Recording Academy Governance

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Trustees Officers

Harvey Mason Jr., National Chair
Tammy Hurt, Vice Chair
Terry Hemmings, Secretary/Treasurer
Christine Albert, Chair Emeritus

Trustees

Ivan Barias
Scott Billington
Claudia Brant
Darrell Brown
John Burk
Terri Lyne Carrington
Samantha Cox
Brian Deck
Sue Ennis
Trey Fanjoy
George Flanigen
Fletcher Foster
Tracy Gershon
Tracy Hamlin
Lalah Hathaway
John Driskell Hopkins
Leslie Ann Jones
Terry Jones
Om'Mas Keith
Mike Knobloch
Kokayi
Emily Lazar
Jeff Levenson
Lee Levin
Rico Love
Jonathan McReynolds
Jorge Mejia
David Messier
Julia Michels
Riggs Morales
Tim Palmer
Piper Payne
Justin Roberts
Michael Romanowski
Shannon Sanders
SassyBlack
Ken Shepherd
Matt Still
Richard Stumpf
Paul Wall

Atlanta Chapter Board

President

JFly

Vice President

Diane Durrett

Secretary

Ian Schumacher

National Trustees

John Driskell Hopkins
Matt Still

Advisors

Cannon Kent-Grant
David Lowery

Chapter Governors

Martina Albano

David Barbe

Michael Burton

Brandon Bush

Chantae Cann

Bryan-Michael Cox

Kennard Garrett

Traci Hale

Henny Tha Bizness

Thom "TK" Kidd

Shay M. Lawson

Kevin Leahy

Melissa Love

Crystal Nicole

Jason Reddick

Mike Rizzi

Greggory Smith

Ben Tanner

Simone Torres

Shar White

Chicago Chapter Board

President

J. Ivy

Vice President

Dani Deahl

Secretary

Jeffrey Becker

National Trustees

Brian Deck
Jonathan McReynolds
Justin Roberts

Advisors

Greg Cahill
Matt Troja

Chapter Governors

Ryan Argast

Andrew Barber

Alex Chavez

Alison Chesley

Shemekia Copeland

Mark Hubbard

Daryl Jones

Lisa Kaplan

Cedric LeMoyne

Clara Lyon

Elaine Martone

Tomeka Reid

David Roberts

Rob Sevier

Stephen Shirk

David Skidmore

Twista

Susan Voelz

Anita Wilson

Jamila Woods

Florida Chapter Board

President

Doug Emery

Vice President

Milcho

Secretary

Marianne Mijares

National Trustees

Lee Levin
Rico Love
Jorge Mejia

Advisors

DJ Buddha
Manu Manzo

Chapter Governors

Carlos Alvarez

Maria Elisa Ayerbe

Julio Bague

Chad Bernstein

Rodrigo Cardenas

Beth Cohen

Walshy Fire

Jon FX

Nicole Henry

Monica Jordan

Joey Mercado

Teedra Moses

Ms. Meka Nism

George Noriega

Natalia Ramirez

Lolo Reskin

Ana Rosa Santiago

Jon Secada

Dan Warner

Betty Wright

Los Angeles Chapter Board

President

Evan Bogart

Vice President

Cheryl Pawelski

Secretary

Jeff Greenberg

National Trustees

Claudia Brant
Darrell Brown
John Burk
Lalah Hathaway
Om’Mas Keith
Mike Knobloch
Julia Michels

Advisors

Bernard Cahill
Moya Nkruma

Chapter Governors

Cheche Alara
Peter Asher
Edie Lehmann Boddicker
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Deana Carter
Ed Cherney
Larrance "Rance" Dopson
Lynne Earls
Maria Egan
Lynn Grossman
Sarah Hudson
John Legend
Manny Marroquin
Carianne Marshall
Maureen "Mozella" McDonald
Loretta Munoz
Linda Perry
Julie Pilat
Nicole Plantin
Lindsay Rothschild
Dana Sano
Rafa Sardina
Ryan Shore
Rachel Stilwell
Christopher Tin
Beka Tischker
Justin Tranter
Jonathan Yip
Ledisi Young

Memphis Chapter Board

President

Susan Marshall

Vice President

Vicki Loveland

Secretary

Pat Mitchell Worley

National Trustees

Scott Billington
Ken Shepherd

Advisors

Alicia Cotabish
Doug Williams

Chapter Governors

Sean Ardoin

Erin Bode

Chris Finney

Erin Frankenheimer

Catrina Guttery

Tim Kappel

John Paul Keith

Yvette Landry

KIRBY

Shannon McNally

Oona Mitchell-Bean

PJ Morton

Carl Nappa

Halley Phillips

Jeff Powell

Matt Ross-Spang

Terrance Simien

Tyke T

Gebre Waddell

Kirk Whalum

Nashville Chapter Board

President

Jennifer Hanson

Vice President

Phil Thornton

Secretary

Tree Paine

National Trustees

Trey Fanjoy
George Flanigen
Fletcher Foster
Tracy Gershon
Shannon Sanders

Advisors

Kevin Kadish
Michael Martin

Chapter Governors

Chuck Ainlay
Ruby Amanfu
Jeff Balding
Alison Brown
Nathan Chapman
Brandy Clark
Barry Dean
Leslie DiPiero
Peter Frampton
Garth Fundis
Shani Gandhi
Ben Glover
Jordan Hamlin
Dave Haywood
Daniel Hill
Beverly Keel
Chandra LaPlume
Frank Liddell
Matt Maher
Darin Murphy
Jason Owen
Vance Powell
Leslie Richter
Leslie Roberts
Liz Rose
Steve Schnur
Jon Randall Stewart
Troy Tomlinson
Jimi Westbrook
Kristin Wilkinson

New York Chapter Board

President

Linda Lorence-Critelli

Vice President

John Doelp

Secretary

Erika Elliott

National Trustees

Terri Lyne Carrington
Samantha Cox
Emily Lazar
Jeff Levenson
Riggs Morales
Richard Stumpf

Advisors

Carlos Chirinos
Mary Megan Peer

Chapter Governors

Ben Allison
Nabil Ayers
Nikisha Bailey
Richard Barone
Jennifer Blakeman
Torae Carr
Joe D’Ambrosio
Jamie Dominguez
Jerry “Wonda” Duplessis
Tom Elmhirst
Sean Flahaven
David Frost
David ‘Swagg R’ Celious’ Harris
Ingrid Jensen
Tracey Jordan
Angelique Kidjo
Juan Losada
Ann Mincieli
Martha Mooke
Mireya Ramos
Kim Rosen
Jenna Rubenstein
Catherine Russell
Ayelet Schiffman
Falguni “Falu” Shah
Kathy Sommer
Ebonie Smith
Sharon Tapper
Judy Tint
Miguel Zenon

Pacific Northwest Chapter Board

President

Dave Gross

Vice President

Eric Lilavois

Secretary

Jen Czeisler

National Trustees

Sue Ennis
SassyBlack

Advisors

Sylvia Massy
Darek Mazzone

Chapter Governors

André Anjos
Jody Brotman
Madeline Dowling
Amy Dragon
Elena Dubinets
Astra Elane
Adam Gonsalves
Ryan Hadlock
Andrew Joslyn
D’Vonne Lewis
Dmitriy Lipay
Sharlese Metcalf
Kimié Miner
Whitney Mongé
Jovino Dos Santos Neto
Christopher Porter
Andy Stokes
Andy Stoller
Amber Sweeney
Michael Wansley

Philadelphia Chapter Board

President

Lauren Hart

Vice President

Kristal “Tytewriter” Oliver

Secretary

Aliya Crawford

National Trustees

Ivan Barias
Terry Jones

Advisors

Brian Atkins
Aalyah Duncan

Chapter Governors

Marcus Baylor
Mitch Beer
Jason Berger
Kaisha Blackstone
Randy Bowland
Matt Cappy
Andrea Clearfield
Laurin Talese
Paul “Starkey” Geissinger
Lori Landew
Chill Moody
Donn T
Ryan Moys
Carol Riddick
Deidre Robinson
Ashley Scott
Dana Sorey
Dan “Dilemma” Thomas
Dyana Williams

San Francisco Chapter Board

President

Camilo Landau

Vice President

Jessica Thompson

Secretary

Kev Choice

National Trustees

Leslie Ann Jones
Piper Payne
Michael Romanowski

Advisors

Sarah Jones
Michael Prommer

Chapter Governors

Kenya Autie
Nahuel Bronzini
Tony Brooke
Juan Manuel Caipo
Ariane Cap
Cory Cullinan
Jumbo
Michael Denten
Anna Frick
McKay Garner
Michelle Jacques
Justin Lieberman
Lyz Luke
Cava Menzies
Anton Patzner
Freya Seeburger
Mads Tolling
Judy Tsang
Christopher Verdugo
IAMSU!

Texas Chapter Board

President

Yolanda Adams

Vice President

Laura Mordecai

Secretary

Ricky Anderson

National Trustees

David Messier
Tim Palmer
Paul Wall

Advisors

Bruce Kalmick
Randy Rogers

Chapter Governors

Chip Adams
Rodney Alejandro
Carlos Alvarez
Dwight Baker
Chris Bell
Bun B
Ernest Gonzales
Taylor Hanson
Jack Ingram
Erin Ivey
Danny Jones
Caren Kelleher
Lisa Morales
Tre Nagella
Edwardo Perez
Heather Wagner Reed
Chris Shaw
Tami Thomsen
Kelly Willis
Brian Courtney Wilson

Washington D.C. Chapter Board

President

Von Vargas

Vice President

Elise Perry

Secretary

Priscilla Clarke

National Trustees

Kokayi
Tracy Hamlin

Advisors

Anshia Crooms, M.A.
Dr. Kate Moran

Chapter Governors

Diane Blagman
Wayne Bruce
Ferddy Calderon
Goldlink
Alexandria Davila
DJ Thommy Davis
9^th Wonder
Brandon Felder
Dom Flemons
Angie Gates
JJ Hairston
Tracey Lee
Dan Merceruio
Pete Reiniger
Vincent Richardson
Aramide Sarumoh
Michelle Shellers
Tamara Wellons
Wayna
Mumu Fresh