Class of 2027

Scott Appleton, VP, Rock Nashville

Sean David Ardoin, Artist, Producer, Songwriter, Kreole Rock and Soul (Lake Charles, LA)

Mitch Ballard, Executive Director - Creative, BMI (Austin, TX)

Jon Blass, Mixer

Raffaella Braun, VP, Promotion, Triple Tigers Records

Nina Burghard, EVP, Finances and Operations, The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Erin D.D. Burr, SVP, Media Relations + Gold & Platinum Program, RIAA (Washington, DC)

Sarah Buxton, Songwriter, Smack Songs

Chad Carlson, Music Producer/Engineer, Carlson Audio

ArinMichelle Casey, Entertainment Consulting, Lead, SeatGeek (Brooklyn, NY)

Chase Chapman, Wealth Advisor, Vice President of Entertainment, Regions Bank

Mark Claassen, Partner, WME

Erin Collins, SVP, Film & TV, SESAC (West Hills, CA)

Casey Conway, SVP, Artist and Client Relations, CMS Nashville

Joyce Dollinger, Partner, Alter, Kendrick & Baron, LLP (New York, NY)

Mike DuCharme, Regional Vice President, AEG Presents

Leo Ferrante, Head of Music, Creative Audio, Meta (Cranbury, NJ)

Nicole Flammia, SVP, Creative, Blue Highway Records

K. Chuck Fletcher, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology – The Robert Ossoff Endowed Director of Music Engagement

Catherine Frizzell, VP, Marketing, CMA

Katie Germano, Agent, CAA

Sarah Hamner, SVP, Wiatr & Associates

Ryan Henry, COO, Marathon Live

Jewly Hight, Senior Music Writer, Nashville Public Radio

Alexia Kauffman, Associate Director of Support, Customer Services, SoundExchange (Arlington, VA)

Justin Luffman, VP, Marketing, Warner Records Nashville

Sarah Madalinski, Sr. Marketing Director, NS2

Lindsey Major, Chief Member Experience Officer, The MLC

Jalyce E. Mangum, Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office (Arlington, VA)

Jaime Marconette, VP, Music Insights & Industry Relations, Luminate

Eric Marcum, WSM General Manager, WSM – Opry Entertainment Group

Chamie McCurry, GM/CMO, Danny Wimmer Presents (Leawood, KS)

Miranda McDonald, SVP, Promotion and Regional Marketing, MCA Nashville

Gemma McInturff, Label Partnerships Lead, Spotify

Ali Miller, CEO, Furnace Record Pressing (Falls Church, VA)

Morgan Mills, CMO, CmdShft

Rissi Palmer, Artist/Host, Color Me Country Foundation/Color Me Country Radio (Durham, NC)

Kelley Purcell, SVP, Membership & Industry Relations, Recording Academy (Sherman Oaks, CA)

Beth Rasnick, Chief of Staff, Gibson, Inc.

Phil Shay, Senior Director of Development, Belmont University, Curb College

Melissa Spillman, VP, A&R, Concord

Laura Spinelli, Digital Marketing/Day-to-Day Manager, ShopKeeper Management

Stephanie Li Sullivan, VP, Membership & Partnerships, National Music Publishers' Association (Washington, DC)

Eric Tobin, EVP, A&R and Business Development, Hopeless Records (Encino, CA)

Jeff Tuerff, SVP, Marketing & Creative, Curb Records

Elisa Vazzana, Partner/Agent, United Talent Agency

Trey Wilson, Founder, The Gray Slate

Taylor Wolf, Executive Director, ACM Lifting Lives