On Friday, August 27, 2021, the ballot tabulation of the Nashville Local election was conducted. Please note that some candidates ran unopposed and were declared elected without the necessity of a membership vote. Following are the results of the election. Those positions that required a balloted election are listed with an asterisk*.

For complete balloted election results,

NAME POSITION TERM
Michael Montgomery President 2-year term
Carla Christina Contreras Vice President 2-year term
Bob Bailey* Vice President - Singers & Recording Artists 2-year term
Bill Bilbro Yarbrough* Secretary 2-year term
Pat Alger Local Board Member 2-year term
Bob Bailey Local Board Member 2-year term
Kathy Chiavola Local Board Member 2-year term
Kimeron Collins Local Board Member 2-year term
Yuri Cunza Local Board Member 2-year term
Evans Donnell Local Board Member 2-year term
Ann Dorman Local Board Member 2-year term
Jim Ferguson Local Board Member 2-year term
Bill Foy Local Board Member 2-year term
Kyla Jade Local Board Member 2-year term
Ryan Link Local Board Member 2-year term
Brian Lucas Local Board Member 2-year term
Beth Anne Musiker Local Board Member 2-year term
Ian Quinn Local Board Member 2-year term
Jason Kyle Saetveit Local Board Member 2-year term
Bill Shick Local Board Member 2-year term
Marty Slayton Local Board Member 2-year term
James Talley Local Board Member 2-year term
Tamara Trexler Local Board Member 2-year term
Bill Bilbro Yarbrough Local Board Member 2-year term
Carla Christina Contreras* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Jim Ferguson* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Bill Foy* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Beth Anne Musiker* Convention Delegate 2-year term
James Talley* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Tamara Trexler* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Bill Bilbro Yarbrough* Convention Delegate 2-year term

Those members elected as Local Officers, Local Board members and Convention Delegates, by virtue of their election to those positions, are also elected as Alternate National Board members who may be called upon to serve at National Board meetings when the National Board member from the Nashville Local is unable to attend. The President, by virtue of his election to that position, also serves as a Convention Delegate.

The newly elected leaders will be installed in office on September 2, 2021. 

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