Nashville chapter of the American Marketing Association
About the Nashville Chapter of the AMA
The Nashville Chapter of the American Marketing Association, NAMA, is one of 75 local AMA chapters in the United States and Canada. Our purpose is to provide networking, educational, and volunteer opportunities designed to help marketing professionals throughout Middle Tennessee "Get Connected."
Founded in the late 1960s, NAMA is stronger than ever today. The Nashville Chapter has seen its membership nearly triple since 2004. It represents a diverse group of professionals from all facets of marketing including research, branding, communications, advertising, public relations, sales and consulting.
- _____% junior & mid-level marketing executives with 3-10 years experience
- ____% is senior level
- ____% is academic faculty
About the American Marketing Association
The American Marketing Association, AMA, has 38,000 members nationwide. AMA members enjoy benefits at the local and national level. National benefits include:
- Professional development - discounted conferences for members, Professional Marketer Certification and online Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
- Information - publications, white papers, case studies and members-only articles and reports.
- Networking opportunities - access to AMA's searchable database of 38,000 members.
- Savings on products and services from AMA marketing partners such as AVIS, DHL, CBCA Insurance, 1-800-Flowers.com, Liberty Mutual and MBNA.
The AMA maintains close contact with local chapters and provides many valuable resources to assist and strengthen local chapters and their members. Each AMA chapter is supported by the Professional Chapters Council (PCC), a group of 10 past presidents from local chapters in the United States and Canada. The PCC's primary responsibilities are to:
- Strengthen the AMA's value to local chapters.
- Develop and manage programs to enhance the overall effectiveness of chapters and chapter management.
- Be an advocate for professional members to International Headquarters and the AMA Board of Directors.
AMA Mission Statement
The American Marketing Association is a professional association for individuals and organizations involved in the practice, teaching and study of marketing worldwide. Our principal roles are:
- Improving - Advancing marketing competencies, practice and thought leadership
- Promoting - Being an advocate for marketing and promoting its importance, efficacy and ethics
- Supporting - Being an essential resource for marketing information, education/training and relationships
Board Members
- President
- Karen Stone, Prince Market Research
(615) 292-4860
kstone@pmresearch.com - President-Elect
- Kerry Price, Nashville Public Radio WPLN
(615) 760-2016
kerry@wpln.org - Secretary
- Robert Duthie, Duthie Associates, Inc.
(615) 386-3061
bob@duthielearning.com - Treasurers
- Gary Shipley, Nashville Public Television NPT
(615) 259-9325
gshipley@wnpt.net
Rick Barksdale, KraftCPAs
(615) 346-2465
rbarksdale@kraftcpas.com - Programming Committee Chair
- Merry Beth Cornelius, Mailnet Services, Inc.
(615) 843-7247
mbcornelius@mailnetservices.com - Programming Committee Co-Chair
- Deby Samuels, AmSurg
(615) 240-3745
dsamuels@amsurg.com - Membership Committee Chair
- Danika Miles, Store Opening Solutions
(615) 867-0858, x 1125
dmiles@storeopeningsolutions.com - Membership Committee Co-Chair
- Jeremy Gossett, CompuPay, Inc.
(615) 591-3787
jeremygossett@gmail.com - Communications Committee Chair
- Patrick Brown, EyeCandy Creative
(615) 585-2736
patrick@eyecandycreative.net - Communications Committee Co-Chair
- Mary Pollman, Pollman Marketing Communications
(615) 661-8610
mgpollman@comcast.net - Sponsorship Committee Chair
- John Robinson, Bridgestone-Firestone
(615) 937-3545
robinsonjohn@bfusa.com - Sponsorship Committee Co-Chair
- Bill Selph, Marshall Bruce Company
(615) 256-3661, ext. 112
mwoodall@gish.com - Hospitality Committee Chair
- Vivian Pocek, PureSafety
(615) 277-3150
viv.pocek@puresafety.com - Special Projects
- Brit Murray, Ingram Book Group
(615) 213-5438
brit.murray@ingrambook.com - Collegiate Relations Chair
- Rebecca Bauer, Jazzed About Business
(615) 599-9923
rlbauer@jabllc.com - At-Large
- Mollie Henry, Katcher Vaughn & Bailey Public Relations
(615) 248-8202
mhenry@kvbpr.com - Past President
- Dan Surface, Kids on the Block of Middle Tennessee
(615) 333-6356
dan@kotb.org
