CHICAGO, IL / AGILITYPR.NEWS / September 10, 2026 / For Immediate Release: September 10, 2026

Contact: Amy Gwiazdowski, agwiazdowski@ama.org

American Marketing Association Foundation Announces New Board of Advisors Members

Aric Rindfleisch, John M. Jones Professor of Marketing and Executive Director of the Illinois MakerLab at the University of Illinois, named AMA Foundation Chair 

Chicago, IL—The American Marketing Association (AMA) Foundation is pleased to announce new members of the Board of Advisors. The AMA Foundation Board of Directors is made up of volunteer leaders and impactful marketing visionaries who are providing insight and guidance to create the essential community for marketers. 

Through its work, the AMA Foundation seeks to elevate marketing visionaries, empower future generations, and inspire a more diverse industry and ensure marketing research impacts public good. Learn more about the AMA Foundation.

The new Board appointments are effective July 1, 2026. More information about the AMA Foundation’s Board of Advisors is here.

“I’m thrilled to welcome the new members of the AMA Foundation Board of Advisors,” said Bennie F. Johnson, AMA’s Chief Executive Officer. “Our Board members are essential partners in expanding the Foundation’s philanthropic impact and investing in the next generation of marketers. We are thankful for their commitment, innovative spirit, and generosity in building the Foundation’s new era. I also want to thank the outgoing members of the Board for their service and dedication to the community.”

"I look forward to collaborating closely with our Board of Advisors as the AMA Foundation enters a new era of philanthropic growth and impact,” said AMA Foundation Board Chair Aric Rindfleisch, John M. Jones Professor of Marketing and Executive Director of the Illinois MakerLab at the University of Illinois. “The early momentum of our new initiatives, including the Lehmann Leadership Circle, demonstrates what is possible when our community invests together in the people and ideas shaping the future of marketing.”

The Don Lehmann Leadership Circle, is a new annual giving society recognizing donors who make generous annual contributions in support of the Foundation’s work.  

Members of the AMA Foundation Board of Advisors:

• Chair: Aric Rindfleisch, John M. Jones Professor of Marketing and Executive Director of the Illinois MakerLab at the University of Illinois
• Chair Elect: Rebeca Perren Professor of Marketing at the California State University - San Marcos
• Immediate Past Chair: Hami Vo Arrington Founder of One Foot Over
• At Large Members: 
• Shanita Akintonde CEO, Founder, and President of ShanitaSpeaks LLC
• Tim Bohling Professor of Practice in Marketing and Management Communications at Cornell University
• Lisa Gudding Chief Growth Officer at Ipsos
• Myoung Kim Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Ashwin Malshe Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Texas at San Antonio
• Sabine Mullin Chief Marketing Officer at Curriculum Associates
• Bill Pearce Marketing Faculty at the University of California - Berkeley
• Alex Nikdel President of Echo Delta
• Eric Van Steenberg Professor of Marketing at Montana State University

Thank you to our outgoing Board of Advisors members Kimberly Whitler, William Cron, and Linda L. Price for your incredible support and commitment to the AMA Foundation. 

For additional information on AMA Foundation’s Board of Advisors, please visit AMA.org. 

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