CMA Ups Evans & Kerns To VP
• The Country Music Association (CMA) announced two key promotions: Emily Evans is elevated to Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, while Tiffany Kerns adds Vice President, Community Outreach to her current role as CMA Foundation Executive Director.
“Both Emily and Tiffany have been key strategic leaders on our CMA team for a number of years,” says Sarah Trahern, CMA CEO. “Both possess a high level of integrity and are innovators in their respective fields. I’m pleased that both Emily and Tiffany will be interacting and engaging with our Country Music community and our CMA Board of Directors on a much deeper and more frequent level.”
Evans (left) previously held the title of Sr. Director, Strategic Partnerships. Prior to joining CMA in 2014, Evans held positions with st8tmnt, 13 Management, MAC Presents, and MAD Booking and Events. In addition to her current team — Michelle Kirk (Director, Integrated Marketing), Megan Sykes (Director, Sales Development & Strategy), Kevin Coffey (Sr. Manager, Strategic Partnerships) and Lara Henley (Sr. Manager, Strategic Partnerships), Brenden Oliver (Sr. Manager, Awards & Strategic Initiatives) and Michael Farris (recently promoted to Business Intelligence Lead) will now report to Evans, who can be reached at eevans@cmaworld.com.
Kerns (right) will continue to oversee CMA’s nonprofit arm, the CMA Foundation, as Executive Director and adds VP, Community Outreach to her role, creating and implementing CMA’s community outreach initiatives including the CMA Foundation as well as CMA EDU, the organization’s collegiate development program. In addition to her current team — Lindsey Jones (Project Manager, Community Outreach), Falon Keith (Grants Associate) and Kate Kaltenbach (recently upped to Manager, Membership Engagement), Angela Strader (recently upped to Manager, Board & Membership Services) will now report to Kerns, who can be contacted at tkerns@cmaworld.com. [Emily Evans photo credit: John Wylie; Tiffany Kerns photo credit: Nora Canfield]
