The Tennessee Association of Dance (TAD), a 501(c)3 service organization operating as the lead advocacy, education, leadership and policy arm for dance and its constituencies in the state of Tennessee, has named Lee Rennick as Executive Director. 

Rennick’s background as an executive director and marketing executive, combined with her deep passion for promoting community-based arts programs, will help to further advance the mission of the organization that celebrated its 50th anniversary during the pandemic. 

“We are thrilled to welcome Lee as our new Executive Director,” says Marcellus Harper Tennessee Association of Dance President. “She has an extensive background managing and marketing arts and education organizations, enthusiasm, great strategic planning skills, and a new perspective.”

As TAD Executive Director, Rennick will be responsible for strategic planning, programming, development, sustainability, marketing, and advocacy as the organization begins preparing for the future.

“I love making connections between groups, and I am particularly excited about the opportunity to collaborate with the diverse network of dance studio members, choreographers, professional dance companies, dance education programs in higher education, and community and business partners to develop an organization that is meaningful and integral to the success of the dance community in Tennessee in the coming years,” said Rennick.

Previous to taking on this position, Rennick served as the Executive Director of the Business Education Partnership of Rutherford County. She was Vice President of Marketing for Barker+Christol Advertising and the first Marketing Director for The Daily News Journal. She has served on the board of many arts organizations, including being a founder of the Boro Art Crawl, serving on the Murfreesboro/ Rutherford County Arts Commission, and being a founding member of the Rutherford Arts Alliance.