charlotteCommittees
Below you'll find details on the various AFF Charlotte committees, including a description of each committee and its chair.
ADDY®
Conducts a professional and profitable awards show to recognize creative excellence here in Charlotte. Committee works to increase industry participation and enhance the competition's image and ensure that local winners progress to the Third District and National ADDY® Award competitions.
Chair not assignedClub Achievement
The AAF Club Achievement Competition is designed to recognize and honor the hard work of the many volunteers comprising the 200 AAF affiliated local advertising clubs and federations. Clubs participating in the competition enter any combination of eight categories: advertising education, club management, communications, diversity and multicultural initiatives, government relations, membership, programs and public service.
Chaired By: Deborah K Sellers of Jackson Group InteractiveCommunications
Responsible for overseeing efforts to communicate the club's activities to our membership and the local advertising community; publishes the club's newsletter and other communications; retains a list of media contacts for press releases (the Knock-List); and secures publicity for the club's activities and programs.
Chaired By: Banks Wilson of StudiobanksDiversity
Ensures the club supports and recognizes advertising practitioners who are members of cultural minorities in our market. This committee provides articles about diversity for the newsletter, selects the Minority in Advertising Award recipient and coordinates with AAF diversity programs.
Chair not assignedEducation
Executes programs that educate the public on the role and benefits of advertising in our society; serves as a catalyst to support local students in the club's scholarship efforts and AAF National Student Advertising Competition.
Chaired By: Gail Williams of Morris Visitor PublicationsGovernment
Tracks legislation that could impact our club, members and industry through kissing ass (lobbying) in Raleigh. Rallies to educate our community about issues that impact advertising and coordinates efforts to fight negative legislation such as taxation and freaking censorship.
Chaired By: Ken Parrott of Bedgood OutdoorMembership
Chaired by the 2nd Vice President, this committee works to increase the clubs membership and retain current members. Keeps accurate membership records and reports membership changes to club leadership and AAF. Develops benefits and incentives for membership, conducts annual membership drives, develops membership kit and oversees mailings to membership. Nurtures relationships and list exchanges with local political, charitable, and social organizations to develop partnerships to promote the club and increase membership.
Chaired By: Kara Hollinger of Kara Hollinger Design CompanyPrograms
Chaired by the 1st Vice President, this committee plans and executes luncheon meetings and special events with high profile speakers and topics that will address the diverse interests of the clubs members and raise the visibility of the club. Programs should serve to entertain, inform and attract a large cross section of club membership and the community at large.
Chaired By: Scott Harrington of New Way MediaYoung Affiliates
The Young Affiliates is a newly-formed committee that exists to maximize networking and leadership opportunities for young professionals and students. This committee plans and executes quarterly programs that creatively engage and connect young professionals with senior media and creative leaders in order to further career advancement.
Chaired By: Alexis Acosta of Studiobanks
AAF Charlotte is an affiliate of the American Advertising Federation, a national organization empowered by 50,000 professionals in 220 professional advertising clubs, 220 college chapters and 110 corporations.
