A2IM Announces Upgrades, New Board Members
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) announced a bunch of in-house promotions, as well as the election of new members to its 2022 board and advisory board.
The action starts with Lisa Hresko (pictured), who has been elevated to General Manager. According to Dr. Richard James Burgess, Pres. & CEO of A2IM, Hresko’s promotion to GM “is well deserved and positions the organization for more growth.” Next up: Sheryl Cohen, the Program Director behind A2IM’s legendary Indie Week, is promoted to Head of Strategic Planning; Alyssa Mark is promoted to Sr. Director, Label Member Relations; Evan Plake is upped to Sr. Manager, Membership, Brian Pacris is upgraded to Sr. Manager, Member Services & Partnerships, and Ross Ford is now Sr. Manager, Operations.
The three incoming board members are: Mariah Czap, Co-GM of Yep Roc; Victor Zaraya, COO of Concord; and Heather Johnson, CEO of Ninety9lives, who moves to the full A2IM board from the advisory board. Outgoing board members are Laura Ballance, Co-Founder of Merge Records; Tony Kiewel, President of Sub Pop Records (and current chair of the A2IM Board); and Rosie Lopez, President of Tommy Boy (a previous chair of the A2IM Board).
Joining the A2IM advisory board this year are: David Hernandez, CEO of Colonize Media Inc.; Glen Barros, Founder of Exceleration Music; Tony Alexander, President/Managing Director, Made in Memphis Entertainment; Mary Jurey, Chief Business Officer at Blue Élan Records; Eileen Tilson, VP of Marketing at Oh Boy Records; and Susan Busch, Director of A&R at Domino Records & Domino Publishing North America. A2IM thanks its two departing advisory board members, Lisa Soong, VP of Mountain Apple Company, and Roland Williams, Managing Partner at Familiar Territory. [Hresko photo from LinkedIn]
