Board Of Directors

TMP has attracted the generous support of a distinguished Board and Advisory Board that represents the best in Texas music, education, arts, performance venues and personal integrity

• Michael Clay, Co founder / Executive Director, Texas Music Project, and President of Michael Clay Productions LLC
• John Paul Batiste, founder & CEO of AVOI, an arts advocacy consultancy, and former Executive Director, Texas Commission on the Arts
• Robert Floyd, Executive Director, Texas Commission on the Arts
• Eric Zukoski, Music Attorney, Quilling, Selander, Cummiskey and Lownds, PC
• Ricardo Hernandez, Former Executive Director – Texas Commission on the Arts, R&M Connections & Latte Dolls, LLC
• Susan Clay Barnett, Owner, Star Dental Ranch
• Marilyn Hopkins, President, Hopkins & Associates
• Dave Tapley, Principal, Tapley Entertainment
• Eric Terry, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Benchmark Hospitality International
• Marty Greenberg, Retired

Advisory Board

• Willie Nelson, Honorary Chairman
• James Clarke, Executive Director, Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education
• Abraham Quintanilla, CEO, Q-Productions. Abraham has been instrumental in popularizing Latin music in Texas and the U.S. He is also the father of very talented children -A.B.(leader of the Latin Grammy award winning band, Los Kumbia Kings) and Selena.
• Carlyne Majer, music industry consultant and the founding Executive Director of the Texas Chapter of the Recording Academy (the Grammys)
• Terry Lickona, Executive Producer, Austin City Limits
• Michelle Shocked, singer/songwriter
• Wesley Porter, President, Creativefire design studio
• Lloyd Maines, Musician/Producer
• Abby Goldstein, Program Director, KERA radio, North Texas
• Rachel Capote, Houston Attorney
• Ray Benson, Leader of the Legendary Texas Swing Band, Asleep at the Wheel
• Paul Middleton, Owner/Producer, Palmyra Studios outside Dallas
• Al Staehely, Houston Attorney
• Stewart Ramser, Editor and Publisher of Texas Music Magazine
• Bill Everitt, CEO Brook Mays Music Company
• Dave Tapley, President, Tapley Entertainment
• Mary Jane Nalley, Co-owner, Gruene Hall, Texas' Oldest Dance Hall
• Bruce Orr, Co-Founder, Texas Music Project
• Helen Molloy, Associate Director, Bear Stearns
• Amin Aman, 12 Elements, Dallas
• Robert Gentry, New Masters Production, Tyler
• Alan Wainstein / Sara Levy, Magic Music School, Dallas
• Bob Rosenthal, Piano Gallery, Dallas
• Lisanne Glew, UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Young Advisory Board

• Alana Clay, photographer and event support, Dallas
• Sarah Azad, Assistant and advisor to TMP Executive Director
• Hannah Orsburn