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CMA AWARDS PROGRAM BOOK Gary Shanas VP, Media Strategy Marketing/Research/Strategic Partnerships
Amanda Eckard Editorial Director Lucas Aragon Director, Design & On-Air Graphics Damon Whiteside Chief Marketing Officer
Christian Bottorff Managing Editor Ben Blatt Executive Director, Digital Strategy Alex Sharp Executive Assistant – Marketing &
Marty Filogamo Art Director Chizoba Ezeh Manager Digital Strategy and Social Communications
Jessica Booth Graphic Design Media
Lara Henley Ad Sales Nick Raymond Senior Manager, Digital Production Market Research
Sarah Dame Assistant Editor Melissa King Executive Creative Director Karen Stump Senior Director of Market Research
Marilyn Lauterbach Assistant Editor Bridgette Maney Publicity Director
Mark Dowell Cover Design Ashley Kline Director, Communications Marketing
Tommy Rogers, Geographics Printing Akemi Phillips Senior Manager, Marketing Strategy Lizzie Daniel Vice President of Marketing
Kent Rensing Writer/Producer Catherine Frizzell Senior Director of Marketing
CMA AWARDS PRODUCTION Amanda Eckard Director of Creative Services
Robert Deaton Executive Producer CMA STAFF LIAISONS FOR BALLOTING Meryl Johnson Director of Digital Strategy
Gary Halvorson Director Brandi Simms Senior Director of Awards & Industry Mary Overend Senior Marketing Manager
Bill Bradshaw Producer Relations Christian Bottorff Manager of Creative Services
Lee Lodge Producer Brenden Oliver Manager of Awards & Industry Relations Bobby Dirienzo Digital Strategy Manager
David Wild Writer Angela Strader Awards & Industry Relations Assistant Marty Filogamo Brand and Design Specialist
Jillian Ellis Line Producer Alina Thompson Marketing and Partnerships
Bruce Rogers Production Designer CMA AWARDS BALLOTING TABULATION Manager
Jon Kusner Lighting Designer Conducted by Deloitte & Touche LLP Taylor Viegut Digital Marketing Coordinator
CREDITS AND STAFF
Tom Davis Audio Producer Anissa Nelson-Carlisle Partner Katherine Wong Marketing and Social Media
Sara Foster Talent Executive Lauren Lange Senior Manager Coordinator
Traci Jones Talent Executive
Steve Gibson Musical Director CMA STAFF Strategic Partnerships
Eve Adair Associate Director Executive Emily Evans Senior Director of Strategic
Pam Repp Associate Director Sarah Trahern Chief Executive Officer Partnerships
Chase Simonds Post Producer Mechalle Myers Executive Assistant to CEO Kevin Coffey Senior Manager of Strategic
Alana Billingsley Art Director Partnerships
DJ Goodman Production Manager Awards and Industry Relations Lara Henley Senior Manager of Strategic
Kalyna Maria Kutny Associate Producer Brandi Simms Senior Director of Awards & Industry Partnerships
Relations Haley Steinbuchel Strategic Partnerships Coordinator
FOR THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION Brenden Oliver Manager of Awards & Industry Relations
Sally Williams CMA Board Chairman Angela Strader Awards & Industry Relations Assistant International
Bill Simmons CMA Board President Bobbi Boyce Director of International Relations
Business Affairs
CMA BOARD AWARDS & RECOGNITION COMMITTEE Kevin Wilson Senior Vice President of Business Affairs
Lon Helton Chairman Aaron Hartley Director of Business Affairs CMA Awards Program Book is published by the Country Music
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Kix Brooks Amber Williams Vice President of Communications &
Chris DuBois Talent Relations CMA Awards nominees and winners are determined by the
Ann Edelblute Catharine McNelly Communications Director more than 6,300 industry professional members of the CMA,
Kerri Edwards Krista Dial Manager of Media Relations the first trade organization formed to promote an individual
John Hamlin Lisa Valentine Communications Coordinator genre of music in 1958. The first “CMA Awards Banquet and
Clint Higham Show” was held in 1967. The CMA Awards was broadcast on
Brett James Community Outreach NBC in 1968 – making it the longest running annual music
Luke Laird Tiffany Kerns Director of Community Outreach awards program on network television. The show aired on NBC
Jon Loba Lindsey Jones Community Outreach Coordinator through 1971, on CBS from 1972 through 2005 and on ABC
John Marks since 2006.
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Ebie McFarland Amy Smartt Senior Vice President of Finance and “The 51st Annual CMA Awards” is a production of the Country
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