On October 12, Senior Consultant Debbie Trueblood will lead the session, “The CEO’s Role in the Contemporary Landscape of Association Leadership,” at the ASAE CEO Issues Forum.

We’re very pleased to announce that Nicole Wallace, MBA, has been named executive director for the Renewable Natural Resources Foundation (RNRF).

We’re pleased to announce that AMC has been selected as the new management partner for the Renewable Natural Resources Foundation (RNRF). We began providing management services to RNRF on August 14, 2023.

Association Governance experts Mark Engle, DM CAE FASAE, and Debbie Trueblood, MSW IOM CAE FASAE, will provide hands-on guidance and real-world insights on effective governance and how to optimize the board-staff governance team as they lead the workshop “Exceptional Boards: Strengthening the Governance Team” October 2-3, 2023.

We’re happy to announce that Julie Nemmer, CPA, has been promoted to vice president of accounting and financial services.

We’re delighted to be recognized for the third year in a row with a Diversity in Business Award from the Daily Herald.

Mark Engle and Wendy-Jo Toyama—AMC leaders in governance, strategic leadership, and DEI—have been selected to speak at the ASAE Annual Meeting, August 5-8.

We are pleased to announce that we’ve expanded our Client Success Team to include 3 executives from within AMC who have been promoted to Vice President of Client Success.

On June 6, Vice President of Strategic Events and Industry Relations Collen Bagnasco and Director of Strategic Events Stephanie Dylkiewicz will lead an interactive session on the future of conferences and events at the AMC’s Engaged Conference hosted by the AMC Institute.

On May 24, AMC Vice President of Client Relations Dave Bergeson will lead a session on best practices for leveraging hybrid board meetings.

On May 3, Senior Consultant Debbie Trueblood will lead the session, “The CEO’s Role in the Contemporary Landscape of Association Leadership,” at the ASAE CEO Issues Forum.

Association Governance Expert Mark Engle, DM CAE FASAE, will give real-world insights on effective governance and how to optimize boards when he co-leads the workshop “Exceptional Boards: Strengthening the Governance Team” with Mary Byers May 8-9.

On April 19, Senior Consultant Debbie Trueblood will present the session “Post Pandemic Society Strategy & Management” at the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) Spring Meeting.

AMC Senior Consultant Debbie Trueblood is leading a webinar series on Courageous Ethical Leadership in Associations April 17-19.

Association Governance Experts Mark Engle and Debbie Trueblood will give real-world insights on effective governance and how to optimize boards when they present the workshop “Exceptional Boards: Strengthening the Governance Team” March 20-21, 2023.

On February 16, AMC Senior Consultant Debbie Trueblood will co-present Associations 101, a day-long session that provides the foundational knowledge needed for navigating and thriving in an association staff role.

AMC CEO Steve Smith, MS CAE FAAMSE, will share insights on best practices for navigating the external executive director management model at the upcoming AMC Institute Annual Meeting on January 27.

Association Governance Expert Mark Engle, DM CAE FASAE, will give real-world insights on effective governance and how to optimize boards when he co-leads the workshop “Exceptional Boards: Strengthening the Governance Team” with Mary Byers January 23-24.

We’re pleased to announce that AMC has been selected as the new management partner for the Cord Blood Association (CBA). We began providing management services to CBA on January 1, 2023.

It is with the utmost sadness that we announce co-founder and former president, Dagny Engle, passed away on January 2, 2023.

It is with deep sadness we share that Association Management Center (AMC) co-founder and first President, Art Engle, passed away on November 19, 2022.

On December 1, AMC Senior Consultant Debbie Trueblood will represent AMC thought leadership at Association Forum’s Holiday Showcase when she presents the session Leading with Ethics and Creating an Ethical Environment.

On September 27, AMC CEO Steve Smith and DEI & Membership Engagement Manager Linda Sterling will lead a session at Association Forum’s Summit on Welcoming Environment on how to be a more effective and authentic ally to BIPOC (Black, indigenous, and people of color) colleagues, association members, and board volunteers.

We’re thrilled to be recognized for the second year in a row with a Diversity in Business Award from the Daily Herald.

We’re excited to announce that Zinat Ali and Katherine Ast have been named as co-leads of AMC’s DEI Advisory Group. Formed in 2019, the DEI Advisory Group was created to expand opportunities for education, dialogue, and understanding about diverse experiences and perspectives within our workplace.

We’re pleased to announce that Matt Croll of Vector CFO will be working with us as a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) consultant.

AMC CEO Steve Smith will share insights on how to be a more effective ally and advocate to BIPOC colleagues, leaders, and members who face obstacles, injustice, and racism daily at the AAMSE Annual Conference on July 28. Co-presenting the session “Conversations in DEI: Allyship and Advocacy," Steve will draw on his experience as past chair of Association Forum's Welcoming Environments Committee and executive leader of AMC’s DEI Advisory Group to highlight ways to be a more present, visible, and committed ally in professional medical societies, workplaces, and communities. 

Five AMC leaders in governance, board development, and DEI will be sharing their expertise this August at the ASAE Annual Meeting, August 20-23, 2022.

Senior leaders Wendy-Jo Toyama and Han Zetterstrom will be sharing their expertise on data-based decision-making for associations and boards at the AMCI AMC’s Engaged Conference on July 20.

AMC leaders in ethics, board-staff partnerships, and governance will be sharing their expertise this July at the ACCESSE22 Leadership Conference. Hosted by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE), ACCESSE22 is a 3-day conference that combines leadership development, peer-to-peer connections, and expertise in managing science, technology, engineering, and math societies.

We’re proud to congratulate Amy Sherwood, CAE, AMC executive director, for being selected as the recipient of the 2022 Inspiring Leaders Award by Association Forum.

Wendy-Jo Toyama, CEO and executive director of AAHPM, and Debbie Trueblood, senior consultant, have been selected as the keynote speakers for this year’s Forum Forward in June. In their session titled Institutionalizing Inclusion and Operationalizing DEI as a Value, Wendy and Debbie will share strategies for how associations can budget for DEI, incorporate it into their strategic plans, and implement DEI practices in their organizations.

We are delighted to announce that Debbie Trueblood, MSW IOM CAE FASAE—senior consultant at AMC—is being recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Association Executives (FASAE). 

We are very pleased to announce that Susan Farrell Stock, MPS, has returned to AMC in a new role as  Chief Operating Officer (COO).

We’re excited to announce that Carol Pape, CAE, has been hired as an executive director and will serve two of our client partners: the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) and the International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS).

We’re proud to announce that we have been awarded a 2022 Presidential Citation from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM).

We’re thrilled that AMC marketing staff enabled two of our association partners to win Gold Awards in the 2021 Association Trends Trendy Awards!

We are very pleased to  announce that Hans Zetterstrom will join AMC in the role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) on December 1, 2021.

We’re excited to announce that Lauren Krauth and Michelle Whitworth have been selected as Forty Under 40 honorees by Connect Association and Association Forum, respectively.

We’re pleased to announce that AMC has been selected as the new management partner for the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP). We began providing management services to ACVP on October 1, 2021.

We’re excited to announce we have earned re-accreditation by the AMC Institute, the global trade association representing the association management industry.

We’re pleased to announce that Allison Lundberg, CAE—who serves as the manager of marketing and communications for our client partner the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine—has been elected to the board of the American Association of Medical Society Executives (AAMSE) in the role of director. She will serve on the board in that role until 2024.

We’re proud to congratulate Wendy-Jo Toyama, MBA CAE FASAE, on being recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Association Executives (FASAE). Wendy is a member of AMC’s executive team and serves as the CEO of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM).

We're excited to announce we've been recognized with a Diversity in Business Award by the Daily Herald Business Ledger.

To succeed, associations depend on good governance practices and association staff are critical to implementing and promoting them. Drawing on its rich history of establishing frameworks in which boards of directors are able to function at a high level, AMC has developed Governance Essentials, a half-day workshop that provides  core governance practices with a focus on the "nuts and bolts" of good governance.  

Two AMC DEI, association leadership, and membership experts will be sharing their expertise at the  American Association of Medical Society Executives (AAMSE) Annual Meeting this week.

Join AMC Senior Consultant Debbie Trueblood, MSW IOM CAE, on July 15 at 1 pm CDT for a session on Association Ethics Best Practices: Handling Difficult Conversations with Members.

We are excited to announce that Debbie Trueblood, MSW IOM CAE, has joined our team as a senior consultant for AMC Consulting Services.

We are excited to announce that we have been selected as the new management partner for the  Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) and will begin providing operational and  management services to the Society on July 1, 2021.

On February 25, governance experts Mark Engle and Erin Volland will lead an interactive virtual workshop on Governance Essentials™, walking association professionals through the foundational practices needed to ensure good governance in their association. Sound governance practices are critical for high-performing organizations but are rarely taught to association staff, leaving them to learn as they go.