President 
​Erin Kelley 

​       Hi,  I’m Erin and I’ll be graduating this Spring with two degrees in Marketing and Psychology. Freshman year, you would have found me in the DAAP cafe working on paper shapes and wooden sculptures, but my career as a Fashion Design major was short lived. I transferred into the Lindner College of Business, and later the Kolodzik Business Scholars program, so that I could pursue a degree that allowed me to be creative while working with a team- Marketing! I picked up Psychology as a minor when I was considering attending grad school for mental health counseling. When I realized Psychology helped me understand consumer behaviors and desires, I turned my minor into a second major, and then a dual degree. Although I no longer want to pursue counseling as a career, I’m still passionate about destigmatizing mental illness. I work with Cincinnati youth through Guiding Light Mentoring, am a campus ambassador for Lost Got Found, and gave a TEDxUCincinnati talk last Spring about overcoming anxiety.  After graduation, I’ll be moving to Indianapolis to start my professional career with the Orr Fellowship and Haven Technologies.​ Outside of school and my extracurriculars, I enjoy lifting, traveling, running my small freelance graphic design company, drinking way too much coffee, and hanging out with my cat (and my friends).

 Chief Operations Officer 
​Piper Fries 

         Hi, my name is Piper and I am the Chief Operating Officer for the American Marketing Association! I am a current senior studying marketing and professional sales in the Lindner College of Business. Three Years ago you would see me at Miami University, having absolutely no idea what I was doing with my life!      Fortunately, I transferred to the best university in the world, The University of Cincinnati where I found the AMA. Sophomore year I was a member of the AMA where I had the opportunity to travel to New Orleans for the International Collegiate Conference. It was an amazing experience which helped me find my way into Marketing! My junior year, I served on the Executive Board as the Vice President of Competitive Events. I planned lots of events such as the University of Cincinnati Weekend Case Competitions where colleges from all around came to UC to compete and share a love for Marketing!      Last Summer I interned at Newell Brands where I used a lot of my marketing tools to help me be very successful. After graduation in May 2020, I am headed straight to grad school to receive my Masters in Business at The University of Cincinnati. I strive to be my best everyday and I love how the UC AMA brings so much marketing value to our students.

Chief Marketing Officer  
​Brad Anderson 

My names Brad Anderson and I am a second year Marketing and Film student. On campus I do a-lot for the AMA running our Instagram, website, marketing, etc. Off campus I love to workout and play in an indoor soccer league as well as hang out with my friends around Clifton.  As the CMO I want our students to be as included as possible. An avid coffee drinker, I'm always down to meet for coffee with students that want to learn more about what they can do to help. I'm originally from the Cleveland area and love the Browns so feel free to crack jokes in your emails. On top of AMA I also do production work around campus, as well as serve at Ladder 19. I first joined AMA last year from the beginning and the best advice I could give some one is "Show up." The importance of being a regular member of this club has taken my professionalism to the next level. I hope to see people at the meetings, if you see me, I am usually the guy with the camera, come say hi!

Chief Programming Officer  
​​Heather Thompson 

Hi,  I’m Heather! I am a second-year Marketing student at LCB. I was actually a Sports Administration Major my first semester of college. I love sports and working in the industry, but I wanted to switch over to Marketing because my main passion lies in using my creativity and innovative skills. My dream job in sports would be to one day Market the Olympics. If I don’t end up working in sports, however, I love to work for Salesforce.com. I got involved in various organizations last year. I joined the Society of Sports Leaders, and AMA during my first semester. I also volunteered at the Reds Fest, FCC, and various UC sports games. In my second semester of freshman year, I rushed AKPsi, a business fraternity. I am pretty involved with the business fraternity right now on top of being involved with AMA. I am currently on the social committee, and will be on the marketing committee next semester for AKPsi.  Outside of my campus involvement, I am currently a gymnastics coach at Gym Skills Cincinnati. I had coached at a gym in Cleveland three years prior to this, and still do on breaks.  

Chief Financial Officer  
​Ayush Chanda 

Hello! I am Ayush Chanda. I study Psychology (Bs) at the College of Arts & Sciences. Initially I was double majoring in Business Analytics and Economics. That’s how I was introduced to the AMA. However, I did not want to work for money. I wanted to work to help humanity who are facing troubles. Although I am currently studying psychology, I still believe I need practical knowledge in marketing, finance, accounting and business management because everything in the world is a form of business. Hence, I believed AMA would be the right place for me to grow a business mind and make connections along the way. As a CFO at AMA, I aspire to be the best in my position, learn more about the intricacies of finance and accounting, and lastly, grow as a person. Apart from my job, I am also a part of Bearcat Buddies where I teach students various subjects such as reading and mathematics. Bearcat Buddies is an event I look forward to each week because I enjoy teaching and sometimes, children can be wiser.  I also do enjoy cooking, listening to music (not rap though) and playing sports. Please feel free to approach me, I won’t bite you, and we can discuss about practically anything. Whether it is regarding life at UC or anything.a part of Bearcat Buddies where I teach students various subjects such as reading and mathematics. Bearcat Buddies is an event I look forward to each week because I enjoy teaching and sometimes, children can be wiser.  I also do enjoy cooking, listening to music (not rap though) and playing sports. Please feel free to approach me, I won’t bite you, and we can discuss about practically anything. Whether it is regarding life at UC or anything.

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