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AMA Leadership

Executive Team

Bennie F. Johnson – Chief Executive Officer

Bennie F. Johnson is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Marketing Association. AMA is the largest community-based marketing association in the world, trusted by marketing and sales professionals to help them discover industry trends. AMA’s community of local chapters spans more than 70 cities and 320 college campuses throughout North America. AMA is home to award-winning content, PCM® professional certification, five premiere academic journals, and industry-leading live and virtual training events.

He most recently served as the Executive Director of AIGA, the largest professional association for design. AIGA grows the power of design as a professional craft, strategic advantage, business driver and catalyst for positive impact. While at AIGA, Bennie hosted the acclaimed Design Adjacent podcast and the design leadership fireside chat series from 2020 to 2022.  

Currently, he serves on the Board of Overseers for Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies, and is a former Board Chair of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum. Bennie is also a special advisor to the People’s Graphic Design Archive. He was recently named to the Board of the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.

Bennie thrives on the connections between marketing, technology, education and innovation. With experience in strategic and consumer marketing, brand management and innovation management, he is drawn to opportunities that allow him to lead and create new modes for business engagement. He has broad experience growing brands, businesses and organizations with a special focus on venture launch and brand relaunch business environments.

Bennie graduated from Yale University with a B.A. and from Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies with a M.S., Strategic Communications.

Matt Weingarden – Executive Vice President, Communities and Journals

A fan of AMA and Marketing history, Matt Weingarden appreciates the tradition, passion and innovative spirit that are hallmarks of the AMA’s three broad communities and four journals. As Vice President, Communities & Journals, Matt is grateful to support the AMA’s network of community leaders and get-it-done volunteers. Since joining the AMA, Matt helped reenergize the academic community and led a journal production transformation in partnership with SAGE Publishing.

Matt has worked in volunteer management and marketing roles at internationally recognized universities, traditional membership associations and municipal government. If you know any AMA trivia, please share it by emailing mweingarden@ama.org.

Amy Gwiazdowski – Vice President, Communications

As the Vice President of Communications, Amy looks to identify needs, build engagement opportunities, and facilitate collaboration. Before joining AMA, she held the position of Senior Director of Communications for AIGA, the professional association for design, working to amplify the impact of the design profession. 

Amy is a communications professional who looks for solutions that bring the greatest benefit. She has experience leading both internal and external communication outreach efforts and has managed the external and internal communications for several trade associations in Washington, DC.

Julie Schnidman – Vice President, Alliances

Julie has always believed in the power of partnerships to create transformational change. As Vice President of the Alliances team, Julie leads the advertising and sponsorship efforts of the AMA, ensuring that our B2B partners find the right platform to share their unique solutions with our engaged audience of marketers. She is also grateful to oversee the AMA Foundation, which celebrates marketers who have made an impact in their community and supports the next generation of marketing leaders.

Prior to her work at the AMA, Julie served in business development, grants administration and client services roles within corporate and nonprofit organizations. 

Molly Soat – Vice President, Professional Development

As the Vice President of Professional Development, Molly oversees a team of production and programming experts that strategize, curate and create experiences to drive employable skills and personal growth for our marketing community. In her eight-year tenure at the AMA, Molly has served in creative and leadership roles for the AMA’s practitioner publication, Marketing News.


Prior to her work at the AMA, Molly was the editor in charge of magazines spanning business and architectural design verticals. She’s always looking for good book recommendations, and can be reached at msoat@ama.org.

Lily Yao – Vice President, Marketing

Lily is a well-rounded leader who appreciates the value and power of a community. As the VP of Marketing, Lily is committed to expanding the global reach of the AMA community across industries, disciplines, and interests.  She is responsible for creating the vision and strategy to elevate AMA’s brand in the marketplace through high-impact marketing campaigns and efficient marketing operations.

Before joining the AMA, Lily held marketing leadership positions at Fortune 500 companies such as Hasbro, NBCUniversal and startups such as theSkimm.  She is passionate about motivating and collaborating with others to achieve success.  


2025-26 Board of Directors

The AMA Board of Directors is a group of volunteer leaders who are impactful visionaries in marketing. They provide insight and guidance as the AMA works to become the essential community for marketers.

Robin Tooms – Chairperson

Term: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2027

Robin Tooms has spent her 20+-year professional career ascending from a variety of roles – from creative and design, to leading strategy for clients and serving as a virtual CMO, to an in-house CMO for a leading financial institution. As an innovative marketer, she has deep expertise in areas including B2B, corporate and product branding, digital marketing and marketing automation, and integrated brand and marketing strategies. Over the years, she has gained a reputation for driving initiatives that capture millions of dollars in brand value and new revenue opportunities.

Tooms firmly believes that everyone has a responsibility to support the community that helped their personal and professional success. Her mission has been twofold: create awareness and value for our design and marketing communities, and to support the organizations and students that will shape the next generation of professionals. To do this, she regularly volunteers for board and leadership positions with organizations, including the American Marketing Association (AMA).

She holds an MBA with a concentration in Marketing Management from Rice University, in addition to a BFA in Graphic Communications from the University of Houston.

Tiffany White – Chairperson-Elect

Term: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2028

Tiffany Barnett White is Professor of Business Administration and Advertising and Bruce and Anne Strohm Faculty Fellow in the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois. She serves as Academic Director of the Master of Science in Management program at Gies and Faculty Athletics Representative for the University of Illinois. She received a Ph.D. in marketing from Duke University and BS and MS degrees in Advertising from the University of Illinois.

Her research addresses affective and behavioral aspects of consumer-brand relationships with a particular emphasis on the drivers and outcomes of consumer (dis)trust. White has presented on the topic of branding and brand strategy to national and international audiences. Her research on the “Brand Connected Consumer” is a featured TEDx presentation. She is an award-winning teacher and is consistently featured on the University-wide list of faculty rated as excellent by their students. 

White served as Secretary-Treasurer for the Society for Consumer Psychology, At-Large Director for the Association for Consumer Research and as ACR Co-Chair. She is a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Consumer Psychology, the Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, and the Journal of Service Research.

Peter Barber – Secretary

Term: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2029

Peter Barber is a marketing and branding leader recognized for success in the nonprofit, higher education and retail marketing sectors. He has served in numerous AMA volunteer roles since 2011 and is past chair of the AMA Higher Education Marketing Symposium and the AMA Nonprofit Marketing Conference.

Peter’s professional experience includes leadership roles with a number of prestigious marketing and advertising companies, including Lipman Hearne, DDB, Campbell Mithun, Budget Car & Truck Rental, and the Leo Burnett Company. His success includes experience supporting some of the most well-known brands in the country, including McDonald’s, Procter & Gamble, Ace Hardware, Rutgers University, Weber Grills, and Black & Decker.

Peter has most recently served as Vice President of Marketing and Brand for Trout Unlimited, a conservation nonprofit. He is a graduate and active alumni of Drake University and is a recent transplant to North Carolina (by way of Chicago).

Jeff Lupinacci – Treasurer

Term: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2026

Jeff Lupinacci is a diverse and well-rounded financial executive. Jeff has extensive experience at Interpublic Group and Omnicom. And has held positions as the Global CFO of media, creative and public relations divisions with annual revenues exceeding $1.6 billion. He has led many M&A/Private Equity transactions in the US and in various international markets. In addition, Jeff has led many of the initiatives to dramatically improve profit margins while leading financial systems conversions and business transformation processes.

Jeff began his career at JP Morgan Chase & Co. and hold a Bachelor of Arts degree from Providence College.

Jeff currently lives in Manhattan, NY with his family.

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Michael Brady – Immediate Past-Chairperson

Term: 7/1/2022 – 6/30/2026

Michael (“Mike”) Brady is the The Rockwood Professor of Marketing and Assistant Provost, Rockwood School of Marketing at Florida State University. He is also an affiliated faculty member or honorary professor at six universities around the world. Mike’s primary research interest lies at the intersection of customers and employees in frontline service transactions. He has published articles in many top scholarly journals, and his research articles have been cited over 30,000 times to date.

Mike has won numerous awards for research, teaching, and service, including the Christopher Lovelock Career Contributions to the Service Discipline Award. He is past president of the AMA Academic Council and a current member of the AMA Board of Directors. Mike is an editorial review board member for Journal of Marketing, area editor for Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science and just completed a four-year term as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Service Research.

Hami Vo Arrington – AMA Foundation Chair

Term: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2026

Hami Vo Arrington is a founder of One Foot Over, a strategy-first B2B marketing agency rethinking how tech and industrial manufacturing companies grow in the age of AI. Under her leadership, the agency has evolved beyond traditional deliverables to build AI-powered systems that help marketing teams move faster, operate smarter, and drive results that matter. From messaging and SEO to HubSpot automation and AI integration, One Foot Over helps in-house teams get unstuck, align around strategy, and scale with clarity.

Hami holds a BA in Public Relations and Marketing and an MBA in Marketing from Georgia State University. She is the Chair of the American Marketing Association Foundation and a past president of AMA Houston and the Women’s Masters Network. She currently serves on the boards of Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas and Leadership Houston. Hami was also selected as an Ambassador for Cohort 26 of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program in Houston.

A passionate advocate for empowering women, Hami supports women’s leadership at every stage—from building confidence to building companies. She has spoken at organizations including the Asian Chamber of Commerce, Alert Logic Women’s Group, Gulf Coast Young Women’s Leadership Symposium, Dress for Success Houston, Rice University’s Jones Graduate School Women in Leadership Conference, TaxAct Tour, ACG Houston, and the Governor’s Small Business Forum for Women – Gulf Coast.

Angela Brutsche

Term: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2026

Angela Brutsché is Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Texas REALTORS®, an association representing more than 150,000 members. With extensive experience in the field of association management, Angela has consistently led initiatives that positively influence the communities she serves through education, advocacy and innovation. Prior to her current role, Angela worked to expand the reach of benefits to military veterans as Deputy Director of the Texas Veterans Land Board.

Her contributions to the marketing profession encompass a broad range of activities, including mentorship, public speaking and committee service. She is a past president of AMA Austin and the AMA Professional Chapters Council. In 2020, Angela was named AMA Chapter Volunteer of the Year.

She is a member of the McCoy College of Business Marketing Department Advisory Board at Texas State University and regularly volunteers for the Texas Society of Association Executives. Angela holds an MBA and is a Certified Association Executive (CAE).

Christine Mathers

Term: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2026

Christine Mathers is Head of Global Communications and Brand for Noble Corporation, a leading offshore drilling contractor. In this role, Christine is responsible for the Company’s internal and external communications and brand strategy, including crisis response.

Prior to joining Noble, Christine served as Head of Marketing for Worldwide Oilfield Machine, a pressure containment technology company in the energy sector. She served on the Company’s leadership team, providing strategic direction for the global organization.

For seven years, Christine was Vice President of Marketing and Communications for AFGlobal, a technology specialist for the oil and gas industry. In this role, Christine was responsible for positioning the company for growth and building a brand presence for the enterprise across multiple markets.

Christine joined AFGlobal from escalating leadership roles for Baker Hughes and Weatherford International over 20+ years.

Christine is a lifetime member of the AMA. In addition to serving on the Board, Christine previously led the AMA Professional Chapters Council. She began her AMA journey at a local level, ultimately serving as Chapter President for AMA Houston in 2005-06, for which Houston was named AMA’s Chapter of the Year.

Christine holds a master’s degree in marketing from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.

Eli Jones

Term: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2026

Dr. Eli Jones is a Professor of Marketing, Lowry and Peggy Mays Eminent Scholar, and the former Dean of Mays Business School at his alma mater, Texas A&M University. He served as the Dean of three flagship business schools over 13 years. Dean of Mays Business School (2015-2021), Dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business and holder of the Sam M. Walton Leadership Chair at the University of Arkansas (2012-2015), and as Dean of the E. J. Ourso College of Business and the E. J. Ourso Distinguished Professor of Business at Louisiana State University (2008-2012). Prior to becoming a dean, he was on the faculty at the University of Houston as an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor with tenure, Full Professor, Associate Dean for Executive Education Programs, Director of the Program for Excellence in Selling, and founding Executive Director of the Sales Excellence Institute at the University of Houston in the Bauer College of Business.

He has published sales and sales management research in top academic journals and is a co-author of three professional books, Selling ASAP: Art, Science, Agility, and Performance; Strategic Sales Leadership: Breakthrough Thinking for Breakthrough Results; and a forthcoming book, Making Differences Work. His solo-authored book, Run Toward Your Goliaths, is about his and his wife’s faith journey and is meant to encourage a new generation of leaders to persevere in spite of major obstacles. His academic publications have been cited more than 9,000 times, according to Google Scholar. He is the recipient of Excellence in Teaching awards on the university, national, and international levels having taught strategic selling, advanced professional selling, key accounts selling, sales leadership, and marketing strategy at the undergraduate, MBA levels and in executive education programs. Before becoming a professor, Jones worked in sales and sales management for three Fortune 500 global companies. He is currently on the boards of Invesco Funds, Insperity, First Financial Bank, and the American Marketing Association (AMA).

In 2016, the AMA Sales Special Interest Group awarded Dr. Jones the Lifetime Achievement Award for sustained contributions to the sales and sales management discipline. In 2021, he was honored with recognition by Savoy magazine as a “Most Influential Black Corporate Director” in business today, and the Texas A&M University Black Former Students honored him with the Aggie Impact Award for making a global impact in his community and profession. In 2022, AMA awarded Dr. Jones the prestigious AMA-Irwin-McGraw-Hill Distinguished Marketing Educator Award for distinguished service and outstanding contributions in marketing education. In the same year, the Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) awarded Dr. Jones its prestigious Distinguished Marketing Educator Award. His mission is to bridge academia and business, and, as evidence, his alma mater recognized Jones as an outstanding doctoral student alumnus in 2009 and an outstanding business alumnus in April 2022. He also is one of 12 recipients in the TAMU System to be awarded the Chancellor’s Medal for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, which was presented in the Spring of 2022.

Matt Witt

Term: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2026

Matthew is a marketing and digital innovation executive with extensive experience building and leading global teams to drive creative transformation across industries. As a national leader for Deloitte Digital’s Digital Experience capability, he partners with designers, strategists, engineers, and storytellers to deliver award-winning customer experiences that empower clients to compete in today’s marketplace. Previously, Matthew was General Manager of Deloitte Digital’s Chicago studio, where he tripled the office’s size.

Before Deloitte, he served as VP, Director of Creative Innovation at VML, leading transformative campaigns for clients in financial services, hospitality, retail, and more. He later became EVP of Brand Experiences at Trisect, where he transformed the agency into a data-powered creative company and helped drive its successful acquisition.

Matthew is a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a Webby Awards judge, and a mentor for the Blackstone Launchpad program. His work has been recognized by SXSW, the Effies, the Clios, and others. He holds an MFA from USC and a BA from William & Mary, and lives in Chicago with his family.

John Kennedy

Term: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2027

John is the Managing Partner of The Sorium Group, a boutique strategic marketing consultancy that partners with companies on the frontier of their industries. John is active in the early-stage venture community where he participates as an advisor/consultant, fractional CMO and investor.

Prior to going out on his own, John had an almost three-decade marketing career in b2b technology, culminating as a senior marketing and communications leader at several Fortune 100 brands. Notable leadership positions included: founding CMO of Conduent (formerly Xerox Services); CMO of Xerox; and a range of senior positions at IBM, including CMO of Global Business Services (now IBM Consulting), VP of Corporate Marketing and CMO of two geography units: Americas and Asia-Pacific. 

John began his marketing career at Procter & Gamble in Brand Management working on both market leading brands like Downy Fabric Softener and classics like Spic n’ Span Floor Cleaner.  

John received his MBA from Harvard University. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to sitting on the AMA Board, John sits on several private company boards in the b2b technology and software sectors.

Nadya Kohl

Term: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2027

Nadya Kohl is an award-winning business leader, domain expert, and seasoned operator with over 25 years of experience in driving top and bottom line business growth by harnessing data, analytics, marketing and technology for premier Media, Retail, Consumer Products, and Technology organizations. She is also a frequent industry speaker and commentator on data-driven digital marketing, customer analytics, privacy compliant identity management, location intelligence, business management, and “women in business” topics.

In addition to her active presence in the high-growth data and technology industries, she also currently serves on the Advisory Boards of early-stage data companies.

Nadya’s entre- and intrapreneurial background highlights her ability to innovate at the intersection of data, technology and consumers – and to develop the next generation of experts. Most recently, Nadya served as Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Data Services/Decision Sciences at Volta Charging. Acquired by Shell [NYSE: SHEL] in 2023, Volta was the industry-leading electric vehicle charging and media company, and a key player in driving toward a clean energy future. As Volta’s first ever Chief Marketing Officer, she designed and delivered a successful commercial marketing growth engine -for multiple vertical markets- from “scratch” for the 10-year-old late stage start up. She also created the company’s first growth-aligned data strategy, developed and launched novel product offerings, and transformed Volta’s Data and Decision Sciences capabilities. 

Her leadership delivered strong top line growth, created new data monetization revenue streams, increased brand awareness of the benefits of a carbon-neutral charging and media network, established new client-centric content franchises, retained top talent, and set a foundation for continued growth in key markets. 

Prior to joining Volta Charging, Nadya directed Business Development, Data Sales, Channel Partnerships and Marketing at PlaceIQ, the leader in geolocation intelligence. Previous to that, Nadya held multiple positions overseeing corporate strategy, business development, digital platforms and for Experian’s Marketing Services $1B global business, where she co-founded Experian’s global Audience Services platform – a pillar of the digital marketing economy today. 

A fluent Spanish speaker, Nadya was the President of the Latin American Business Group and the Co-Chair of the International Business Group during her MBA studies at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She remains actively involved with her alma mater. She earned her BBA in Economics with a minor in Philosophy, cum laude, from Loyola University of Chicago. 

A native of Chicago, Nadya has adopted the New York metro area as her current home. She enjoys traveling with her husband and two children, mentoring young professionals, and actively volunteering for organizations focused on poverty alleviation.

Maura Scott

Term: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2027

Maura L. Scott is Professor of Marketing and Edward M. Carson Chair in Services Marketing at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University. Maura’s research interests include consumer and societal well-being, public policy, and services marketing. Her research examines how to help improve consumers’ financial and health decisions, particularly among underrepresented, marginalized, and vulnerable populations.

Maura is Co-Editor of the Journal of Marketing. Maura was previously joint Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. She has served as Associate/Area Editor for the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Consumer Psychology, and Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. In addition to serving on the AMA Board of Directors, she is a Past President of the AMA’s Academic Council and has served on the Board of Directors for ACR.

Maura won the Society for Consumer Psychology’s 2024 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award. Maura has won the Kinnear Best Paper Award (JPP&M), the Weitz-Winer-O’Dell Award (JMR), the AMA-EBSCO-RRBM Award for Responsible Research. Maura is an MSI Academic Fellow.

Maura’s industry background includes marketing roles at 3M, Dial Corporation, and Motorola. She enjoys mentoring and has been actively involved in the PhD Project for many years. She won the Williams-Qualls-Spratlen Award for Multicultural Mentoring.

Andrea Dixon

Term: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2028

Since 2009, Dixon grew the impact of Baylor’s ProSales major from eight to 201 students (while increasing average GPA from 2.7 to 3.66). She expanded corporate partnerships from $15K to $430K/year, contributing $2M+ to endowment. Her competency-based model allows for guaranteed placement for Seniors and Junior-level internships.

Dixon has published in JM, HBR, Organizational Science, JAMS, EJM, JPSSM, JME, and Leadership Quarterly. Her research in JM was the 2002 award-winner. She co-authored Strategic Sales Leadership and Sales Management (3rd E.). Dixon served as a Regional Editor for EJM and serves on the ERBs for JPSSM, JBRJMTPJBBM, and JME.

Key awards include AMA’s Sales SIG Lifetime Achievement Award (2024); Cornelia Marschall Smith Award (2020) for superlative contributions in teaching, research, and service; Piper Professor (2023) (top 10 Texas professors); AMA’s Sales SIG Teaching Award (2014);  AMS Marketing Teacher Award winner (2008).

Dixon co-chaired Winter AMA Educators (2007), Global Sales Science Institute (2012; 2017), and 3M Frontline Sales Conferences (2012; 2016). Board service includes AMA Academic Council, NCSM, and GSSI. She served as President for AMA Sales SIG and the University Sales Center Alliance. At Baylor, she chaired the President’s Task Force on Alternative Revenue, co-chaired the Presidential Search Committee, and was a Faculty Regent.

Shrihari Sridhar

Shrihari Sridhar

Term: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2028

Shrihari (Hari) Sridhar is Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Marketing at Mays Business School, where he holds the Joe Foster ’56 Chair in Business Leadership. His research examines the financial and socio-economic impact of marketing strategy, with applications in B2B/sales, healthcare, media, education, and online platforms.

Dr. Sridhar is a former Editor in Chief of the Journal of Marketing and is serving as Associate Editor for Journal of Marketing and  Journal of Marketing Research. His work has appeared in top journals and been featured in Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, Forbes, Fox News, NPR, and Reuters.

His honors include the Financial Times Responsible Business Education Award, AMA-EBSCO-RRBM Award, and recognition as an MSI Scholar and ISBM Distinguished Research Fellow. At Texas A&M, he was named Presidential Impact Fellow and Chancellor’s EDGES Fellow.

An award-winning teacher, Dr. Sridhar co-authored Focus and Marketing Strategy: Based on First Principles and Data Analytics. He has advised firms such as Microsoft, Dow, Schlumberger, and Sysco.

He previously held faculty positions at Michigan State and Penn State. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia, M.S. from Missouri-Rolla, and B.E. from R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore.

Karen Winterich

Karen Winterich

Term: 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2028

Karen is the Gerald I. Susman Professor in Sustainability and Professor of Marketing in the Smeal College of Business, Penn State University. She conducts research in consumer behavior, studying the effect of consumer identities on donations and strategies for increasing sustainable behavior particularly regarding disposition, reuse, and repair.   

Her research is published in JMR, JM, and JCR, among others, and has received the MSI/H. Paul Root Award and the AMA-EBSCO Responsible Research in Marketing Award. She serves as Co-Editor for the Journal of Marketing Research and previously served as Associate Editor at JMR, JM, and JCP. Karen is the Past President of the AMA Academic Council and received the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the Society for Consumer Psychology as well as being named an MSI Young Scholar in 2013 and MSI Scholar in 2020. She enjoys teaching sustainability marketing, which she developed in 2013 as part of Smeal’s Sustainability Education Initiatives. For the course, she partners with a variety of clients to give students experience addressing sustainability challenges. In 2022, she received the Smeal Impact Teaching Award.

Winterich received her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in 2007 and was previously on the faculty at Texas A&M University.

Overview of AMA Board of Directors

The purpose of the AMA Board of Directors is to oversee the mission of the association in accordance with the organization’s Constitution and Bylaws. The CEO and management team of the AMA oversee the daily affairs of the organization and exercise all powers not otherwise reserved to the Board or membership.  

The Board of Directors meets twice annually or more often as needed. Subcommittees of the Board have more frequent meetings.  

The Board of Directors is responsible for the AMA as an enterprise. The AMA utilizes its three councils and other volunteer groups both as “listening posts” and to represent the “voice” of their respective communities, constituents, and colleges. AMA board of directors’ duty is to the AMA as a whole on fiduciary matters, strategy, risk, organizational capacity and fitness, and governance.

  • Safeguard the organization’s mission and purpose
  • Select the chief executive
  • Provide proper fiduciary oversight
  • Ensure adequate resources
  • Protect legal and ethical integrity and maintain accountability
  • Identify enterprise risk and mitigation efforts are in place
  • Recruit and orient new board members and assess board performance
  • Enhance and ensure the organization’s public standing and reputation
  • Support the chief executive, their agenda, and assess performance

Activities of the Board include:

  • Providing input on the strategic direction of the AMA
  • Approving annual budget
  • Reviewing progress on key initiatives
  • Reviewing ongoing financial results and KPIs
  • Evaluating performance of CEO
  • Meeting with heads of community councils
  • Planning for the future
  • Approving items as required (ex: Bylaws revision, chapter merger)

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee supports the Chairperson in the management and strategic direction of the Association. The Executive Committee has the authority to exercise all the powers of the Board while the Board is not in session except for actions specifically reserved to the Board.  

  • Chaired by: Chairperson of the Board
  • Members: 4

Audit & Finance

The role of the Audit & Finance Committee is to oversee 1. AMA’s financial reporting, internal control and audit functions; 2. budgetary and financial matters, including investment management; 3. enterprise risk management, including information technology risks and enterprise insurance coverage; and 4. compliance with applicable legal, ethical and regulatory requirements.

  • Chaired by: Treasurer
  • Members: 8

Nominating

The Nominating Committee is charged with identifying and vetting candidates for upcoming vacancies on the AMA Board.

  • Chaired by: Past-Past Chair

Governance

The Governance Committee is responsible for assuring that the governance of the Association is carried out in compliance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Association and the conflict of interest policy.

  • Chaired by: Chair-Elect
  • Members: 3

Ethics

The Ethics Committee reviews and recommends changes or revisions to the Code of Conduct; reviews complaints received and adjudications rendered under the Code; and advises the Association’s Chairperson and Board of Directors on matters of ethics and ethical standards that are applicable to the practice and teaching of marketing.

  • Chaired by: Secretary
  • Members: 6

The AMA Board of Directors has 17 members:

  • Chairperson
  • Chair-Elect
  • Past Chair
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • AMAF Chair
  • AMA CEO
  • 10 At-Large Members

*The At-Large Members are comprised of five (5) Marketing Academics and five (5) Marketing Practitioners, each serving three-year terms.

The Chairperson role is a sequenced four-year progression starting with the Secretary role, then moving through Chair-Elect, Chair, and Past Chair. 

What am I voting on?

AMA members vote annually on a slate of candidates to hold office on the AMA Board of Directors. 

How do candidates get on the ballot?

The list of potential candidates is compiled using broad community input, professional search firms, and a wide network of engaged professionals and academics. From a list of many initial candidates, the Nominating Committee meets to narrow the list down to a final slate that is then reviewed and approved by the current AMA Board of Directors. 

Why is there only one candidate for each position?

Each candidate is running unopposed, in accordance with the AMA Bylaws. It is intentional that there is only one candidate for each position. The Nominating Committee works each year to identify candidates who: 1. Have exemplary credentials, 2. A track record of AMA involvement, and 3. A commitment to invest their time and talent in the AMA’s future. Due to the rigor of evaluation prior to getting on the ballot, each position runs unopposed.

Why is there an election if there is only one candidate for each position?

The election process should be seen by AMA members not as a competitive election, but an opportunity to be informed regarding future leadership. The AMA moved to this model several years ago for three reasons: 1. It allows the AMA to attract more candidates for office since we found that some otherwise highly qualified candidates were not interested in investing in a competitive election process where they may need to campaign for office, and may not succeed in being elected, 2. AMA volunteer board service requires a multi-year commitment (3-6 years) for which it is critical to establish a mutual understanding in advance as part of the vetting process, and 3. The new model follows best practices in corporate America and the nonprofit world. 

How can I get on the ballot?

The AMA invites those interested in being considered for AMA Board service in the future to contact AMA CEO, Bennie F. Johnson.

How does the election process work?

A ballot, candidate information, and a link to the voting site for the election will be sent to members electronically on April 1, 2025.  The voting site will remain open through 11:59 p.m. CST on April 30, 2025.

Through our mission for DEI, the AMA is committed to increasing the diversity of underrepresented groups, perspectives, and identities within the AMA community that have been historically left out. 

This lens is what will help us lead and mobilize the work and efforts of our community of volunteer leaders (i.e. AMA Board of Directors), stakeholders, and partners that are committed to supporting the AMA in delivering on this mission.

Our Mission for DEI

The AMA strives to create the essential community for marketers.

In order to authentically achieve this mission, we are committed to making sure that the intersectionality of diverse thought and perspectives are reflected, understood, and elevated across our community. 

It is our responsibility to intentionally layer DEI best practices into every aspect of our organization, so that this work becomes a fundamental part of who we are as a community. 

For us DEI is not a destination, it is a journey and a practice that should be a continuous learning process that leads to measurable outcomes and impact.

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