Meet The Officers
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PRESIDENT
Mackenzie Adkins
Mackenzie Adkins grew up behind the scenes in the entertainment industry on the road with her father and industry executive mother. With a passion for capturing captivating moments, she turned it into a career as a Social Media Manager ensuring a spotlight for the hardworking men and women within some of Nashville’s local businesses and has recently branched out to companies across the United States. In addition to Social Media Manager at Rhonda & Company, she has also worked as a Day-to-Day manager and Tour Logistics manager at Rhonda & Co. after graduating from The University of Tennessee in 2020, with a Bachelors Degree in Public Relations and a Minor in Business Administration.
VICE PRESIDENT
Megan Astri
Megan Astri began her career in Washington, D.C. working on the events team at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts where she planned events for artists, politicians, and the Diplomatic Community. Currently, Megan lives in Nashville, Tennessee where she in an event manager at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and enjoys working within the music community. 

In 2021, Megan founded Megan Astri Events which specializes in the design and management of a wide range of events, from brand and product launches to weddings, life celebrations, and more.
SECRETARY
Rachel Mangan
Rachel Mangan is an associate in the Nashville office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Entertainment, Media & Sports Practice. Rachel’s practice focuses primarily on counseling individuals and businesses in 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.
TREASURER
Kelsey Roche
Kelsey Roche is a Pittsburgh, PA native that graduated from Point Park University with a Sports, Arts, & Entertainment management degree in 2019. She moved down to Nashville right after graduation and started work at Flood, Bumstead, McCready, & McCarthy, Inc. in business management, where she still works today. She has been able to learn all aspects of the music industry through her work in business management and has worked for some of the top country artists in Nashville. When not working on the business side, she is also a songwriter in town and loves to be a part of the creative scene. This is Kelsey’s second year as a member of the WMBA and is looking forward to growing in the organization and expanding the female network in the industry.
Events & Education Co-Chairs
Beka Bishop
Beka is an artist manager, social media manager, and show promoter in Nashville, TN. She launched her show promotion company, Fantom Presents, and took Nashville by storm - throwing shows at Cannery Hall, Exit/In, The End, Brooklyn Bowl, Analog, and more in the first year. She is also an active Recording Academy, SOLID, CMA Industry Member, Lead Community Coordinator for The Digilogue, and Women In Music (WIM) member.
Bridget Buchholz
Bridget Buchholz is a live event and touring professional based in Nashville, TN. Her career in the music industry has spanned a wide range from working in radio, music marketing, concert promotions, to ultimately finding her place on the road and in local Nashville venues. She’s worked on touring crews for Jessie Murph, NEEDTOBREATHE, Rachel Grae, and more, leading her to start her own business, Road Mom Touring, to further support touring artists.
Marketing Chair
NIKKI DENTON
Nikki Denton is an executive assistant working on productions such as CMA Awards, CMA Music Festival, CMA Country Christmas, and New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash with executive producer and director, Robert Deaton. She is also a blog contributor for Gen Admission, a non-profit organization for aspiring music professionals. She has a passion for writing, production and building relationships specifically focused in the music and entertainment industry.
Membership Chair
Jessica Hamorsky
As a South Florida Native, Jessica attended the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami where she studied Classical Voice Performance. She moved to Nashville in the Spring of 2022 to fulfill her dream of living in Music City. Jessica is not only a performer but a successful music industry professional. She manages talent for over 150 roster artists for Degy Entertainment and is skilled in event operations, stage production and management, and tour management. She is a member of SOLID and a board member of Women in Music Business Association, both local music organizations in Nashville. Jessica is also a member of The Recording Academy and an experienced session singer and vocal producer with various studios.
Community Outreach Co-Chairs
Annissa Allen-Gore
Annissa is an associate attorney at Counsel LLP, joining the firm in early 2021 as a law clerk with practice areas including transactional music and entertainment, sports, business, and intellectual property law. She is a graduate of Golden Gate University School of Law where she earned specialization certificates in intellectual property and litigation. While at GGU, she received academic excellence awards for her work in intellectual property law and GGU's Women's Employment Rights Clinic. Annissa graduated magna cum laude from the illustrious Howard University with a B.S. in Sports Management. Prior to attending law school, Annissa taught middle school and high school special education for two years.
Lucki Price
Lucki Price is a business-savvy singer-songwriter and recording artist with a degree in music business from Belmont University and she currently serves as a Global Copyright Coordinator for Sony Music Publishing.