Veteran-Centered Nonprofit CreatiVets Announces New Board Advisory Positions

Nashville-based nonprofit CreatiVets announces the 2022-2023 advisors to its Board of Directors. Featuring a list of Nashville-based music industry veterans – alongside some of the organization’s staunchest supporters across the nation –  these new board advisors will offer advice and services within their area of expertise, as well as assist the Board in widening CreatiVets’ reach and gaining support from different communities.

The list boasts an impressive group of names including:
Tom Carlucci (Managing Partner/Chair of the Litigation Department at Foley & Lardner LLP)
Paul Coffey (Vice Provost & Dean of Community Engagement, School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
Gator Harrison (iHeartCountry brand coordinator/Senior VP Programming Nashville, iHeartMedia)
Tim Hunze (Vice President of Publishing Big Machine Music)
Tiffany Kerns (Executive Director, CMA Foundation and CMA Vice President, Community Outreach)
Michael Knox (SVP PeerMusic/Multi-Platinum Producer/Host of Knox Country 360)
John Loar (Managing Director of Music City Baseball)
Steve Mariucci (Former NFL Head Coach/Sports Analyst NFL GameDay Morning)
Jordan Pettit (Director of Artist Relations & Programming Strategy Opry Entertainment Group)
Ellen Pryor (Director of Communications, Frist Art Museum)
Jason Rittenberry (Co-Founder of Music City Grand Prix and CEO/Managing Partner of Tristar Production Group)
Joe Scarlett (Former President and Chairman, Tractor Supply Company)
Granger Smith (Country Music Artist and Co-Founder of Yee Yee Apparel)
Barry Zito (Former MLB Pitcher/Songwriter/Musical Artist)

Recently featured in a tearful, two-part segment on The Kelly Clarkson Show (watch it HERE) and in PEOPLE Magazine (check out the story HERE), CreatiVets aims to help veterans learn to cope with service-related trauma through the arts. The organization has helped more than 1,000 veterans since its founding in 2013, in an effort to end veteran suicide by offering alternative ways to cope with trauma.