Meet The Team

The AMA Puget Sound board members are volunteers and serve a minimum of a one-year term, from July to the following June. Each Spring the membership elects a President, President-Elect, Chief Operations Officer, and Chief Financial Officer.

Please contact any of our board members with questions or ideas regarding AMA Puget Sound.

Executive
Leadership

President

Makayla Brands (she/her)

Marketing & Branding Specialist

Propel Insurance

President-Elect

Vice President, DEI

Destinie Tucker, MBA

Global Marketing, Strategy, and Operations 

Adobe

Chief Financial Officer

Keval Patel, CPA

Tax Manager

The Calida Group

Chief Operations Officer

Katie VanBuskirk (she/her)

Marketing & Brand Manager

Propel Insurance

Chief Technology Officer

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Julie Lichtenberg

Past President

Julie Lichtenberg (she/her)

Head of Marketing

Versatackle

business
Development

Vice President

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career
Development

Vice President

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Communications

Vice President

Brittany Baldwin (she/her)

Marketing & Branding Coordinator

Propel Insurance

Social Media Manager

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WordPress Manager

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Email Marketing Manager

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diversity, equity,
and inclusion

President-Elect

Vice President, DEI

Destinie Tucker, MBA

Global Marketing, Strategy, and Operations 

Adobe

Programming

Vice President

Sabrina Baklenko

Pacific NW Account Executive

MNI Targeted Media

Volunteers

Vice President

Matthew Henrickson

Partner Sales Manager – Reseller Team

Goodway Group

BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE

Board Member at Large

Jennifer Sokolowsky

Independent Content Marketing Writer & Editor

 

Membership

Vice President

Kristine Nichols

Senior Consultant

Spur Reply

South sound

Vice President

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North Sound

Programming Manager

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seattle

Programming Manager

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Eastside

Programming Manager

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Each year the AMA Puget Sound board of directors travels to AMA Leadership Summit, hosted by AMA National in Chicago. 

The AMA Leadership Summit is a unique opportunity to reunite and engage with fellow Professional Chapter Leaders to develop your leadership skills, strengthen your chapter and build relationships.