Association Acumen Celebrates Excellence of Staff

Menomonee, WI  – Association Acumen, an AMCI Accredited full service management AMC, is pleased to share the recent news regarding the excellence of two of their staff.

Kassie Davis Promoted to Accounting Manager

On July 1st, Kassie Davis was promoted to Accounting Manager at Association Acumen.
 
Kassie will continue to provide high level client service to all of the organizations Association Acumen serves, in addition to managing all aspects of accounting, office facilities, and information technology, facilitating external audits, supporting client and new hire transitions and human resources and fearlessly supporting many other areas under the Association Acumen roof.  Kassie recently celebrated her seven-year anniversary with Association Acumen on July 7.
 
“I’m so grateful for a company that allows me to thrive in my role and has given me opportunities for advancement in my career over the past 7 years,” Kassie said.
 
“Kassie’s dedication and her ability to fearlessly tackle the complex accounting issues, IT, HR and just about anything under the Acumen roof is only a sliver of what makes her so deserving of this promotion," Betsy Smith, CPA, MST, Association Acumen's President, said. "Her astute financial acumen allows her to provide accurate financial reporting to the organizations we manage, as she partners with our client teams. Kassie is truly the Swiss army knife at Acumen.”

2022 Evolving Eagle Award Announced

Acumen is proud to announce that Amanda Schellinger was named as the 2022 recipient of the Evolving Eagle award.

Amanda serves the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS) as a Membership & Marketing Manager and the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA) as a Membership & Sponsorship Manager.

With more than five years of association management experience, she has worn many hats and prides herself on her adaptability. She excels at developing membership and marketing strategy, managing sponsorship deliverables, copywriting and streamlining complex processes. She has a passion for data integrity, creating a positive end-user experience and authentically connecting with both internal and external stakeholders.

Since Amanda started with Acumen as an Association Assistant in 2019, she has achieved her Associates’ Degree in Leadership Development from Moraine Park Technical College and has been promoted twice to Membership and Marketing Coordinator and then to Membership and Marketing Manager.

"I am humbled and honored to be the Evolving Eagle recipient for 2022," Amanda said. "Nothing is accomplished alone, so if you’ve been a mentor, collaborator, or knowledgeable resource to me at any point in my life, I sincerely thank you for taking the time to make a positive impact. Your helping hands have enabled me, in the best way, to do the meaningful, rewarding work that I have done so far at Association Acumen."

“Amanda is an invaluable resource to Acumen and her clients," Betsy Smith, CPA, MST, Association Acumen's President, said. "She has an innovative, proactive and fearless approach to management and strives to improve processes which benefit everyone. Amanda is a well-deserving recipient of the Evolving Eagle award.”

The award is given to the Acumen employee who has grown the most professionally by achieving a specific career goal during the past year and/or who has consistently demonstrated excellence above and beyond expectations and has achieved outstanding results and made the most improvements to a specific client or client’s services.