Association Management Center has hired Colleen Bagnasco, CAE CMP, as executive director of the Meetings team. As executive director, Bagnasco oversees a team of 10 meeting planners who plan and execute the logistics of AMC’s client partners’ educational conferences and events. 

Bagnasco came to AMC from the Society of Actuaries (SOA), where she spent the past 17 years in senior-level roles, progressing from director of meetings and events to her most recent position as senior director, events. In that role, she led the planning of more than 200 events, negotiated hundreds of contracts with vendors that resulted in savings for the SOA and attendees, and developed innovative meeting concepts. 

According to Scott Engle, AMC CEO, “We are very pleased to have Colleen join the AMC team. Her deep expertise planning complex events with an eye on cost-savings and delivering creative and customized experiences for attendees supports AMC’s customer care strategy and will enable us to deliver even more value-added service to our clients.” 

Of her new role at AMC, Bagnasco says, “I’m looking forward to working with a team of dedicated and highly skilled meeting planners and collaborating with AMC’s clients to create memorable events that draw new attendees year after year.”

Bagnasco received her bachelor of science in Hospitality Management from Roosevelt University and is a member of the American Society of Association Executives, the Professional Convention Management Association, the Greater Midwest Chapter of PCMA (for which she has volunteered with many committees), and Association Forum, for which she is currently vice chair of the Meeting Professionals SIG. 

Bagnasco began her role on June 3.

About Association Management Center (AMC)
AMC is a trusted partner to 30 leading national and international associations and has a staff of more than 225 professionals. We provide strategic guidance to boards and volunteers and oversee day-to-day operations, making it possible for our client partners to achieve their goals. We specialize in establishing trust and forming long-lasting relationships with our clients, continuing to serve their needs as they grow and evolve. To learn more about how AMC helps its clients achieve their missions, please visit www.connect2amc.com. 

About the Meetings Team
AMC’s Meetings team strategically plans events and meetings that align with our client partner’s unique goals. With a team of 10 meeting planners, 5 of whom are certified meetings professionals, the team performs a full suite of conference and meeting management services for our client partners, including site searches, contract negotiations, coordinating hotel and shipping logistics, preparing and monitoring budgets, processing registrations, and performing financial reconciliation. Leveraging their extensive domestic and international meeting management expertise and best practices, they ensure our client partners and their members have a successful meeting experience.