FORT MYERS, Fla. (Aug. 8, 2019) — The newly re-launched American Advertising Federation-Southwest Florida chapter officially began its tenure on July 1,2019 with a kickoff event and swearing in ceremony in downtown Fort Myers on July 25, 2019.
The group better known as AAF-SWFL is a professional advertising club and political action organization devoted to the protection and promotion of advertising in Southwest Florida. Now accepting membership applications, AAF-SWFL is open to advertisers, agencies, media companies, and advertising service providers in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Glades, and Hendry counties. For more information on AAF-SWFL and to become a member, visit aafswfl.com.
The following advertising professionals were sworn in as board members of the organization:
Tim Hennessy – President
Kate Kintz – Vice President
Jim Wyatt – Treasurer
Julie Lawrence – Secretary
Wendy Payton – Immediate Past President
Don Gross – Membership Chair
Chris Wright-Isak – Education Chair
Josh Pope – Creative Director
Erin Donati – Events Chair
Josh Milton – Communications Chair
Stephen Gray-Blancett – ADDY Chair
Earl Quenzel – Public Service Chair
Laura Brandano – At-Large
Bob Beville – At-Large
Nancy Solliday – At-Large
Teri Hansen – At-Large
Also sworn in were the organization’s board of trustees:
Wendy Payton – Chair
Gary Firestone
Kerri Goldsmith
Stephen Gray-Blancett
Steve Hagewood
Christopher Spiro