Debbie Schwartz Linn
Executive Director
Debbie Schwartz Linn spent most of her young life in California and worked with Sony Music in various capacities from 1994 through 2011, in both the New York and Nashville offices. She was senior director of strategic marketing and was responsible for developing branding, marketing plans and promotions for more than 20 artists, including Kenny Chesney, Jake Owen, Carrie Underwood, Sara Evans, Miranda Lambert and Kellie Pickler, among others. Among the brand partnerships she coordinated were Kenny Chesney and JC Penney, Sara Evans and Libby’s, Maytag and Johnson & Johnson; Jake Owen and Lucky Jeans; Miranda Lambert and Vanity Clothing, the Country Strong movie and soundtrack with Pepsi and Arby’s; as well as many others. She has been active on the board of St. Jude Country Cares for a number of years and is past chairman of Music Makes Us. Deb currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Franklin Theater. She and her husband, Stephen Linn, have twin high school-aged daughters, Cam and Rachel.