AMPED is proud of its team 50+ staff, which includes CAE (Certified Association Executive), CMP (Certified Meeting Professional) and FASAE (Fellow of the American Society of Association Executives) designates. Of the more than 500 association management companies worldwide, AMPED is one of only 80 firms that have achieved the prestigious AMC Institute accreditation, demonstrating the highest level of professionalism and responsibility, while consistently meeting and exceeding all industry standards.

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Executive Team

Jen Brydges, CAE

Jen Brydges, CAE

VP of Resource Development and DEI

Alma mater: UW-Green Bay (undergrad) and Cal State Los Angeles (grad school); BS Political Science, BS Public Administration, MA Political Science
Family: My fun-loving husband Joe and super spunky daughter Kennedy.
What I like to do in my off-hours: I love family time, community service, time with friends, Badger games of any kind (but football is the best), running, reading (I’m a personal/professional development junkie), entertaining and throwing parties.
Leadership contributions: Junior League of Madison Community (Board Member and Vice President); Madison Area Down Syndrome Society Secretary (Board Member); former Rock County Board of Supervisors elected official
Where I volunteer: Junior League of Madison: All Dressed Up program; Cherokee Middle School Partnership Program; Ronald McDonald House dinner program; Youth Leadership programming; MADSS: World Down Syndrome Day programming, Parent Mentor, Down Syndrome Awareness Walk committee; National Down Syndrome Society: Parent Advocate; Madison Mom's Blog: contributing writer; Leadership Greater Madison civic leadership program graduate (2017)
I’m known in the office for... Being the loud one.
My superpower: I’m a master social coordinator. In my next life, I should be a cruise director.
Favorite client experience: Working to create new programs, helping to bring them to life, and seeing the impact they have on participants. ACTRIMS works hard to support its trainees and wanted to start a program for Residents at their Annual Forum. I worked side by side with the Program Chair to develop the program and experience and helped to bring it to life onsite. The gratitude received from the residents was unbelievable and the program has expanded year after year.
Best piece of advice anyone ever gave me: “The best things in life are the people we love, the places we’ve been and the memories we’ve made along the way.” (Author unknown)
Favorite thing about working at AMPED: We are a strong team both professionally and personally. We each bring unique strengths to the table and we get to learn from one another both as professionals and as individuals. We also love to have fun outside of the office, which is a HUGE perk!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-brydges/

Lynda J. Patterson, FASAE, CAE

President and Owner

Michael Battaglia, CAE , CNAP

VP of Client Services

Jen Brydges, CAE

VP of Resource Development and DEI

AMPED Team

Jen Brydges, CAE

Jen Brydges, CAE

VP of Resource Development and DEI

Alma mater: UW-Green Bay (undergrad) and Cal State Los Angeles (grad school); BS Political Science, BS Public Administration, MA Political Science
Family: My fun-loving husband Joe and super spunky daughter Kennedy.
What I like to do in my off-hours: I love family time, community service, time with friends, Badger games of any kind (but football is the best), running, reading (I’m a personal/professional development junkie), entertaining and throwing parties.
Leadership contributions: Junior League of Madison Community (Board Member and Vice President); Madison Area Down Syndrome Society Secretary (Board Member); former Rock County Board of Supervisors elected official
Where I volunteer: Junior League of Madison: All Dressed Up program; Cherokee Middle School Partnership Program; Ronald McDonald House dinner program; Youth Leadership programming; MADSS: World Down Syndrome Day programming, Parent Mentor, Down Syndrome Awareness Walk committee; National Down Syndrome Society: Parent Advocate; Madison Mom's Blog: contributing writer; Leadership Greater Madison civic leadership program graduate (2017)
I’m known in the office for... Being the loud one.
My superpower: I’m a master social coordinator. In my next life, I should be a cruise director.
Favorite client experience: Working to create new programs, helping to bring them to life, and seeing the impact they have on participants. ACTRIMS works hard to support its trainees and wanted to start a program for Residents at their Annual Forum. I worked side by side with the Program Chair to develop the program and experience and helped to bring it to life onsite. The gratitude received from the residents was unbelievable and the program has expanded year after year.
Best piece of advice anyone ever gave me: “The best things in life are the people we love, the places we’ve been and the memories we’ve made along the way.” (Author unknown)
Favorite thing about working at AMPED: We are a strong team both professionally and personally. We each bring unique strengths to the table and we get to learn from one another both as professionals and as individuals. We also love to have fun outside of the office, which is a HUGE perk!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-brydges/

Kris Ackley

Account Executive

Jane Algiers

Membership and Program Manager

Emily Bardach, CAE, CNAP

Account Executive/Washington, DC

Gari Beidner

Project and Meetings Intern

Chris Caple

Senior Meetings Manager

Sarah Carrillo

Membership and Certification Manager

Rachel Connor

Online Learning/Program Manager

Yvette Dominquez

Meetings Coordinator

Terry Driscoll

Association Manager

Natalie Girard

Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Cierra Grant

HR Administrator / Internal Communications

Alexandra Harjung

Meetings Manager

Jackie Kimball

Account/Membership Coordinator

Shelby Knight

Program and Marketing Coordinator

Karie Krantz

Association Manager

William Lancaster

Accounting Clerk

Keri Lore

Education Manager

Christina McCoy, CAE

Account Executive

Kristin McGuine

Creative Services Manager

Brittany Marsala Olson

Meetings Director

Will Mossa

Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Amy Motyka, CMP

Associate Director/Meetings Manager

Dana J. Murn, CAE

Associate Director & Program Manager

Heather Outhuse

Membership and Program Manager

Henry Patterson

Executive Intern

Diana Peterson

Client Support Specialist

Kim Potter

Membership and Program Manager

Amanda Safa, CMP

Senior Meetings Manager

Jeynae Saillard

Meetings Manager

Kim Schardin, MBA, CAE

Account Executive

Delaney Slattery

Technology and Training Coordinator

Jacob Slonim

Association Coordinator

Nate Sperloen

IT Director

Gina M. Staskal, CNAP

Finance Manager

Amanda Stimart

Meetings Manager

Kim Striebel

Finance Manager

Devon Thomas

Marketing Coordinator

Kim Thompson

DC Managing Director / Client Services Specialist

Karisa Trudgeon

Marketing and Communications

Tony Veroeven, CAE, CNAP

Director of Marketing and Sales

Jeanne Weiss

Director of Creative Services

Tris Withington

Office Manager

Our Partners

AMPED's partners help us deliver expert services to our association clients. We work with a variety of professional services firms in the areas of IT, legal services, lobbying, and financial and investment services.