COMMUNITY IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING BOOK MORE WOMEN DOES.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS WORK IS ABOUT PEOPLE.

MEET THE Team

ABBEY CARBONNEAU

Abbey founded Book More Women in 2018 as an anonymous social media project. As a former chemist, she now brings her scientific mindset and affinity for data to working towards equity in music. She is ultimately a music fan and a fierce believer in the power of live music to create connection and change.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SHE/HER)

NICO MAZZEO

Nicole Mazzeo combines her background in people, technology, and data with a lifelong obsession with music. A strategist at heart and a festival-goer by nature, she’s passionate about using data-driven storytelling to create more inclusive, connected spaces within live music.

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY (SHE/HER)

JESS BUMSTED

Jess Bumsted brings a near decade of experience with corporate and independent music agencies and a passion for uplifting and empowering female voices in the industry. Her biggest driver is seeing the music world she’s existed in become more equitable and accessible across the board through a data-forward and grassroots approach.

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS (SHE/HER)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SABRINA BEAUDOIN

Sabrina Beaudoin is a financial strategist with 7+ years of experience in tax planning, payroll, and growth-focused business strategy. After founding her first accounting firm at 22, she has advised startups and scaleups across industries, optimizing businesses up to $10M in revenue. She holds a Master’s in Accounting and has toured nationally as a bassist, including performing at Red Rocks Amphitheater.

TreASURER (SHE/HER)

KAÏA KATER

Grenadian-Canadian Kaïa Kater’s jazz-infused folk has earned praise from NPR, Rolling Stone, and The Guardian. Her critically acclaimed album, Strange Medicine, earned her a 2025 JUNO Award and her second Polaris Prize nomination. Kaïa is equally recognized for her film work, winning a Canadian Screen Award for The Porter, and composing for the film My Dead Friend Zoe.

(SHE/HER)

TERRA LOPEZ

Terra Lopez is an artist, musician and activist whose work challenges, inspires, and connects. With over 20 years of music industry experience as lead singer of bands Rituals of Mine & Sister Crayon, Lopez continues to push the boundaries of what electronic music can be.

(SHE/HER)

BRANDI WALLER-PACE

Brandi Waller-Pace is a musician, educator, scholar-activist, and cultural advocate. They are the Executive Director of the nonprofit Decolonizing the Music Room and organizer of its longest-running program, The Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival. A singer and multi instrumentalist, Brandi performs on local and national stages.

(THEY/SHE)

JADA WATSON

Jada Watson is the founder and lead researcher of SongData, a research program that examines how data-driven systems in the music industry reinforce systemic racism and sexism. Her work analyzes market metrics to show how feedback loops in decision making shape and reinforce genre cultures and hierarchies in North American country music. When she isn’t advocating for change in the industry, she teaches graduate students in the School of Information Studies at the University of Ottawa.

(SHE/HER)

ABBEY CARBONNEAU

I started Book More Women because of my love of music and a belief that you must challenge the things you care about to be better. I saw a problem I couldn't ignore and had an idea to light up the conversation. Eight years later, I'm still here because gender inequity is still a problem. But now, we're ready to do more.

PRESIDENT (SHE/HER)

VOLUNTEERS

Book More Women wouldn’t have become what it is without the volunteers on our team who have devoted their time and ideas to this mission.

Thank you:
Anna, Beau, Beth, Bri, Elie, Harlene, Jordy, Kathryn, Reilly, and Sarah.

If you’re interested in helping us research artists, reach out to hello@bookmorewomen.com