Meet AMA Chicago’s Board of Directors

    Executive Committee

  • Josh Blacksmith

    President

    Senior Director – Global Consumer Relationships and Engagement at Kimberly-Clark

  • Chris McGuire

    Immediate Past President

    Director of Client Growth and Engagement at McGuffin Creative Group, Inc.

  • Beverly Moore, MS, MarCom, AMA PCM/CDMP

    Secretary

    Managing Director of ProGrace

  • Tony Blasco

    Treasurer

    CFO, Zeno Group

  • Bonnie Massa

    Executive Director

    Founder & President of Massa & Company

    • Board Members

  • Lauren Arnold

    VP, Membership Relations

    Vice President, Group Account Director at The Shipyard

  • Shanita Baraka Akintonde, MBA, M.Ed., DTM

    VP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

    President & Chief Love Officer of ShanitaSpeaks LLC

  • Karen Hatfield

    VP, Programming

    Chief Marketing Officer (interim), Aeris

  • Sylvia Marten

    Vice President, Marketing Insights

    VP of Marketing and Communications at VNA Health Care

  • Suky Lawlor

    Vice President, Communications

    Director, Marketing & Communications, M. Holland Company

  • Lauren Nagys

    Director, Programming

    Director of Marketing, Smalley

  • Karolyn Raphael

    Director of Public Relations

    President of Winger Marketing

  • Lana Johnson

    Director, Membership

    CEO & CMO at Elevation Talent Group

  • Joe Grigsby

    Member at Large

    Global Client Lead, VML

  • Jennifer Severns

    Member at Large

    Chief Experience Officer

  • Gabriel Mitchell

    Member at Large

    President of Angel Flight Marketing Services

  • Tim Carr

    Member at Large

    Senior Director of Product Marketing, Oracle CX

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Interested in leading AMA Chicago and the entire marketing community forward? See open positions on our board of directors and apply today.

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If you consider yourself a SERVICE PROVIDER, here are a few more things you can do to get involved with the AMA Chicago.

Attend our marquee events
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If you consider yourself a NETWORKER, here are a few more things you can do to get involved with the AMA Chicago.

Attend Connex
Attend our marquee events
Join a Special Interest Group (SIG)
Create your Chicago Marketing Directory profile
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If you consider yourself a STUDENT, here are a few more things you can do to get involved with the AMA Chicago.

Attend a Connex networking event
Join a marketing Special Interest Group (SIG)
Attend a Career Connections event
Volunteer
Engage with national resources

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If you consider yourself a RECRUITER, here are a few more things you can do to get involved with the AMA Chicago.

Attend Career Connections Events
Attend Connex Networking Events
Review Our Job Board
Write a blog post about Job Search

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If you consider yourself a JOB SEEKER, here are a few more things you can do to get involved with the AMA Chicago.

Review our Job Board and post your resume
Read this blog!
Become a volunteer
Attend a Connex networking event

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If you consider yourself a LIFELONG LEARNER, here are a few more things you can do to get involved with the AMA Chicago.

Attend our Workshop Series
Attend any of our  Marquee Events
Watch Our LinkedIn Live Interviews with Marketers
Professional Marketing Certifications
Join a Special Interest Group (SIG)

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If you consider yourself a Educator, here are a few more things you can do to get involved with the AMA Chicago.

Attend our marquee events
Join a Special Interest Group (SIG)
Professional Marketing Certifications
Create your Chicago Marketing Directory profile

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