Kristina Raines
A creative by nature and Jill-of-all-Trades, across the entertainment and special event industries, here, there, and everywhere is the path Kristina Raines took to HeadCount. In 2018, she joined our team as Chief Auctioneer on the Dead & Company Tour. She has since traveled thousands of miles, initiated several successful fundraising campaigns, raised millions of…
Whitt Bell
After joining the HeadCount family as a project manager in 2016, Whitt began overseeing the nonprofit activation village Participation Row on Dead & Company tours, as well as activations on multiple tours across the US. With an extensive background in television and event production, and a B.S. from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, Whitt…
Tappan Vickery
Tappan is a veteran organizer with two decades of nonprofit experience working in civic engagement, environment, and social justice. Tappan started volunteering with HeadCount in its inaugural year. Since then she has worked in multiple roles, including developing leadership recruitment and training programs, managing voter education through HeadCount’s state information hub and developing strategic partnerships…
Jamie Huntsman
Jamie Huntsman joined HeadCount in 2006. She’s been passionate about music and the business surrounding music since her college days. Jamie was a DJ and the Music Programmer for her college radio station, interned at several local radio stations, and also interned at Sony Music in Cleveland. After College she was hired at Sony Music…
Tim Bramlette
Tim Bramlette is from Ventura, CA and joined the HeadCount family in January of 2016. He has a very strong passion & background in music photography as he resided House Photographer for over 10 years at the the Majestic Ventura Theater. A few highlighted musicians he has photographed live are the Beastie Boys, Radiohead, Gwen…
Andy Bernstein
Andy Bernstein helped found HeadCount in 2004, and became its executive director in the Spring of 2008. During that span, the organization has registered over one million voters, forged alliances with hundreds of musicians and entertainers, and produced dozens of highly-successful events and initiatives. Under his leadership, HeadCount has won multiple CLIO and SHORTY awards…
Robert Weir – Dead & Co, Grateful Dead
Bob Weir is one of the founding member of the Grateful Dead. Most recently, he is on the road with Dead & Company – a band including Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart & Bill Kreutzmann, along with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge & Jeff Chimenti. In July, Weir performed in Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of…
Jessy Tolkan – (Board Chair) Drive Agency
Jessy Tolkan has served on the HeadCount board since 2011 and became its board chair in 2022. She is the CEO of a purpose driven consulting firm called Drive Agency, which is a vehicle for philanthropic and corporate decision-makers to unlock transformative social impact in the world. Prior to founding Drive Agency, Jessy served as Partner at…
Don Strasburg – AEG
Don Strasburg is the VP and senior talent buyer for AEG Live Rocky Mountains. Strasburg got his start promoting concerts when he brought Phish to perform at Earth Day at Colorado College in 1991. He later opened the Fox Theater in Boulder, CO and then became the state’s most renowned concert promoter. Strasburg is the force…
Ami Spishock – Fort William Management
Ami Spishock is the worldwide manager for artists including Grizzly Bear, The War on Drugs, and Beirut. She is founder and co-owner of Fort William Management and resides in Brooklyn, NY.