Santa Monica, CA (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. Beatriz R. Perez, chief marketing officer, Coca-Cola North America, has been elected to serve as the GRAMMY Foundation's Chair, with Rusty Rueff, former CEO of SNOCAP, elected as Vice Chair, and Tim Bucher, founder and CEO of TastingRoom.com and Silicon Valley entrepreneur, elected as Secretary/Treasurer. In addition,
George Jones, chairman and CEO of Caravan Entertainment, will now be the GRAMMY Foundation's Chair Emeritus.
For MusiCares, Board leadership remains the same with Board Chair Paul Caine, president and group publisher of Time Inc.'s style & entertainment group; Vice Chair Ken Levitan, founder and president of Vector Management and co-president of Vector Recordings; Secretary/Treasurer Scott Pascucci, former president, Rhino Entertainment; and Chair Emeritus John Branca, a partner at Ziffren Brittenham LLP.
"Now in their 21st year, both MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation are vibrant and mature nonprofit organizations," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the GRAMMY Foundation, MusiCares, and The Recording Academy. "Our Board members reflect this core strength, and we look to them for creativity and stewardship as we continue our growth. The talent and vision of our Board members are truly inspiring, and we are very fortunate to have highly respected individuals working with us."
The newly elected GRAMMY Foundation Directors are will.i.am, frontman and producer of the multi- GRAMMY-winning group the Black Eyed Peas; Darrell Brown, producer/songwriter; Daniel Cherry, managing partner/director of brand strategy, Anomaly; and Michael Rapino, president and chief executive officer, Live Nation.
Newly elected MusiCares Directors are agent Rod Essig of Creative Artists Agency; Arnie Herrmann, partner and practice leader of Citrin, Cooperman Company's private client group; Alexandra Patsavas, founder of Chop Shop Music Supervision and Chop Shop Records; and Alissa Pollack, executive vice president, integrated music marketing, Mediabase Worldwide.
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.com.
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.com.
