SOLID (SOCIETY OF LEADERS IN DEVELOPMENT) ANNOUNCES THE 2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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First Row (Left to Right): Melissa Flaxman, Rio Van Risseghem, Zach Green, Lizzy Stone
Second Row (Left to Right): Brooke Mansfield, Amy Gellick
Third Row (Left to Right): Samantha Funderlich, Yusef Yoba, Leah Ducey, Jared Meyer, Jessica Korver, Alannah Schwartz, Mark Thress, Guy Evans, Becky Parsons, Colin McKay, Sarah Beth Perry, Kim Albritton
Nashville, TN - March 4, 2024 - SOLID (Society of Leaders In Development) recently ushered in a new board of directors for the 2024 year. The 19-person board includes ten first-year board members as well as nine individuals returning to the board, with members' expertise spanning across numerous areas of the entertainment industry including music distribution, publishing, business management, artist development, public relations, artist management, and more.
SOLID's 2024 Executive Board includes Rio Van Risseghem (The Orchard) as President, Zach Green (Green P&M) as Vice President, Lizzy Stone (Wiles + Taylor & Co) as Treasurer, and Melissa Flaxman (Black Box) as Secretary. More information about the Executive Board can be found HERE.
This year's Board of Directors includes:
President - Rio Van Risseghem (The Orchard)
Vice-President - Zach Green (Green P&M)
Treasurer - Lizzy Stone (Wiles + Taylor & Co)
Secretary - Melissa Flaxman (Black Box)
Ambassadorship Chairs - Jared Meyer (Q Prime South) and Alannah Schwartz (Endurance Music Group)
Communications Chairs - Jessica Korver (Missing Piece Group) and Rachel Hobbs (The GreenRoom PR)
Community Outreach Chairs - Guy Evans (FBMM) and Becky Parsons (PLA Media)
Education Chairs - Sarah Beth Perry (With the Band) and Kim Albritton (Clearbox Rights LLC)
Music Market Chairs - Leah Ducey (Universal Music Group), Mark Thress (Vocal 360 Global), Samantha Funderlich (Darkest Valley Mgmt)
Social Chairs - Colin McKay (Clair Global) and Brooke Mansfield (Riser House)
DEI Chair - Yusef Yoba (Independent Manager)
Alumni President - Amy Gellick (Wiles + Taylor & Co)
SOLID President Rio Van Risseghem expressed her excitement for the upcoming year, sharing, "As we embark upon the 27th year of SOLID's legacy, the 2024 SOLID Board is excited to welcome another bountiful class of entertainment industry leaders. Our recruitment efforts have once again been astounding as we welcome 81 diverse servant leaders to join the 2024 SOLID Class. I am honored to say this is my fourth year serving the SOLID community and I am excited to continue to build upon our successes of the past few years; namely our continued commitment to making SOLID a more diverse and inclusive organization in every aspect, our year after year philanthropic commitment to our wider community with our SOLID Shares and CMA Foundation partners, and foundationally to support the growth and development of Music City's brightest and most talented minds. As we continue to grow as an organization, we are ever mindful of how we evolve to continue to bolster each new class of leaders. Our board of directors this year have their sights set on taking the initiative to propel SOLID forward in a multitude of facets and I am honored to have the privilege to collaborate and execute those goals alongside some of the best."
Additionally, under leadership of Alumni President Amy Gellick, this year's Alumni Board includes:
Amy Gellick (Wiles + Taylor & Co)
Mollie Jones (Brigade Media Capital)
Valerie Sizemore (Four Thirty Two Entertainment)
BJ Hill (Warner Chappell Music)
Erin Duvall (Belmont University)
SOLID recently held the New Member Retreat and Q1 Meeting virtually and featured inspiring guest speaker, Blair Miller, founder of Chaos Entertainment.
SOLID launched 26 years ago with a vision to develop a community for music industry professionals to network and brainstorm together, while also providing educational opportunities for entry to mid-level professionals. SOLID hosts several education panels, networking events and philanthropic opportunities throughout the year. In addition, SOLID has implemented programs to mentor 100s of college students to date, launched the philanthropic initiative SOLID Shares, created a diversity and inclusion task force comprising of board members, current members and alumni as well as raising over $450,000 for local charities and accumulating over 500+ hours of volunteer time to the Nashville community. SOLID continues to grow, in part, due to the generous contributions of its annual Friends of SOLID sponsor partners. For more information about SOLID, visit solidnashville.org.
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