ASCAP Foundation Names New Exec. Director
• ASCAP’s Senior Vice President of Membership, Nicole George-Middleton, has been appointed as Executive Director of The ASCAP Foundation. She succeeds Colleen McDonough, who retired earlier this month after 21 years with The ASCAP Foundation. George-Middleton will retain her existing duties as SVP of Membership, reporting to ASCAP EVP & Chief Creative Officer John Titta.
In her new role as Executive Director of the ASCAP Foundation, George-Middleton will report directly to ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews and join the ASCAP Executive Leadership team. Matthews said, “Nicole is an outstanding leader with exciting, fresh ideas for continuing the incredible work of The ASCAP Foundation in music education, in nurturing and developing aspiring songwriters and composers and in using music as therapy. I’m thrilled that we can tap her talents and her passion to help grow the important work of The ASCAP Foundation.”
Paul Williams, who serves as Chairman of The ASCAP Foundation, added, “The ASCAP Foundation is about heart and the power of music to bring joy and to make the world a richer, better place. Nicole has a big heart, deep connections with our ASCAP songwriters and composers and a clear sense of how to harness the goodwill and energy of our entire ASCAP community for the greater good.”
George-Middleton has been with ASCAP since 2008 and was promoted to SVP, Membership, in 2016. She’s responsible for the oversight and daily operational management of ASCAP’s Rhythm & Soul and Symphonic and Concert Membership Departments on a worldwide basis. Before joining ASCAP, George-Middleton was Director of Business & Legal Affairs at Zomba Music Group, and she earlier practiced entertainment law at The Middleton Law Group PC.
