Meet the staff
Executive Staff
Ryan Tate
President & CEO
Richard Tate
Founder & Chairman of the Board
Rita Tate
Co-Founder & Executive Creative Writer
Trinity Tate-Edgerton
Executive Director of Book Acquisitions
Tom Blundell
VP Tate Publishing International
Allen Finch
VP Tate Music Group
Melanie Hughes
Director of Production
Don Johnson
Executive Music Producer
Mark Mingle
Director of Marketing
Bryan Norris
Director of Development and Music Operations
Chris Rutherford
Chief Business Development Officer & VP Overseas Markets
Curtis Winkle
Executive Editor & Director of Creative Writing
Support Staff
Colby Cleary
Executive Assistant
Grant Gandy
Director of Technology Solutions
Stephanie Mora
Administrative Coordinator
Rachael Sweeden
Director of Operations
Katja Tysdal
Administrative Assistant
Jon West
Web Development and Technical Specialist
Vikki Williams
Director of Human Resources
Acquisitions Staff
Stacy Baker
Director of Book Acquisitions
Donna Chumley
Associate Director of Book Acquisitions
Alana Duffle
Acquisitions Editor
Jeff Foster
Acquisitions Editor
Kasey Gardner
Acquisitions Editor
Janey Hays
Acquisitions Editor
Marvin Maning
Acquisitions Editor
Raimie McDaniel
Acquisitions Editor
Eric Sizemore
Acquisitions Editor
Noel Thrasher
Acquisitions Editor
Judy Abell
Acquisitions Assistant
Todd Davenport
A&R Representative
Jade Frantz
A&R Representative
Ryan Graham
A&R Representative
Luke Johns
A&R Representative
Brianne Webb
A&R Representative
Marketing Staff
Terry Cordingley
Associate Director of Marketing
James Branscum
Marketing Representative
Chris Coffey
Marketing Representative
Traci Jones Nix
Marketing Representative
Travis King
Marketing Representative
Jim Miller
Marketing Representative
Christina Gray
Marketing Representative
Jo Reese
Marketing Representative
Candace Carter
Manager of Sales & Accounting
Amanda Sartain
Marketing Assistant
Sam Skidmore
Marketing Operations
Christina Carmack
Manager of Distribution
Zach Green
Publicist
Trey Hudspeth
Marketing Representative
Nick Potter
Publicist
Jessica Strebeck
Event Coordinator
Key Marketing Group
Brittany Fisher
Publicist
Rachel Miller
Publicist
Britni Norris
Publicist
Jonathan Robles
Publicist & Social Media Coordinator
Laurie Tomlinson
Publicist
Editing Staff
James Bare
Associate Executive Editor
Laura Hawkins
Project Manager
Kristine Davis
Senior Editor
Kathleen Dupre
Associate Developmental Director
Jessica Huffman
Associate Director of Creative Writing
Lindsey Marcus
Project Manager
Kyle Crawford
Book Project Manager
Meghan Gregg
Book Project Manager
Jacqueline Larocco
Project Manager
Nicholle Lutz
Senior Editor
Brandon Sayre
Book Project Manager
Hannah Tranberg
Book Project Manager
Ashley Roy
Creative Writer
Cassandra Woody
Creative Writer
Natasha Goodell
Executive Editing Assistant
Mandy Keef
Book Project Manager
Zac Taylor
Creative Writer
Alisha Wadsworth
Copy Editor
Tyler Worsham
Book Project Manager
Design Staff
Lynly Grider
Associate Director of TMG Design
Samantha Kickingbird
Associate Director of Illustration
Robby Doland
Photographer
Travis Hampton
Associate Director of Multimedia
Christina Hicks
Associate Director of Creative Design
Anthony Baldwin
Multimedia Producer
Lindsay Behrens
Book Design Technical Associate
Katie Brooks
Illustrator
Shawn Collins
Project Manager
Liz Holt
Associate Team Leader
Jason Hutton
Associate Team Leader
Josh Kilbourne
Project Manager
Brock Lay
Project Manager
Nicole McDaniel
Graphic Designer
Ricky Pope
Multimedia Producer
Jesse Blythe Skidmore
Illustrator
Justin Stier
Project Manager
Greg White
Associate Team Leader
Bo Apitz
Photographer
Shawn Barfield
Music Video Associate
Blake Brasor
Graphic Designer
Kammi Clausen
Multimedia Producer
Whitney Edwards
Multimedia Producer
Sheri Gaches
Project Manager
Nathan Harmony
Production Marketing Associate
Chris Larocco
Project Manager
Cheryl Moore
Photo & Graphics Associate
Mary Ozor
Project Manager
Jacob Pease
Multimedia Producer
Stan Perl
Sr Project Manager
Tosha Powell
Project Manager
Joel Uber
Graphic Designer
Chris Webb
Project Manager
Allyson Winters
Project Manager
Chelsea Womble
Graphic Designer
Music Production Staff
Mike Turner
Music Producer
Josh Dougan
Music Producer
Houston Green
Music Producer
Austin Harms
Music Producer
Mack Hawkins
Jeff Lee
Music Producer
Brandon McManus
Music Producer
Guy Prier
Music Producer
Manufacturing Facility Staff
Philip Redburn
Print Production Manager
Tim Kelley
Associate Print Production Manager
Seth Fiscus
Print Production Associate
Charnell Brozek
Print Production
Alyssa Hunt
Print Production
Nathan Irick
Print Production
Steven Jesseph
Print Production
Christian LeFlore
Print Production
Mark Sabala
Print Production
Shaun Sullivan
Print Production
Caleb Case
Shipping Manager
Kendra Cunkle
Print Production
Christian Merry
Shipping
Cody Poage
Shipping