ACM Lifting Lives Executive Action
• ACM Lifting Lives®, the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music announced a second-year term for the ACM Lifting Lives Officers and announced the newly elected Board of Directors for the 2020-2021 term. Continuing their tenure in office are Chairman Paul Barnabee, Vice Chairman Troy Vollhoffer, Vice President Lorie Lytle, Treasurer Dwight Wiles, and Secretary Taylor Wolf.
“ACM Lifting Lives is grateful to have our Officers continue for another term,” said Lyndsay Cruz (below, left), Executive Director of ACM Lifting Lives. “With their service and leadership, ACM Lifting Lives has been able to help hundreds of individuals within the Country Music community who have been experiencing financial hardships this year. We look forward to continuing the important work of being a resource for those in need.”
Chairman Paul Barnabee (right) remarked, “I’m honored to continue as Chairman of the ACM Lifting Lives Board and to serve the Industry at this critical time. We talk a lot about the influence of music lifting the spirits of those in a time of need and right now it feels more important than ever. The vital work that we do could not happen without the commitment of the artists and industry leaders and their continued support, and we are forever grateful.”
The ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors is comprised of ACM Board Members, referred to as Representative Directors, as well as leaders in non-profit and corporate affairs that aren’t ACM Board Members, referred to as Public Directors. This year, there were four Representative Director positions elected, three Public Director positions elected, five Representative Director positions appointed and six Public Director positions appointed by the ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors.
Newly elected Representative Directors: Rod Essig, Ebie McFarland, Daniel Miller and Sally Williams; Newly elected Public Directors: Fletcher Foster, Kimberly Schlapman and Meredith Seacrest; Newly appointed Representative Directors: Jackie Campbell, Beville Dunkerley, Greg Hill, F. Reid Shippen and Butch Waugh; Newly appointed Public Directors: Mark Bloom, Chris Farren, Kathleen Flaherty, Ricky Kelley, Elaina Smith and Jay Williams. The complete list of all board members is available at acmliftinglives.org.
