Meet The Officers
President
Kelsey Roche
Kelsey is a Pittsburgh, PA native who moved to Nashville right after college to pursue a career in the music industry. She has been in business management for 7 years at FBMM and has been an officer in WMBA for 3 years now. When she isn’t managing money on the business side, she’s playing writers rounds throughout Nashville.
Vice President
Beka Bishop
Beka Bishop is a show promoter and digital marketing strategist passionate about elevating artists and brands organically in the music industry. As the Founder of Fantom Presents, a Nashville-based promotion company, she curates sold-out EDM, Country, Rock, Pop, and R&B shows that highlight both emerging and established talent—driven by her mission to bring music back to Music City. Additionally, with Best of the Beks, Beka blends creativity with data-driven execution to create impactful results in social media management, digital campaigns, artist branding, and experiential event strategy. She also serves as the Nashville Community Coordinator for The Digilogue and is an active member of the Recording Academy, SOLID, CMA, and Women in Music.
Secretary
Rachel Mangan
Rachel is an attorney whose practice focuses primarily on counseling individuals and businesses in all areas of the entertainment industry and providing guidance to creators, entertainers, musicians, and entrepreneurs in connection with a variety of transactions, including recording agreements, publishing agreements, endorsement agreements, and production agreements. In addition, Rachel’s practice includes general business formations, such as LLCs, as well as intellectual property, including copyrights and trademarks. She handles copyright and trademark registration, cease and desist demands and drafting and negotiating intellectual property-related agreements (including assignments and acquisition agreements).
Treasurer
Kate Cheyne
Kate cheyne is Originally from Rochester, NY. She moved to Nashville eight years ago and graduated from Belmont University where she majored in music business. she has been working with FBMM business management for three years.
Events & Education Co-Chairs
Sam Bogle
Sam graduated from Bishop’s University in Quebec with a BBA in Marketing and minor in French, as well as acquiring a minor from Berklee in Music Business. Sam works as an independent manager for her Firefighting Country Singer brother, Cam Bogle, as well as running live Artist showcases alongside her Mom under their company, Red Phoenix Events. Further, she supports local nonprofit, “Clean Clothes for Kids” as the Outreach Coordinator to facilitate the donations of washers & dryers into schools for students who do not have access to these resources at home. Sam is excited to become more involved in the WMBA in her second year in the group!
Heather Howard
Heather Howard is a Nashville-based digital marketing and social media professional who has spent the last three and a half years in the country music space. She has held roles with Universal Music Group Nashville and the Academy of Country Music, with additional project work for the Recording Academy and CMA over the years, and now leads digital marketing, social media, and tour marketing initiatives as Marketing Director at Triple 8 Management. A 2023 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in Music Business, Heather is passionate about championing artists and their visions, growing fan communities, and ultimately building toward a career that blends both marketing and hands-on artist management.
Marketing Chair
Anna Scott
Anna Scott is an Ohio native who moved to Nashville to attend Belmont University for commercial music technology and music business. She has interned at Black River Entertainment, Country Radio Seminar, Red Light Management and currently works as label coordinator and PR manager at Walk Off Entertainment. She is also a full time country artist and songwriter and spends her weekends playing shows around Nashville and across the country. Anna is a proud member of CMA and Nashville Songwriters Association International and is excited to dive into the world of marketing with WMBA.
Membership Chair
Dezha Sexton
Dezha Sexton is a Concert and Festival Coordinator with experience both on and off the stage. She has a background in booking and promotions, venue operations, and marketing. Hailing from South Nashville and Antioch, she began singing solos as young as 9 years old. The Nashville School of the Arts graduate, Fisk University alumna, and Belmont University graduate has had the pleasure of working with a multitude of venues and organizations, some of which include the International Black Film Festival, the Fisk Jubilee Singers Alumni Association, City Winery Nashville, the Ryman Auditorium, the National Museum of African American Music, as well as festivals like Bonnaroo, Biscuits & Banjos ‘25, and Touched by Sun.
Community Outreach Chair
Annissa Allen-Gore
Annissa is an associate attorney at Counsel LLP, having joined the firm in early 2021 as a law clerk before transitioning into her current role. Her practice spans litigation and transactional matters in the areas of music and entertainment, sports, business, and intellectual property law. Annissa is a graduate of Golden Gate University School of Law, where she earned specialization certificates in intellectual property and litigation, and received Academic Excellence Awards for her work in intellectual property law and the Women’s Employment Rights Clinic. She graduated magna cum laude from Howard University with a B.S. in Sports Management. Annissa is a member of the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, a professional member of the Recording Academy (Class of 2023), and has been a member of the Women’s Music Business Association for three years (Class of 2024).