Today at the June luncheon, we announced the following honors for May:
- Board Member of the Month: Colin Hageney, Bullpen Marketing
Colin was one of the chairs for the 2009 Crystal Awards. He was extremely valuable to this event’s success, not to mention others he has co-chaired.
- Volunteer of the Month: Julie Pitts, DMN3
Julie has been working to help our Nonprofit Marketing SIG with their recent events, and we thank her so much for all of her hard work.
Thanks to you both and to all of our volunteers for your help!
Board Leadership, Membership / by
Robin Tooms
Please welcome our New Members. The following professionals joined AMA Houston in May, and we are glad to have them as part of our community:
- Ken Adams, RainMaker Marketing Communications
- Rodney Bass, DMN3
- Jay Blinderman
- Jean Bradshaw
- Shani Carter, Comcast
- Sandy Colwell, KTRK-TV
- Sebastian Conti, Advanced Diagnostics Healthcare
- Ann Cook, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
- Tiffani Davidson, Bullpen Marketing
- Matthew Eye, Benefit Concepts Inc
- Elizabeth Eynatten ,Alley Theatre
- Pamela Kutner, The Alexander Group
- Frank Larmore, Larmore Advertising
- Melanie Lazarus, Archimage Incorporated
- Leigh McLeroy, Words that Work
- Michael Mogell, Total Printing Solutions
- Laura Morris
- Joy Neely, Northwestern Mutual
- Konstantinos Pappas, L&D Upholstery Inc.
- Wayne Park, Promark Research Corporation
- Suzanne Penley, Customer Focused System
- Julie Pitts, DMN3
- Kim Reeves, HMT Inc
- Nicholette Ross
- Chris Schilling, Zindler Realty
- Tal Shahar
- Michelle Smiley, FMC Technologies
- Robyn Wolverton, Northwestern Mutual
- Tina Zulu, Zulu Creative
Membership / by
Robin Tooms

Over 400 marketers attended the AMA Houston Crystal Awards last Friday, and it was quite a show! Everything from the Las Vegas-style entertainment, to the cocktail conversations, to the great work shown at the event made for a very memorable night.
Special guest, Nancy Costopulos, the chief marketing officer of AMA, presented a special trophy for AMA Houston being named Chapter of the Year, the top award among all chapters in North
America. The top Crystal Award, the Judges’ Favorite trophy, went to the Greater Houston Visitors and Convention Bureau for their “My Houston” marketing program.
Top winners of the AMA Houston Crystal Awards announced at the event were:
2020 Exhibits
Alley Theatre
Axiom
Barrett-Wehlmann LLC
Centerpoint Energy
Century A/C Supply and Ice Blue Advertising
Croxson Design
CS Creative
DMN3
Ernst & Young
Gelb Consulting
Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau
Griffin Integrated Marketing
Gulf Publishing Company
Houston Symphony
KBR
Limb Design
Lopez Negrete Communications
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Oliver Russell
Parker : Hayden Advertising + Design
Pennebaker Fifth Ring
Sabre Marketing
Shadow Lakes – Rediscover Texas
Southeast Media
Spur Interactive, LP
Texas Children’s Hospital
Water Design Studio
Weatherford International Ltd.
Zenfilm
For a complete listing of winners and categories, be sure to visit www.crystalawards.org
Events / by
Robin Tooms

Check out these photos from our May luncheon, as well as a Board event.
- The luncheon featuring Suzanne Penley
- Photos from the AMA Leadership Summit. Representatives from the AMA Houston Board traveled to Chicago to learn from other AMA Chapter Leaders on how to improve the AMA Houston experience even more!
Events / by
Robin Tooms