SOURCE Nashville Announces 2026 Board of Directors, Officers & New Members

Pictured (L-R, bottom row): SOURCE Social Co-Chair, Brittni Talley (NSAI); SOURCE Program Co-Chair, Samantha Vandiver (Blankenship CPA Group, PLLC); SOURCE Communications Co-Chair, Sarah Skates (Skates Media); SOURCE Social Co-Chair, Sarah Flick (Music Publisher); (L-R, second row): SOURCE Communications Co-Chair, Annie Reuter (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum); SOURCE Social Co-Chair, Lynda Ragsdale (O’Neil Hagaman, LLC), SOURCE Vice President, Michelle Goble (ESQ Artist Management); (L-R, third row): SOURCE Service Chair, Tamar Poole (Legacy Bound); SOURCE Program Co-Chair, Ashley Embry (Hearts Bluff); SOURCE Membership Co-Chair, Mary Lauren Teague (Belmont University); (L-R, top row): SOURCE President, Mallory Mason Pascal (Oak Haus); SOURCE Secretary, Kasey Cleckler (Cape & Anchor); SOURCE Membership Co-Chair, Amanda Mitchell (FSM); SOURCE Treasurer, Beth Tyson (FBMM)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (February 3, 2026) – SOURCE, Nashville’s longest-running organization for females in the music industry, announces its 2026 Board of Directors and Officers. The leadership team joined new and existing members at SOURCE Nashville’s January Luncheon Town Hall on January 22. 

2026 Executive Board:

President: Mallory Mason Pascal (Oak Haus)

Vice President: Michelle Goble (ESQ Artist Management)

Secretary: Kasey Cleckler (Cape & Anchor)

Treasurer: Beth Tyson (FBMM)

Board Chairs:

Awards: Erica Rosa (FBMM)

Communications: Stephanie Orr-Buttrey (CountryWired), Annie Reuter (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum), Sarah Skates (Skates Media)

Membership: Amanda Mitchell (FSM), Mary Lauren Teague (Belmont University)

Program: Ashley Embry (Hearts Bluff), Michelle Goble (ESQ Artist Management), Samantha Vandiver (Blankenship CPA Group, PLLC)Service: Tamar Poole (Legacy Bound)Social: Sarah Flick (Music Publisher), Lynda Ragsdale (O’Neil Hagaman, LLC), Brittni Talley (NSAI)

SOURCE Nashville also welcomes 23 new members from all areas of the music industry to the organization in 2026. They are as follows:

2026 New Members:

Ali Scott, O'Neil Hagaman

Aliya Faust, Hazel View Media

Alyson Stokes, Opry Entertainment Group (Ryman Hospitality Properties)

Amanda Cates, ACE Consulting

Andie Rankins, Essential Music Publishing

Ashley Doris, MAMBA

Avery King, King Publicity

Candice Surrency, Sony Music Entertainment

Debbye Scroggins, Dreamcatcher Management/DS Entertainment Law

Faith Beller, BMG/Catalpa Grove Entertainment

Hannah Gary, Lytle Management Group, Inc

Lauren Holland, United Talent Agency

Linda Davis, Linda Davis Inc/Stage Performance 101

Lisa Smoot, Big Loud Records

Marie Bradshaw, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Melissa Riddle Chalos, MRC Artist Advisory

Monika Tashman, Loeb & Loeb LLP

Nicolette McCann, Red Light Management

Nina Burghard, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Phyllis Stark, Country Aircheck

Tamara Dadd Alan, The Playground

Valerie Sizemore, 432 Entertainment

Vernell Hackett, Freelance Journalist/Publicist 

SOURCE Nashville wrapped 2025 following a year of insightful luncheons featuring in-demand guest speakers. Topics ranged from AI and the future of creative rights (Humanable’s Lili McGrady, Monarch’s Ken Gay, NSAI’s Bart Herbison, and Sureel’s Aileen Crowley) to addressing stress (Rosa Castaño) to song stories at The Bluebird Café (DAANEgerous Entertainment Whitney Daane, Universal Music Publishing Group’s Cyndi Forman, and Punch Bowl Entertainment’s Juli Griffith) and negotiation know-how (Red Light Management’s Mandelyn Monchick, Bright Blue Consulting’s Nicole Provonchee, and Belmont’s Mary Lauren Teague). Among so many remarkable events, an annual highlight is the luncheon honoring SOURCE Hall of Fame inductees which in 2025 included Lori Badgett, Cheryl Harris, Gina Keltner, Pam Russell, Mary Self, and Kay West.

ABOUT SOURCE:

Founded in 1991 by Judy Harris, Shelia Shipley Biddy, and the late Pat Rolfe, SOURCE is Nashville’s longest-running organization for females in the music industry. The organization is dedicated to fostering relationships and opportunities for its members through continuous education, networking, and community service initiatives. SOURCE is a nonprofit organization supporting an exclusive community of accomplished women professionals who work in all facets of Nashville’s entertainment industry. It is an invitation-only membership led by a Board of Directors and a Steering Committee. Bi-monthly programs are presented to SOURCE members addressing topical music and non-music industry-related issues. Invitations are extended to industry leaders who share their knowledge and insights with the SOURCE membership.

SOURCE is a 501c6 organization. SOURCE’s specific goals remain flexible to meet the changing needs and interests of its members. Its broad purposes are as follows: to provide a SOURCE of information useful to its members’ business needs, to function as a SOURCE of professional contacts, to create a SOURCE of career opportunities for its membership, and to provide a SOURCE of industry-related information and education.