MCI USA Welcomes New Full-Service Association Client Audio Engineering Society 

Washington, DC, USA, June 1, 2023. MCI USA’s Association Solutions division is pleased to welcome the Audio Engineering Society as a new full-service association management client. With an international membership of more than 10,000, AES unites audio engineers, creative artists, scientists, and students worldwide by promoting advances in audio and disseminating new knowledge and research. Monica Evans-Lombe, CAE, will serve as Executive Director.

“The Audio Engineering Society’s partnership with MCI USA will help us meet the changing needs of our members and supporters as we move into the next phase of our 75-year history,” said Bruce Olson, President, AES. “I am very excited about the new opportunities for sustaining, improving, and growing our Society.”

The mission of AES is to promote the science and practice of audio, by bringing leading people and ideas together. Founded in the USA in 1948, AES is the only professional society devoted exclusively to audio technology. AES is now an international organization with 10,000+ members who are affiliated with 90+ AES professional sections and 120+ AES student sections around the world that provide members valuable opportunities for professional networking and skill and career growth.

Monica Evans-Lombe, CAE, will serve as Executive Director. Evans-Lombe brings to the AES 20 years’ experience providing associations with organizational management, membership, and client services. She will lead a team of professionals to provide sales, education, events, marketing, IT, accounting, and support services.

“MCI USA is proud to welcome the Audio Engineering Society as a full-service management partner,” said Carrie Hartin, President, Association Solutions, MCI USA. “With Monica Evans-Lombe serving as Executive Director, we have an outstanding team in place to provide AES with a customized suite of services tailored to deliver maximum impact in key areas.”

For nearly 30 years, MCI USA’s Association Solutions division has helped advance the goals of its mission-driven nonprofit clients. With more than 150 Association Solutions employees in its Chicago and Washington, DC, offices, MCI USA provides results-oriented experience and expertise in full-service nonprofit management, strategic planning, community building, creative services, accounting practices, technology solutions, event conceptualization, and more.