meet the tate 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

Jonathan Conner



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

Jaclyn Cullum


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

Music Production Staff

Mike Turner

Music Producer

Josh Dougan

Music Producer

Houston Green

Music Producer

Mack Hawkins


Jeff Lee

Music Producer

Brandon McManus

Music Producer

Guy Prier

Music Producer

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

Publication Graphics Auditor

Ricky Pope

Multimedia Producer

Jesse Blythe Skidmore

Illustrator

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

Cheryl Moore

Photo & Graphics Associate

Mary Ozor

Project Manager

Jacob Pease

Multimedia Producer

Stan Perl

Sr Project Manager

Tosha Powell

Project Manager

Alexis Selzler

Project Manager

Joel Uber

Graphic Designer

Chris Webb

Project Manager

Allyson Winters

Project Manager

Chelsea Womble

TMG Graphics Auditor

Editing Staff

James Bare

Associate Executive Editor

Laura Hawkins

Project Manager

Kristine Davis

Senior Editor

Jessica Huffman

Associate Director of Creative Writing

Lindsey Marcus

Project Manager

Kyle Crawford

Book Project Manager

Nicholle Lutz

Senior Editor

Hannah Tranberg

Book Project Manager

Ashley Roy

Creative Writer

Cassandra Woody

Creative Writer

Mandy Keef

Book Project Manager

Zac Taylor

Creative Writer

Alisha Wadsworth

Copy Editor

Tyler Worsham

Book Project Manager

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