AMPED Association Management Welcomes Alex Joers as Associate Director and Program Manager
AMPED Association Management is pleased to announce that Alex Joers has been appointed as the Associate Director and Program Manager for both the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) and APTA Geriatrics. In this role, Alex will oversee day-to-day operations, while assisting with governance and education development for both associations.
"I feel a great connection to AMPED and the organizations that I will be working with,” said Joers. “It is inspiring to assist in the development of exceptional educational opportunities and programs that these clients have built over the years. I look forward to collaborating with a team of dedicated professionals as we look to the future."
A native of Madison, Wisc., Joers earned a dual degree in political science and public administration from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He previously worked in the Wisconsin State Legislature for six years focusing on constituent outreach, media relations and policy development. Alex began serving as a local elected official when he joined the Dane County Board of Supervisors in 2020. He and his wife, Katie, have a one-year-old son.
SRA is a community of researchers with goals to advance understanding of adolescence and enhance the wellbeing of youth in a globalized world. APTA Geriatrics is one of the largest sections of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), with over 5,500 members dedicated to the field of geriatric therapy and the empowerment of adults to move, engage and live well.
DELP Recipient Bree Villarreal, CAE Joins AMPED
AMPED Association Management is pleased to announce that Brenda “Bree” Villarreal, CAE has been appointed Associate Director and Program Manager for both Leadership California and the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA).
“Having worked for mostly trade associations, I am ecstatic about the opportunity to work with other types of associations while discovering new industries,” said Villarreal. “As an enthusiastic, lifelong learner, I am always looking for growth opportunities to become a better association management professional. AMPED provides excellent opportunities to gain knowledge about the AMC model, reaffirm best practices in association management, and access to colleagues specializing in a wide range of associations management skills."
Villareal has more than 15 years of non-profit management experience, specializing in leadership, governance, professional development, operations, and event planning. She was a 2018 recipient of the Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP) awarded by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). DELP is a prestigious two-year scholarship program awarded to under-represented identity groups to assist them in advancing into the ranks of leadership in the association and non-profit management profession. In 2020, Bree earned her Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from ASAE.
For Leadership California, Villareal will develop programming and educational offerings to support a network of more than 1,700 women leaders and more than 3,000 advocates dedicated to advancing the leadership role of women in California.
In her role with SRA, she will collaborate with committee leadership to develop live and virtual professional development offerings for undergraduate, international, and emerging scholars. She will support SRA’s community of researchers whose goal is to advance understanding of adolescence and enhance the wellbeing of youth in a globalized world.
