American Marketing Association Announces 2009-10 Board Members

ALBANY, NY (08/12/2009)(readMedia)-- The New York Capital Region chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) is pleased to announce its Board of Directors for the 2009-10 term. Some board members retain their positions, others have taken on different responsibilities and some members will be serving for the first time.

"I'm really excited about this group of board members," said Cynthia Nagle, the new President of the Capital Region chapter of the AMA. "We have a great mix of new talent and veteran experience. I can tell it's going to be a great collaborative year."

The 2009-10 NYCRAMA board members are as follows:

Cynthia Nagle, McCann Erickson - President

Alicia Deering, Credit Union Association of New York - President Elect

Margherita Petti Krug, Cotton Hill Studios, Inc. - Secretary

Kelly Nowakowski, Pioneer Bank - Secretary Elect

Michael Murray, BST - Treasurer

David Lurie, Schenectady Jewish Community Center - Treasurer Elect

Courtney Remington, Audio-Video Corporation - Immediate Past President

Jennifer Rogers, The Mailworks - VP Arrangements

Brianne Baggetta, The Mailworks - VP Database Management

Stacey Nooney, Working Pictures, Inc. - VP Finance

Miriam Paska, Intellisites- VP Internet

Mary Hunt, Video Production Communications - VP Marketing

Ann Mantha, Turner Construction - VP Membership

Dylan Spencer, Evident Technologies - VP Newsletter

Peter Chiarella, Impress Printing and Graphics - VP Programming

Darden Reinowski, Shorey Public Relations - VP Public Relations

Christy Calicchia, Citizens Bank - VP Roundtables

Allison Maloney, Siena College - VP Social Media

Dan Reade, Zone 5 - VP Sponsorships

Teal Vivacqua, Plug Power - Mark of Excellence Chair

For over six decades, the AMA has been an essential resource providing relevant marketing resources that experienced marketers turn to every day. The AMA is the only organization that provides direct benefits to marketing professionals in both business and education, and services all levels of marketing practitioners, educators and students.

The local chapter of the American Marketing Association is comprised of nearly 300 marketing professionals. The chapter holds luncheon seminars once a month, bringing in national speakers on various marketing topics; bi-monthly breakfast roundtables which allow attendees to dissect and discuss a wide range of marketing challenges; the annual Mark of Excellence awards; networking events; and additional programming and resources designed to provide value to its members.

For more information on the Capital Region's American Marketing Association chapter, please visit www.nymarketing.org.

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About American Marketing Association

American Marketing Association (AMA) is the world's largest and most comprehensive professional society of marketers, consisting of nearly 40,000 worldwide members in 73 chapters throughout North America. Since 1992, the New York Capital Region Chapter of the American Marketing Association has been committed to recognizing and encouraging the best practices in the field of marketing and helping to elevate the profession. The chapter provides an opportunity to learn from and network with marketing professionals from throughout the Capital Region.