The International Bluegrass Music Association is proud to announce the graduating class of Leadership Bluegrass 2010. Leadership Bluegrass, now in its eleventh year with more than 250 alumni, is an intensive, three-day program of interactive learning experiences that invites participants to examine the challenges and opportunities facing our music, along with related leadership issues.
Leadership Bluegrass 2010, hosted March 9-11 at BMI in Nashville, Tennessee, was facilitated by Fred Bartenstein, a noted bluegrass historian and professional meeting facilitator.
Each year the 25 individuals selected to participate in Leadership Bluegrass represent a cross section of current and future leaders from various facets of the industry, as well as diverse regions of the country and world.
Congratulations to the following graduates:
Phil Bankester; The Bankester Family, Genuine Human Productions; Carbondale, Ill.
Carol Beaugard; WFDU-FM, WAMU’s Bluegrass Country; Chester, N.Y.
Kissy Black; Lotos Nile; Nashville, Tenn.
Linda Bonner; Grassland Elementary; Brentwood, Tenn.
Thomas J. Brown; Spatial Effects, Songwriter/Playwright, SEBA; Dalton, Ga.
Megan Brugger; Classic Country Radio, Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival; Xenia, Ohio
Denis Chadbourn; Bluegrass Music Association Central Canada, Nipissing Bluegrass Association, C-Denny Band; Rutherglen, Ontario, Canada
Karl S. Cooler; Mountain Roads Recordings; Bristol, Tenn.
Lachlan Davidson; Davidson Brothers; Doncaster East, Victoria, Australia
R. Avery Ellisman; Non-profit Management & Resource Development; Encinitas, Calif.
Doris Gray; Colorado Bluegrass Music Society; Boulder, Colo.
Chris Keenan; Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival; Co. Roscommon, Ireland
Thad Keim; Compass Records Group; Nashville, Tenn.
Joan Kornblith; Voice of America; Washington, D.C.
Jennifer Larson; Straight Drive; Brooklyn, N.Y.
William D. Lewis, PineCone – the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music; Raleigh, N.C.
Patty Mitchell; Artist; Nashville, Tenn.
Jess Norburg; IBMA; Nashville, Tenn.
Gretchen Priest-May; The Musical Heritage Center of Middle Tennessee; Pegram, Tenn.
Michael Ramsey; Red, White and Bluegrass Festival; Morganton, N.C.
Gary Reid; Bluegrass Productions of Virginia, LLC; Roanoke, Va.
Jessica Smith; Bassist/Singer/Songwriter; Asheville, N.C.
Jean Spivey; Old Settler’s Music Festival; Austin, Texas
Andrew Stokes; McLachlan Management International; Nashville, Tenn.
Donna Ulisse; Donna Ulisse & the Poor Mountain Boys, Hadley Music Group; Nashville, Tenn.
Thanks to the following sponsors of Leadership Bluegrass 2010:
Leadership Bluegrass Presentation Sponsors: BMI; Fred Bartenstein & Associates
Leadership Bluegrass Silver Sponsors: Trisha & John Tubbs, Anonymous
Leadership Bluegrass Patron: Stephen Betts, Nancy Cardwell, Bill Foster, Bill Hartley, Karl Kersey, Barry Mazor, Janet McGarry & Serge Bernard, Leah Ross/Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Roger Ryan, Brian Smith, Holly Tashian, Wayne Taylor, Alan Tompkins/The Bluegrass Heritage Foundation, Archie & Priscilla Warnock, Dwight Worden
The Leadership Bluegrass Planning Committee this year included Brian Smith (chair), Stephanie Taylor (vice-chair), Trisha Tubbs, Holly Tashian, Ron Cox, Craig Havighurst, Fred Bartenstein and Nancy Cardwell (staff liaison). Tashian, Taylor, Yvonne Tatar and Gerry Katz served on the LBG 2010 Selection Committee.
For information on the next Leadership Bluegrass class, contact Nancy Cardwell at (615) 256-3222 or nancyc@ibma.org.
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