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
Dave Dolphin
Director of Technology Solutions
Allen Finch
Director of Music Marketing & Radio Development
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
Director of Ghostwriting Division & Project Development
Brianne Webb
Director of A&R
Curtis Winkle
Executive Editor & Director of Creative Writing
Support Staff
Brittany Fisher
Personal Assistant To The President
Grant Gandy
Web Development and Technical Specialist
Katja Nichols
Administrative Assistant
Rachael Sweeden
Director of Operations
Vikki Williams
Director of Human Resources
Acquisitions Staff
Stacy Baker
Director of Book Acquisitions
Donna Chumley
Associate Director of Book Acquisitions
Rachel Cunningham
Acquisitions Editor
David Harpster
Acquisitions Editor
Janey Hays
Acquisitions Editor
Carrie Hill
Acquisitions Editor
Raimie McDaniel
Acquisitions Editor
Eric Sizemore
Acquisitions Editor
Noel Thrasher
Acquisitions Editor
Kyle Carter
A&R Representative
Todd Davenport
A&R Representative
Brooke Stone
A&R Representative
Matthew Styers
A&R Representative
Judy Abell
Acquisitions Assistant
Mary Ozor
Acquisitions Associate
Marketing Staff
Terry Cordingley
Associate Director of Marketing
James Branscum
Marketing Representative
Chris Coffey
Marketing Representative
Traci Jones
Marketing Representative
Travis King
Marketing Representative
Jim Miller
Marketing Representative
Alex Russell
Marketing Representative
Kortney Shepherd
Marketing Representative
Candace Carter
Manager of Sales & Accounting
Sam Skidmore
Marketing Operations
Christina Carmack
Manager of Distribution
Maria Do
Publicist
Alana Duffle
Marketing Assistant
Christina Gray
Events Coordinator
Jo Reese
Radio Promotions
Key Marketing Group
Rachel Miller
Publicist
Britni Norris
Publicist
Jonathan Robles
Publicist & Social Media Coordinator
Weston Shepherd
Booking Agent / Social Media
Laurie Tomlinson
Publicist
Nick Williams
Social Media Assistant
Editing Staff
James Bare
Developmental Director
Amanda Bumgarner
Developmental Director
Lauren Downen
Director of Copyediting
Kalyn McAlister
Associate Executive Editor
Laura Hawkins
Associate Director of Copyediting
Sabrina Arndt
Developmental Editor
Hillary Atkinson
Developmental Editor
Thomas Beard
Developmental Editor
Jordan Bradford
Developmental Editor
Jessica Browning
Developmental Editor
Kathleen Dupre
Developmental Editor
Callie Ferguson
Developmental Editor
Doug Fraser
Developmental Editor
Jennifer Gillham
Creative Writer
Jessica Huffman
Creative Writer
Sheridan Irick
Developmental Editor
Ashley Luckett
Developmental Editor
Nicholle Lutz
Developmental Editor
Liz McLane
Developmental Editor
Laura Morgan
Developmental Editor
Patrick O'Donnell
Developmental Editor
Megan Palmer
Developmental Editor
Jessie Sanders
Developmental Editor
Marisa Mohi
Creative Writer
Esther Causey
Copy Editor
Cassie Gray
Copy Editor
Jacqueline Larocco
Copy Editor
Lindsey Marcus
Developmental Editor
Kelly McGough
Copy Editor
Daniel Peaslee
Copy Editor
Brittany Pickering
Copy Editor
Alisha Wadsworth
Copy Editor
Design Staff
Leah LeFlore
Associate Director of Book Design
Stephanie Woloszyn
Associate Director of Creative Design
Lindsay Behrens
Book Design Technical Associate
Kristen Verser
Book Design Conceptual Associate
Blake Brasor
Graphic Designer
Shawn Collins
Graphic Designer
Kenna Davis
Graphic Designer
Erin DeMoss
Graphic Designer
Luke Gaither
Graphic Designer
Nathan Harmony
Graphic Designer
Christina Hicks
Book Design Conceptual Associate
Amy Hubbard
Graphic Designer
Sarah Kirchen
Graphic Designer
April Marciszewski
Graphic Designer
Cheryl Moore
Graphic Designer
Lucia Renz
Graphic Designer
Kate Stearman
Graphic Designer
Joel Uber
Graphic Designer
Chelsea Womble
Graphic Designer
Illustrations Staff
Kathy Hoyt
Associate Director of Illustration
Glori Alexander
Illustration Associate
Liz Hawkins
Children's Book Design Associate
Kurt Jones
Illustration Associate
Katie Brooks
Illustrator
Jesse Blythe DeFriese
Illustrator
Liz Holt
Illustrator
Jason Hutton
Illustrator
Caleb Irwin
Illustrator
Samantha Kickingbird
Illustrator
Rebecca Riffey
Illustrator
Justin Stier
Illustrator
Greg White
Illustrator
Julie Love Yarbor
Illustrator
Kael Little
Illustrator
Stan Perl
Graphic Designer
Chris Webb
Graphic Designer
Multimedia Staff
Travis Hampton
Associate Director of Multimedia
JJ Jackson
Multimedia Design Associate
Catie Bartlett
Multimedia Producer
Austin Box
Multimedia Producer
Josh Kilbourne
Multimedia Producer
Jonathan King
Digital Content Creator
Kammi Kunkel
Multimedia Producer
Chris Larocco
Multimedia Producer
Brandon Morgan
Multimedia Producer
Jacob Pease
Multimedia Producer
Stephen Rozzell
Multimedia Producer
Josh Tate
Multimedia Producer
Lance Waldrop
Multimedia Producer
Music Design Staff
Lynly Grider
Associate Director of TMG Design
Janae Glass
Photographer
Brock Lay
Graphic Designer
Anna Lee
Photographer & Graphic Designer
Marianne McShane
Graphic Designer
Laura Ladymon
Music Content Editor
Taylor McElhaney
Photographer
Music Production Staff
Mike Turner
Music Producer
Russell Davis
Music Producer
Josh Dougan
Music Producer
Houston Green
Music Producer
Austin Harms
Music Producer
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
Will Harris
Print Production Associate
John Arndt
Print Production
Nathan Irick
Print Production
Steven Jesseph
Print Production
James Kelly
Print Production
Christian LeFlore
Print Production
Mark Sabala
Print Production
Shaun Sullivan
Print Production
Daymon Thomas
Shipping Manager
Caleb Case
Shipping