CMA Cadre: CMA has hired Ryan Nelson as Sr. Dir./Event Operations and LeighAnn Rodd as Dir./Insights, while Victoria Rutledge joins the CMA Foundation as Dir./Major Gifts. CMA has also promoted Network Mgr. Justin Randall to Sr. Dir./Information Technology and Megan Wise from Dir. to Sr. Dir./Brand Partnerships.
Nelson arrives from the Sr. Dir./Global Recording and Concert/Event Production role at Yamaha Corporation. Rodd was Sr. Associate Mgr. for Cracker Barrel. Rutledge was Dir./Development at NAMI Tennessee. Reach Nelson here, Rodd here, Rutledge here, Randall here and Wise here.
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