<br \/>Randy Bernard, RWB Management<br \/>Duane Clark, FBMM<br \/>Ebie McFarland, Essential Broadcast Media<br \/>Ken Tucker, Wheelhouse Records<br \/>Ben Vaughn, Warner Chappell<br \/>Ed Warm, Joe\u2019s Live<\/p>\n<p>EX OFFICIO PAST CHAIRS<br \/>Paul Barnabee, FBMM<br \/>Rod Essig, CAA<br \/>Mark Hartley<br \/>Darin Murphy, CAA<br \/>Butch Waugh, Studio2bee<\/p>\n<div class=\"abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business\">\n<div class=\"abh_tab_content\">\n<section class=\"vcard author abh_about_tab abh_tab\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" style=\"display:block\">\n<div class=\"abh_image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" 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Hahnen graduated from Bryant University in May of 2020 with a B.S. in Team &amp; Project Management and a minor in communication studies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"abh_posts_tab abh_tab\">\n<div class=\"abh_image\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicrow.com\/author\/madison-hahnen\/\" class=\"url\" title=\"Madison Hahnen\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Madison Hahnen\" class=\"avatar avatar-250 photo perfmatters-lazy\" height=\"250\" width=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f4b579c6c5b15465a7266f88ed53bc31c770d63ca3ac274b2d3f180a5b163c94?s=250&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f4b579c6c5b15465a7266f88ed53bc31c770d63ca3ac274b2d3f180a5b163c94?s=500&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Madison Hahnen\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f4b579c6c5b15465a7266f88ed53bc31c770d63ca3ac274b2d3f180a5b163c94?s=250&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f4b579c6c5b15465a7266f88ed53bc31c770d63ca3ac274b2d3f180a5b163c94?s=500&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-250 photo\" height=\"250\" width=\"250\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"abh_text\">\n<div class=\"abh_name\">Latest posts by Madison Hahnen <span class=\"abh_allposts\">(<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musicrow.com\/author\/madison-hahnen\/\">see all<\/a>)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"pmdelayedscript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" data-no-optimize=\"1\" data-no-defer=\"1\" data-no-minify=\"1\">(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.7\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source musicrow.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Academy of Country Music has unveiled its officer roles and newly-elected Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 term.\u00a0Cris Lacy\u00a0will serve as Chair, Jeff Krones as President, Becky Gardenhire as Vice-President, Carmen Romano as Treasurer, Gayle Holcomb as Sergeant-at-Arms, Duane Clark as Parliamentarian and Haley Montgomery as Secretary. \u201cComing off the milestone 60th ACM Awards, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2123563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2123562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ACM-Reveals-New-Board-Of-Directors-Officers-For-2025-2026.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2123562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2123564,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123562\/revisions\/2123564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2123563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2123562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2123562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2123562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}