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

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Chief Financial Officer

Keval Patel, CPA

Tax Accountant

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

Vice President

Destinie Tucker, MBA

Marketing Manager, MarTech & Data Enablement

Intuit

Programming

Vice President

Sabrina Baklenko

Pacific NW Account Executive

MNI Targeted Media

Volunteers

Vice President

Matthew Henrickson

Partner Sales Manager – Reseller Team

Goodway Group

Membership

Programming Manager

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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.