Diane Pearson has been elected as President of Leadership Music Board for the 2026-27 fiscal year. Pearson, a member of the LM Class of 2007, is Senior Vice President, Entertainment & Sports Division at City National Bank Nashville.
“Leadership Music is an organization I care deeply about, and it is an honor to serve as Board President once again,” Pearson says. “I’ve seen firsthand the impact this organization has on the people who shape our creative community, and I’m continually inspired by the passion, talent, and generosity of our alumni. I’m excited to work alongside this outstanding board and our incredible staff as we continue to strengthen Leadership Music and its mission for the future.”
Officers joining Pearson include President-Elect Steve Eggart of Ground Control Business Management, Past President Neal Spielberg of Spielberg Entertainment, Treasurer Catherine Moore of Farris, Self and Moore, and Jackie Patillo of the Gospel Music Association as Secretary. Other members of the Executive Committee include Veteran Agent Brad Bissell, Andrew Kautz of Kautz & Associates, Manuel Delgado of Delgado Guitars, Scott Gerow of Battery Lane Music, Tera Healy of The Recording Academy and Rondal Richardson of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
Leadership Music has appointed four new board members, including Mitch Glazier of Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Scott Jungmichel of SESAC, Stacy Blythe of Big Loud Records, and Kris Ahrend of The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC).
Will Cheek and Lynn Morrow of Adams & Reese LLP serve as legal counsel.
To date, Leadership Music has graduated 1,400 leaders from across the country in virtually every segment of the entertainment industry, as well as community leaders, including two Nashville mayors, the deputy chief of police, and a Tennessee Congressman.
Leadership Music Board Members:
Kris Ahrend, The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC)
Brad Bissell, Veteran Agent
Stacy Blythe, Big Loud Records
Manuel Delgado, Delgado Guitars
Nic Dugger, MultyCam/TNDV: Television LLC
Beville Dunkerley, Maverick Nashville
Craig Dunn, One Spark Entertainment
Steve Eggart, Ground Control Business Management
Randall Foster, Symphonic
Joe Galante, Galante Entertainment
Scott Gerow, Battery Lane Music
Mitch Glazier, Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
Tera Healy, The Recording Academy
Phil Hughley, Musician/Songwriter
Scott Jungmichel, SESAC
Michelle Tigard Kammerer, Amazon Music
Andrew Kautz, Kautz & Associates
Victoria Mason, Warner Music Nashville
Gina Waters Miller, Waters Edge Entertainment
Catherine Moore, Farris, Self and Moore
Jason Oschwald, Big Spring Entertainment
Jackie Patillo, Gospel Music Association
Diane Pearson, City National Bank
Rondal Richardson, Music Community Foundation
Leslie Richter, Belmont University
Colin Rushing, Digital Media Association (DiMA)
Neal Spielberg, Spielberg Entertainment
Lauryn Sink is a staff writer at MusicRow Magazine. Hailing from Lexington, North Carolina, Lauryn is a 2025 graduate of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
