About AME
We bring together organizations, leaders, practitioners and industry to drive enterprise excellence today and tomorrow.
AME MISSION
To inspire a commitment to enterprise excellence through experiential learning by bringing people together to share, learn and grow.
AME was born out of the lean movement, focused on driving continuous improvement, applying lean thinking and creating operational excellence. For over 40 years, AME has supported its 4,000+ members around the world.
Today, AME continues this journey under the umbrella of enterprise excellence. Enterprise excellence embraces lean practices, anticipates future trends, and leverages emerging technologies, including AI and modern-day people-centric frameworks — all in support of continuous improvement and our members' journey to achieve enterprise excellence today and tomorrow.
Who we serve
AME serves a broad range of industries
Industries/sectors represented within the AME community include:
Manufacturing
Supply chain
Aerospace
Automotive
Healthcare
Food & beverage
Steel
Defense
Consumer products
Logistics
Ports
Maritime
Bio tech
Life sciences
Government
Academia
Professional services
Technology
How we support our members
AME supports our members on their enterprise excellence journey by providing a wide range of programs, curriculum, events, digital engagement and community.
AME’s unique focus on practitioner-to-practitioner engagement, collaboration and shared benefits creates a powerful and robust platform that transforms individuals, organizations and industry.
AME Partners
AME Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Rich Fitzgerald,
Former Chair
D. Keith Hamilton,
Secretary
Kim Humphrey,
CEO (Ex Officio)
Robert Martichenko,
Chair-Elect
Bart Reimer,
Treasurer
Billy Taylor,
Chair
Board Directors at Large
Peggy Gulick,
Director at Large
Marc Kuzik,
Director at Large
Michael (Mickey) McCallion,
Director at Large
Wayne Meyer,
Director at Large
Ellen Sieminski,
Director at Large
Regional Board voting Directors
Larry Anderson,
Voting Southwestern Regional President
Terry Spalding,
Voting Midwest Regional President
Management Team
Michael Bremer,
VP Awards
Josh Buchanan,
Director Programs
Patrick Carguello, Director International Operations
Melissa Kaufman,
Director Consortia
Becca Jenkins,
Director Emerging Leaders
Marc Kuzik, M.Sc., P.Eng., Director Champions
Latitia D. McCane, Director, Workforce Engagement
Barry McCarthy, AME St Louis 2025 Conference Chair
Ellen Sieminski,
VP, Volunteer Support
Terry Spalding, Regional Presidents Council Chair
Billy Taylor, Global Head of Inclusion Equity and Diversity
Lisa Weis, Director People-Centric Leadership
AME Home Team
Barb Clayton, Director of Membership & Operations
Regina D'Alesio, Director of Conferences & Events
Jessi Elder,
Senior Marketing Specialist
Kim Humphrey,
President & CEO
