Greetings,

As President of the Pittsburgh American Marketing Association (AMA), I am excited to introduce you to a new season of activities, leadership and opportunities. Our chapter theme this year is, “Are You Connected? There are a variety of ways to get connected with our Chapter. Let’s start with membership. Our chapter has the support of a national organization that provides webinars, publications, conferences, marketing boot camps, membership discounts and a whole lot more! Membership is an affordable investment for your personal and professional growth.
By attending our events, you get connected to marketing experts both nationally and regionally. You have access to networking opportunities for a wealth of possibilities. I guarantee that you will learn something new from all of our program offerings this year. Just as important, is validating that what you already know – you will do that too!

You can also get connected by joining a committee or volunteering to help on a project. We have top notch marketing experts that make up our Board and Leadership Team. These professionals decided to get connected by taking their membership to the next level and get more involved. Getting connected with the AMA is an excellent way to build your resume, business contacts, and make new friends.  I am proud to introduce you to our Board and Leadership Team for the 2009/2010 season:

Board

Immediate Past President - Justin Mastrangelo, President of JA Interactive
Executive Vice President - Julianne Trichtinger, Marketing Specialist, Nova Chemicals
Vice President of Programming - Diana Engelmeyer, President, Email Equation.
Vice President of Sponsorship - Bruce Downing, Vice President of Integrated Marketing, Pipitone Group Vice President of Membership - Mike Kaulakis, Consultant
Vice President of Collegiate - Bob Kushner, Vice President, Directions Research, Inc.
Treasurer - Ed Scherer, Partner, Horovitz, Rudoy & Roteman LLC.
Past President Ambassador - David Oshlag, President, Project Marketing Associates
Chapter Mentor - Steve Wayhart, Managing Director, BrandMill, Past President

Leadership Team

Christina Alvino, Parkhurst Dining Services
Jennifer Ashley, Giant Eagle
James “JC” Carter, Wrecking Crew Media
Andrea Chiodo, Fleet Truck Rentals
Debbie DeLong, Chatham University
Dick Dupree, Dupree Solutions
Christopher Evans, Mastech
Jill M. Fuller, Corazon, Inc.
Jamie Hall, A to Z Communications
John Higgins, Red Siren
Molly Kwiatkowski, Hill Group
Chris Lugo, Consultant
Kara Prentice, Westinghouse Electric Company
Paul Prisco, Dog Food Design
Rob Reuter, Signature Marketing
Dave Robinson, ANSYS, Inc.
Denny Romano, Fleet Truck Rentals
Brian Steinmetz, ReedSmith
Patti Tavelli, Giant Eagle
Barb Theobald, Campos, Inc.
Chris Whitlatch, Universal Wit

Whether you are thinking about membership, have not been to an event in a while, or are already an active member, we look forward to connecting with you this season. See you at our next event!

Kim Butler , President 2009/2010
Pittsburgh American Marketing Association
kimberly.butler@bnymellon.com - 412.234.0294