Segura Named Exec. Director Of MusiCares
• MusiCares®, the charitable foundation established 30 years ago by the Recording Academy® to help safeguard the health and well-being of the music community announced the appointment of Laura Segura as the organization’s new Executive Director. Segura shifts from her previous role as VP of Membership & Industry Relations for the Recording Academy. In her new executive post Segura will oversee an annual budget of $17 million, and a staff that encompasses development, fundraising and delivery of health and financial aid programs.
“On behalf of everyone at the Recording Academy®, we are so excited and proud that Laura Segura is moving up to lead MusiCares,” said Academy Chair & Interim President/CEO Harvey Mason Jr. “Laura’s incredible work here over the past seven years has proven her to be an invaluable member of the Academy’s team. We look forward to the great things we know she will accomplish with us in her new role.”
Segura remarked, “I am humbled to join the MusiCares team during such a monumental moment. I feel it is my personal calling to amplify MusiCares’ cause. It is through taking care of music people that we ensure music remains an integral part of all our lives. In the immediate term, we need to effectively transition from emergency mode into a long-term recovery effort. Unfortunately, COVID-19 and its related toll on the health and well-being of music people will be felt for years to come.”
Earlier this spring, the Recording Academy and MusiCares established a special COVID-19 Relief Response to help music community members impacted by the pandemic. MusiCares raised $20 million and provided thousands of music creators and industry professionals with emergency assistance. If you wish to support the ongoing efforts to assist music pros in need, please visit grammy.com/MusiCares/CoronavirusReliefFund. [Photo credit: Rich Polk by Getty Images© 2020]
