September 04
Justin Mastrangelo, Director of Web Services Committee
President of JA Interactive - Downtown Pittsburgh
For re-vamping the AMA Pittsburgh website.

October
Tracey Parsons, Director of Newsletter Committee
Vice President, Magnet Communications - Downtown Pittsburgh
For taking over the Newsletter committee and doing such a great job with the first newsletter this year appearing in the Pittsburgh Business Times.

November
Robert Howells - Professional Events Committee
Vice President Sales and Marketing, Tartan Software - North Hills.
For initiating and managing the new evening educational series featuring local university professors.

December
Robert Howells
Vice President Sales & Marketing
Tartan Software

January 05
Steve Wayhart
Managing Director
BrandMill

February
Meghaan Blauvelt
Legal Assistant
Eckert Seamans

March
David Robinson
Field Program Manager
ANSYS Corp.

April
Gary Smelko
Vice President of Marketing
Guttman Oil Group

2003 - 2004 Recipients of the Volunteer of the Month Award

April 2004
Mary Ann Messina, Event Planning Chair
Marriott City Center - Downtown Pittsburgh
Mary Ann has been a great addition to the AMA volunteer ranks, as her expertise in event planning has resulted in smoother arrangements at all of our functions. This was especially apparent at our recent Regional Marketing Conference, where many attendees commented how surprised they were that this was a first-year event, given how efficiently everything worked.

March 2004
Dan Larkin, Newsletter Committee Co-chair
LaRoche College - Pittsburgh
For leadership role with the Newsletter Committee, and for designing the new look of our newsletter.

February 2004
Kristin Sims, Newsletter Committee Co-chair
Marketing Generalist, US Bank - Station Square, Pittsburgh
For coordinating and editing the Spring Newsletter.

January 2004
Barb Theobald, Research and Client Care Committee Chair
VP Research Services, Campos Research in downtown Pittsburgh
For developing an ongoing tracking system that focuses on collecting and reviewing the results of our program and event surveys, ensuring our commitment to be a member-focused organization.

December 2003
Dave Oshlag, Programming Committee Chair
President of Project Marketing Associates in Pittsburgh, PA
For creating a system to detail and organize all tasks associated with AMA programming, ensuring successful events.

November 2003
Amy Hahne, Membership Committee Chair
Director of Marketing at Greyfox Communications in Pittsburgh, PA
For coordinating the ongoing promotion and recruitment of new members at our meetings and events.

October 2003
Dick Dupree, Database Committee Chair
Owner of Dupree & Associates, a database and web design firm in Monaca, PA
For updating our database of over 1,000 members and non-members; also for designing a standardized monthly report that enables us to track key statistics over time.

September 2003
Amanda Masdea & Sarah Walluk of AMA Pittsburgh's Graphic Design Committee
Graphic Designers at American Eagle and FSC Marketing Communications respectively
For implementing the new graphic identity, including designing all new stationery, promotional pieces, and providing direction to others on its use and application.