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Nashville, TN 37212
Organization Details

Board Chair


Board Chair Mr. Greg Hill
Company Affiliation Hill Entertainment Group
Term July 2023 to June 2025
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Board of Directors

Board Members
Name Affiliation Status
Mr. Jeff Allen Bradley Voting
Mr. John Allen New West Records Voting
Mr. Lorenzo Candelaria Blair School of Music/Vanderbilt University Voting
Ms. Lori Carver First Horizon Bank Voting
Mr. Tony Conway Conway Entertainment Group Voting
Mr. Charlie Cook Cumulus Radio Voting
Ms. Gillie Crowder Live Nation Voting
Mr. George deZevallos Community Volunteer Voting
Mr. Baird Dixon Orcutt Winslow Voting
Ms. Melinda Drennan Drennan & Associates Voting
Mr. Bob Fisher Belmont University Voting
Ms. Becky Gardenhire William Morris Endeavor Entertainment Voting
Mr. William Gilmore Anderson Piping Company, Inc. Voting
Ms. Jamye Hardy Vanderbilt University/ W.O. Smith Alum Voting
Mr. Alex Hayes W.O. Smith Parent/ W.O. Smith Alum Voting
Mr. Greg Hill Hill Entertainment Voting
Mr. Eric Holder Alliance Bernstein Voting
Ms. Beverly Keel Middle Tennessee State University Voting
Mr. L. Owen Kelly Community Volunteer Voting
Mr. Mark Montgomery FLO Voting
Mr. Dan Moore FirstBank Voting
Mr. Jacob Nemer Lindsey + Amonette + Nemer Voting
Judge Alistair Newbern U.S. District Court Voting
Ms. Tabitha Robinson Nashville Electric Service Voting
Mr. John "Del" Sawyer Community Volunteer Exofficio
Mr. Kenny Smoov Cumulus/92Q Voting
Mr. Frank Sutherland Community Volunteer Voting
Mr. George Uribe Guestbooker.com Voting

Advisory Board Members
Name Affiliation Status
Mr. Travis Bartee Wells Fargo NonVoting
Mr. Steve Blackmon Rogers Manufacturing Co., Inc. NonVoting
Mr. John Chobanian Governor?s Foundation for Health & Wellness NonVoting
Mr. Jeff Coffin Musician NonVoting
Ms. Colleen Dowd HCA NonVoting
Ms. Janine Ebach Ebach Entertainment NonVoting
Mr. Martin Fischer Opry Entertainment Group NonVoting
Mr. Doug Fluegel Podiatry Insurance Company of America NonVoting
Mr. Fred Ford Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy NonVoting
Mr. Randy Ford Community Volunteer NonVoting
Ms. Lisa Harless Regions Bank NonVoting
Mr. Brandon Herrenbruck Steinway Piano Gallery NonVoting
Mr. Chris Horsnell Milom Horsnell Crow Rose Kelley NonVoting
Ms. Suzanne Kessler Hughes-Kessler Consulting NonVoting
Ms. Laura Kimbrell TKO Artist Management NonVoting
Dr. Casanora Lampley Vanderbilt University NonVoting
Mr. Lawrence M. Lipman The Re/Max Homes and Estates NonVoting
Mr. Porter Maxwell TrustCore Financial NonVoting
Ms. Amanda Mazzo Mazzo Media NonVoting
Ms. Mary Ann McCready Flood, Bumstead, McCready NonVoting
Mr. Tim McFadden Tim McFadden Management & Consulting NonVoting
Ms. Tinti Moffat T J Martell Foundation NonVoting
Mr. Jordan Moran Universal Music Group NonVoting
Ms. Shelia Morris Morris Marketing, Inc. NonVoting
Ms. Lauren Painter Lee Company NonVoting
Ms. Ronna Rubin Rubin Media NonVoting
Ms. Susan Stewart NARAS NonVoting
Ms. Juanita I.C. Traughber Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency NonVoting

Constituent Board Members
Name Affiliation Status
Mr. Kevin Endres The International Offices Voting
Mr. Fred Ford Flood, Bumstead. McCready & McCarthy NonVoting
Ms. Jamye Hardy Vanderbilt University/W.O. Smith Alum Voting
Mr. Alex Hayes W.O. Smith Parent/Alum Voting
Mr. Tim McFadden Community Volunteer NonVoting
Mr. Dan Moore First Bank Voting
Ms. Tabitha Robinson Nashville Electric Service Voting

Youth Board Members
Name Affiliation Status
Everett Ackley NonVoting
Rachel Davies NonVoting
Ashley De Leon NonVoting
Elva Escobar Arteaga NonVoting
Kendrick Escobar Arteaga NonVoting
Kasmira Moore NonVoting
William Taylor Student Council NonVoting
Ethan Tinsley NonVoting


Governance


Board Term Lengths 3.00 years
Board Term Limits 2
Board Meeting Attendance % 85%
Does the organization have written Board Selection Criteria? No
Does the organization have a written Conflict of Interest Policy? Yes
Percentage Making Monetary Contributions 100%
Percentage of Board Members making In-Kind Contributions 50%
Does the Board include Client Representation? Yes
Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 4

Standing Committees


Advisory Board
Board Development
Building
Communications / Public Relations
Executive
Human Resources / Personnel and Finance and marketing and Nominating and By-laws
Operations
Program
Special Events
Youth

Risk Management Provisions


Automobile Insurance and Umbrella or Excess Insurance
Business Income
Commercial General Insurance
Commercial General Liability
Commercial General Liability and D and O and Umbrella or Excess and Automobile and Professional
Computer Equipment and Software
Directors and Officers Policy
General Property Coverage
General Property Coverage and Professional Liability
Improper Sexual Conduct/Sexual Abuse
Inland Marine and Mobile Equipment
Special Event Liability
Umbrella or Excess Insurance
Workers Compensation and Employers' Liability

CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments


W.O. Smith Music School is fortunate to have talented and diverse board and advisory board members. Members of both boards actively provide governance and advice. They include leading attorneys, bankers, HR professionals, insurance executives, educators, music educators, music industry professionals, non-profit managers, volunteer teaching artists, and many former officers and past presidents of the school. While most governance issues are overseen by committee, we have a continued deficiency in the segregation of duties and internal controls in financial reporting. The audit and finance committees continue to monitor and consider the cost effectiveness of obtaining services to enhance the current financial reporting. The committee has been satisfied that the assistance auditors have provided to convert yearly accounting records to GAAP based financial statements meets our current needs. Our auditors are satisfied with our procedures and the measures that have been taken to mitigate short comings as well.The Executive and Finance Committees continue to monitor financial procedures and consider changes as necessary.