Santa Monica, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) The GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Foundation - the affiliated charities of The Recording Academy - announced that their respective Boards have elected new Officers and Directors. Scott Pascucci has been elected to serve as the Chair of MusiCares, with Jon Platt, president of North
America creative for EMI
Music Publishing, elected as Vice Chair, and Gary Veloric elected asSecretary/Treasurer. In addition, Paul Caine, executive vice president and chief revenue officer of Time Inc., will now be the Chair Emeritus of MusiCares.
For the GRAMMY Foundation, Board leadership remains the same with Board Chair Beatriz R. Perez, chief sustainability officer of the Coca-Cola Company; Vice Chair Rusty Rueff, former CEO of Snocap; Secretary/Treasurer Tim Bucher, founder and CEO of TastingRoom.com and Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur; and Chair Emeritus
George Jones, chairman and CEO of Caravan Entertainment.
"Nonprofit organizations derive their core of strength from their boards," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the GRAMMY Foundation, MusiCares and The Recording Academy. "And I can attest to the fact that our Board members are inspiring, creative and generous individuals who are truly committed to the mission and programs of MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation. We are extremely fortunate to have this diverse group of people as stewards of our Foundations."
The newly elected MusiCares Directors are John Burk, chief creative officer for Concord
Music Group; Susan Genco; Bill Silva,president of Bill Silva Entertainment; and Stasia Washington, senior vice president, wealth advisory for the
Private Bank, Union Bank.
Newly elected GRAMMY Foundation Directors are
Amanda Marks, global head of digital accounts for Universal
Music Group; and
Elizabeth Moody, YouTube's head of strategic partner development for music.
Established in 1989 by The Recording Academy, MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares' services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community. For more information, please visit www.musicares.org.
The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music on American culture � from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. For more information, please visit www.grammyfoundation.org.
