Band Together NC, a Triangle-based organization that uses live music as a platform for social change, has announced the addition of a new advisory board member, Brian McMerty.

McMerty is the Managing Partner of Carlyle Conlan, a boutique national executive and professional search and recruitment firm headquartered in the Research Triangle Park. Carlyle Conlan was recently named Business Leader of the Year for executive and professional search by Business Leader. McMerty serves both the Wilmington and Raleigh communities through his active involvement on various boards, including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

“We are excited to welcome Brian McMerty to our advisory board,” said Matt Strickland, executive director of Band Together. “Brian brings so much to the table with years of involvement within the Raleigh community and we look forward to his leadership within this group.”

McMerty will serve alongside 29 business and community leaders on Band Together’s advisory board. During their three year-term, advisory board members’ responsibilities include: annual-and long-term fundraising and giving feedback and advice to the Band Together Board of Directors.

The 2013 Band Together event helped raise more than $860,000 for Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities and since its inception in 2001, Band Together has donated almost $3 million to local nonprofits. Band Together has partnered with two nonprofit organizations, Communities In Schools of Wake County and Communities In Schools of Durham for its 2014 concert event on May 3 at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre. This year, Band Together has set a goal of $1 million.

Past nonprofit partners have included Urban Ministries of Wake County, Alliance Medical Ministry, StepUp Ministry, The Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood, SAFEChild and more.

For more information about Band Together, visit www.bandtogethernc.org, become a fan on Facebook, join their LinkedIn group or follow @bandtogethernc on Twitter. To learn more about Communities In Schools of Wake County and Durham, http://ciswake.org/ and http://www.cisdurham.org/ .