So what is AdFed?
Allow us to explain.

The Advertising Federation of Minnesota (AdFed) is a non-profit, professional trade association that has served the Minnesota advertising community including agencies, advertisers, suppliers, and students, since 1906. AdFed is a part of The American Advertising Federation (AAF), the nation’s oldest national advertising trade association.

AdFed members volunteer their time and talents to plan and execute events that are overseen by a board of directors. AdFed offers networking opportunities, seminars, speaker presentations and other fun and industry focused events. It celebrates the Twin Cities’ market strength and the global impact that our community makes through leading brands, creative advertising campaigns, and sound business practices.

AdFed is made for those who make, and that. means. you.

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It’s not what you know OR who you know—it’s both.

When you attend an AdFed event, become a member or volunteer on the board, you’re signing up for direct access to some of the most knowledgeable and influential people in the advertising and marketing industry—access that’s invaluable in helping you succeed in your current role or find your next one.

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Dive in or dip a toe—whatever works for you.

Our goal at AdFed is to support, inspire and connect you as you create new and groundbreaking work. Whether that means attending one event a year, joining a committee or running for the AdFed board, we’re here to provide whatever opportunities you need.

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Create. Share. Inspire. Repeat.

AdFed’s tagline is “Made for those who make,” and we mean it. From smaller, case-study style talks to huge award events like The Show, we’re here to motivate, educate and celebrate you as you create new and exciting work that pushes the industry forward.

OK, you didn’t choose a career in math. But check out these numbers anyway.

21
events hosted by AdFed in the past year
1,137
average unique monthly visitors to AdFed's jobs webpage
5,000
AdFed event attendees per year
47
married couples who met at an AdFed event (okay fine, that's made up, but anything can happen!)

We go waaay back to 1906.

Much like a vampire in a YA novel, AdFed MN is over a century old, but still smoking hot. Check out some of the recent work at The Show.

Meet our most esteemed (and humble) Board of Directors ever.

Image of Murphy Anderson, the Advancement Chair
Murphy
Anderson
Advancement Chair
Image of Taylor Rowekamp, the Producer
Taylor
Rowekamp
Producer
Image of Sydney Skemp, the President, Ad 2
Sydney
Skemp
President, Ad 2
Image of Cooper Olson, the Ad 2 Vice President
Cooper
Olson
Ad 2 Vice President
Image of Sophie Bernstorf, the Design Chair
Sophie
Bernstorf
Design Chair
Image of Rachel Flores, the Community + Inclusion Chair
Rachel
Flores
Community + Inclusion Chair
Image of Emy Dominguez, the Community + Inclusion Chair
Emy
Dominguez
Community + Inclusion Chair
Image of Courtney Thompson, the Legal Affairs Chair
Courtney
Thompson
Legal Affairs Chair
Image of Emily Rinde, the MarComm Chair
Emily
Rinde
MarComm Chair
Image of Dave Jansen, the Membership Chair
Dave
Jansen
Membership Chair
Image of Tom Zauberman, the Membership Chair
Tom
Zauberman
Membership Chair
Image of Sara (SJ) Johnson, the President
Sara (SJ)
Johnson
President
Image of Althea Larson, the President Emeritus
Althea
Larson
President Emeritus
Image of Dustin Steuck, the Programs Chair
Dustin
Steuck
Programs Chair
Image of Brooke Brose, the Programs Chair
Brooke
Brose
Programs Chair
Image of Kayleigh Johnson, the Programs Chair
Kayleigh
Johnson
Programs Chair
Image of Miranda Hernandez, the Public Service Chair
Miranda
Hernandez
Public Service Chair
Image of Bo Young An, the Public Service Chair
Bo
Young An
Public Service Chair
Image of Abbie Kinn, the Secretary
Abbie
Kinn
Secretary
Image of Ashley Neumann, the Sponsorship Chair
Ashley
Neumann
Sponsorship Chair
Image of Marc Liu, the Sponsorship Chair
Marc
Liu
Sponsorship Chair
Image of Ben Anderholm, the Treasurer
Ben
Anderholm
Treasurer
Image of Melissa O'Keefe, the Vice President
Melissa
O'Keefe
Vice President
Image of Chaddix Malchow, the Digital Operations Chair
Chaddix
Malchow
Digital Operations Chair
Image of Kate Kearns, the Executive Director
Kate
Kearns
Executive Director

We love our partners!

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Okay, we’re biased, but these are some objectively awesome organizations. Take a second and check them out!