AAF-FW Elects Board

Celebrating its 99th year, The Fort Worth chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF), Fort Worth’s oldest civic organization, named industry heavy weights to its board of directors and swore them in at the sold-out July 16 meeting sponsored by Range Online Media and held at Joe T. Garcia’s.

The new officers are: President Mike Roundtree, Roundtree Advertising and Marketing, Inc.; Presidential Advisor Lynne Swihart, Balcom Agency; First Vice President Jason Parker, The Graphics Group; Second Vice President Keith Powell, Fort Worth Key Magazine; Secretary Treasurer Elisa Jackson, Kearley & Company; and Immediate Past President Kent Dean, Rosa’s Cafe – Texas;

Board members include Casandra Brown, Rassai Interactive; Amanda Gibson, Concussion; Leigh Hickman, Warren Douglas; Steve Higdon, Redstone Visual Impressions; Lindsay Lee, Skyline DFW Exhibits & Graphics; Joe Shankles, The Color Place; Tom Van Gunten, Lockheed Martin; and Rene Smith, Concussion.

“I am excited for everyone to get to know the new leaders of the AAF-Fort Worth,” said Roundtree. “They are experts in this industry and are focused on advancing the business of advertising as a vital and essential part of the Fort Worth economy.”

The new AAF-Fort Worth leadership is tasked with setting AAF-Fort Worth strategic direction, providing fiscal oversight, ensuring necessary resources, enhancing AAF-Fort Worth’s public standing and monitoring and strengthening AAF-Fort Worth programs and services.

While AAF-Fort Worth has a long history, its purpose remains the same as in the beginning – elevating standards and practices in advertising through peer review programs and through continuing training and education initiatives. Today, AAF-Fort Worth has almost 200 members and provides resources on many special projects relating to advertising. These include legislative, public service and educational activities.

For more information about AAF-Fort Worth and its upcoming events, visit www.adclubfw.org.