Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.

Chuck Flood

Entertainment industry business manager since 1981
Major label experience with Capitol and Warner Brothers Records in both A&R and National Promotion
President of Hard Ball Music
Former Treasurer of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS)
Graduate of Baylor University, 1968 – BA
University of Arkansas Graduate School
Partner and President, Hayes Street Music, 1987-2001

Frank Bumstead Frank M. Bumstead, Masters of Business Management

Over thirty–five years experience as professional financial advisor, investment advisor, and valuations, merger, sales and acquisitions advisor
Graduate of Southern Methodist University, 1964 – BBA
Graduate of The Vanderbilt Owen School of Management, 1972 – Masters of Business Management
Served on Boards of the American Retirement Corp. (ACR–NYSE), Dede Wallace Center, The American Red Cross, ECA, Inc., American Constructors, Inc., American Fine Wire, Inc., Junior Achievement of Nashville, Watkins Institute and Junior League Advisory Board, Nashville Wire Products, Inc. (Private), Audit Committee
Current Boards include: Brookdale Senior Living (BKD–NYSE), Chair, Compensation Committee; Syntroleum, Inc. (SYNM–NASD NMS), Member, Audit and Compensation Committees; United Supermarkets of Texas, LLC (Private) $1 billion revenues, Finance Committee, Audit Committee; Memorial Foundation, Inc.($150 million charitable foundation), Chair, Investment Committee, Member Executive Committee
Negotiated and arranged: sale of CMT network to Opryland, merger of Music Row Magazine with Southcomm
The Country Music Association: Board of Directors, Finance & Audit Committee Chair and Investment Committee Chair

Mary Ann McCready

Entertainment Industry Business Manager since 1990
Over fifteen years experience in entertainment marketing, finance, sales and artist development and former Vice President of National Sales and Marketing for Columbia Records
Graduate of Vanderbilt University, BS, Cum Laude
Graduate of The College of Financial Planning, Denver (CFP Degree)
First female recipient of The CMA President's Award
Former Chairman of the Country Music Association Market Development Committee: served on The Better Business Bureau Board of Directors; former Board Member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences/Nashville, the First Union Bank Council, The Children's Theatre, Copyright Society; the Leadership Music Board and its past Treasurer
Active with the W.O. Smith Community School of Music Council; The Country Music Hall of Fame Trustee, Finance Committee Member and Investment Committee Chairman
Special guest at the 2008 Festival of Thinkers, Dubai
Chair of The Nashville Music Council, 2009-2011

James Cheek James H. (Jamie) Cheek, IV, MBA

Entertainment Industry Business Manager since 1997
Graduate of University of Richmond
Graduate of The Vanderbilt Owen School of Management, 2003 – MBA
President, Leadership Music, 2010-2011
Former Treasurer, Leadership Music, 2006-2009
Former Treasurer, Nashville Film Festival, 2003-2006
Former Examiner, New York Stock Exchange, 1993-1996
Charter Board Member of TN Volunteer Lawyers for The Arts
Board of Directors, CASA, Inc.
Active volunteer for the Nashville Humane Association
Member: Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences

Duane Clark

Entertainment Industry Business Manager since 1999
Former Tour Accountant, Studio Owner and Concert Promoter
Graduate of Middle Tennessee State University – Recording Industry Management Focus, 1994 –
BS Business and Mass Communications
Treasurer, Academy of Country Music
Member: Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Society of Leaders In Development Charter Member and Alumni
Leadership Music Graduate Class of 2006

Carmen Romano Carmen J. Romano, Jr.

Entertainment Industry Business Manager since 1989
Former President of Progressive Business Management, Inc.
Graduate of Bloomfield College, 1985 – BS Accounting
Board Member of Association of Retarded Citizens of Essex County since 2001 and its former President
Member: National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
Active Volunteer, TJ Martell Foundation NY

Roger Dunaway Roger Ware (Trey) Dunaway III, CPA/PFS, MBA

Chief Compliance Officer
Entertainment industry finance and accounting since 2001
Graduate of Vanderbilt University, 1996, Cum Laude
Graduate of The Vanderbilt Owen School of Management, 1997 – MBA with double concentration in finance and accounting
Elijah Watts Sells Silver Medalist for second highest score in the U. S. on the May 2003 CPA exam
Former At–Large Board Member, Nashville Chapter of the Tennessee Society of CPAs
Former Director of Finance, Universal Music Group Nashville
Member: Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
Leadership Music Class of 2009-2010

Julie Boos, MBA

Music Industry Business Management since 1995
Graduate Kansas State University, 1992 – BS
The Massey School, Belmont University, 2006 – MBA
President and Executive Board Member, Nashville Film Festival, 2010-2011
Former Vice President and Treasurer, Nashville Film Festival, 2006-2009
Leadership Music Class of 2008
NARAS mentor program, 2002
Member: Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
Former Mercantile Bank Branch Manager, Kansas City

Betty Sanders Betty R Sanders

20 plus year Music Industry veteran with Music Publishing, Publicity, Personal Management & Business Management Experience
Served as Human Resource Director at FBMM for 10 years, recently promoted to Vice President/General Manager
1983 Graduate of the Recording Industry Management Program – Middle Tennessee State University
Member of SOURCE Nashville, Country Music Foundation & Country Music Association

Special Counsel

Paul Ted Klontz Paul T. (Ted) Klontz, Ph.D., MAC, CSACII, CET III

Consultant to FBMM, Money Behaviors and Relationships
Professional Coach, Consultant and Educator for over 40 years
Works directly with clients to achieve optimum financial performance by changing dysfunctional money behaviors
Author of 5 books, produced 2 CD's and has appeared in a number of expert roles on TV & radio – including Good Morning America and The Today Show
Is an international consultant and coach, focusing on relationship skills, understanding human behavior, and the psychology of money (www.KlontzCoaching.com)

John Kelly John E. Kelly, CPA

1981 Graduate of David Lipscomb University – BS Accounting
Member of Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants
Owner of Entertainment Financial Services, Inc. founded in 1991 to provide financial, tax and intellectual property consulting to the entertainment and sports communities
CEO of InPop Records, Inc., an independent Record Label distributed by EMI and founded in 1999
Member of Country Music Association

John McCarthy John A. McCarthy, CPA