The Manufacturer & Business Association (MBA), a not-for-profit employers’ association with more than 4,000 member companies in the tri-state region, recently announced two promotions.
Amy Pontillo has been named manager of IT Systems and Services. In this role, she develops, designs and teaches commercial software and proprietary computer applications. In addition, she manages and maintains the Association’s IT systems and provides training and technical support for all aspects of the Association’s communication systems, including the GoMembers database system.
Pontillo, who has worked for the MBA for the past 10 years, acts as technical director for all Association special events. Her awards and achievements include the 2013 Aptean Edge Award for GoMembers implementation. She also is the 2015-2016 president of the National AMS Users Group (NAUG) Board of Directors.
Karen Torres has been named executive editor and senior writer of the MBA’s Business Magazine, the Association’s monthly member business-to-business publication for employers located throughout Pennsylvania, northeastern Ohio and southwestern New York. In this role, Torres is responsible for overseeing the magazine’s editorial content and supervises its print and online production, as well as ad sales team. She also manages the Association’s Communications Department and is responsible for writing and editing both internal and external communications.
Torres, who previously held the position of managing editor and senior writer, has been employed at the Association for 11 years. She has 19 years of publishing experience, which includes her work at the MBA, Advanstar Communications in Cleveland, The Repository (Canton, Ohio) and The Herald (Sharon, Pennsylvania). She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Kent State University (Kent, Ohio).
