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Country Music Association INC

EIN 620606066 · TN · 501(c)06

The organisation

Source: IRS Tax-Exempt Organization filings and the Exempt Organization Business Master File. US Federal Government public domain. Board history observed across annual filings.

Board at a glance

75
directors and trustees
9
left since last filing
≥6y
chair observed
≥6y
longest observed

Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 75 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.

Renewal outlook

High-priority approach observed from annual filings

A computed likelihood from the observed filing history and filed revenue. It is not a confirmed vacancy, and this edition never states that a nonprofit is recruiting. "Departures" mean a board member was on the previous filing but not the latest one, which usually means a seat opened but can also mean they were simply not listed that year.

Filed finances

Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expenses
2024$78.2m$61.8m

As filed on the IRS Form 990.

The board (directors and trustees)

NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jennie Smythe Chair CHAIRMANon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Adam Weiser DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
Anna-Sophie Mertens DIRECTORon filings since 2020 (at least 5y)
Annie Ortmeier DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
Austin Neal DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
BEN Kline DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
BEN Vaughn DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Brandy Clark DIRECTORfirst appears 2025
Brent Daughrity DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
Brian O'Connell DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Brittany Schaffer DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
Candice Watkins DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
Charlie Morgan DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Charlie Worsham DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
Chris Kappy DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
Chris Lisle DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
Chris Parr DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
Chuck ALY DIRECTORfirst appears 2025
Curt Jenkins DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
DAN Rogers DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
Danny Rader DIRECTORon filings since 2020 (at least 5y)
David Crow DIRECTORon filings since 2021 (at least 4y)
David Haskell DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
David Kells DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
Debbie Carroll DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
Derek Wells DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
ED Warm DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
J William Denny DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Jamie Cheek SECRETARY/TREASURERon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
JAY Demarcus DIRECTORfirst appears 2025
JAY Liepis DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
JAY Williams PRESIDENTon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Jeffrey Hasson DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
Jenee Fleenor DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
JIM Beavers DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
John Zarling DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
JON Loba DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Jonathan Levine DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
Josh VAN Valkenburg DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
Karen Fairchild DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Katie Mccartney DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
Kella Farris DIRECTORon filings since 2020 (at least 5y)
KEN Robold DIRECTORon filings since 2021 (at least 4y)
Kerri Edwards DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Kurt Johnson DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
Lindsay Bertelli DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
LIZ Rose DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Marc Dennis DIRECTORon filings since 2020 (at least 5y)
Mary Hilliard Harrington DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
Michelle Tigard Kammerer DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
Mike Harris DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
Natalie Waller DIRECTORon filings since 2021 (at least 4y)
Priscilla Block DIRECTORfirst appears 2025
R Horton Frank III (also filed as R Horton Frank) DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Rachel Whitney DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
Ralph Peer II (also filed as Ralph Peer) DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Rhett Akins DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
RJ Curtis DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
ROD Phillips DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Sally Williams DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Scott Borchetta DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Shannan Hatch DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
Shannon Sanders DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
Sina Hall DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
Stacy VEE DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
Steve Blatter DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Terry Calonge DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
TIM Roberts DIRECTORon filings since 2020 (at least 5y)
TJ Osborne DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
Troy Tomlinson DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Troy Vollhoffer DIRECTORon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Tyne Parrish PRESIDENT-ELECTon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
Virginia Bunetta DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
Warren Copnick DIRECTORon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
WES Vause DIRECTORon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)

The board is the directors and trustees named in Part VII of the organisation's annual IRS Form 990; officers and senior staff are listed separately below, not counted as board. The IRS files no appointment date, so tenure here is observed from how many years a person appears on the filings - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.

Source: IRS Tax-Exempt Organization filings and the Exempt Organization Business Master File. US Federal Government public domain. Board history observed across annual filings.

Officers and senior leadership

Named in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.

NameTitle as filedOn the filings
AMY F SmarttSVP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISsince 2019
BEN BalchDIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL PLANNINGsince 2021
BEN VaughnSECRETARY/TREASURER2024
Brandi SimmsSR DIRECTOR OF AWARDS AND INDUSTRY RELATIONS2020
Catherine FrizzellVP OF MARKETINGsince 2019
Catherine McnellyVP OF COMMUNICATIONSsince 2020
Chris CrawfordSR. DIRECTOR OF LIVE EVENTsince 2019
Clay HunnicuttSECRETARY/TREASURER2019
Damon WhitesideCMOsince 2019
Emily EvansVP STRATEGIC INITIATIVESsince 2019
JAY WilliamsPRESIDENT-ELECT2024
Jennie SmythePRESIDENT2024
JIM BeaversPRESIDENT ELECTsince 2020
Jody WilliamsCHAIRMAN2019
Justin RandallIT PROJECT MANAGERsince 2021
Karen StumpSR. DIRECTOR MARKET RESEARCHsince 2019
Kella FarrisCHAIRMAN2024
Kelly StriewskiSVP MARKETING & STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPSsince 2021
KEN SandersonDIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYsince 2021
Kevin WilsonSVP BUSINESS AFFAIRSsince 2019
Kurt JohnsonPRESIDENTsince 2019
Mary Hilliard HarringtonPRESIDENT ELECTsince 2019
Megan WiseDIRECTOR SALES DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGYsince 2021
MIA McnealSR DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY RELATIONS & INCLUSION2024
Michael FarrisSR. DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS STRATEGY & INSIGHTSsince 2024
Michelle KirkDIRECTOR INTEGRATED MARKETINGsince 2021
Milly OlykanVP INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & DEVELOPMENTsince 2019
Ryan NelsonSR. DIRECTOR, EVENT OPERATIONS2025
Sarah TrahernCEOsince 2019
Tiffany KernsVP COMMUNITY INDUSTRY RELATIONS & PHILANTHROPYsince 2020
Todd HartleySVP LEGAL & BUSINESS AFFAIRSsince 2023
Tyler TortiSR DIRECTOR CREATIVE CONTENT2020
Virginia BunettaSECRETARY/TREASURERsince 2020
WilliamsVP OF COMMUNICATIONS AND T2019