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Life Style

{ Ask a BUSY PERSON }

Describe your typical morning.
Describe your

I wake up at 3:47 a.m., tend to my management philosophy.
dog, and then head to the gym. I arrive Firm but fair

back home by 6 a.m. to wake my daugh-
ter for school. I get myself
If you could learn any skill, what

together, make a protein
would it be?
drink, grab my diet
How to play the guitar and to relearn

peach Snapple, and
sign language
I am at the oice by

8:30 a.m.
Name three things needed to survive
if stranded on a desert island.

How do you wind down My iPhone, my iPod, and
at the end of a busy
my protein bars

day or week?
After a long day at

work followed by being
AMY M.B. MCKENNA

my daughter’s personal chaufer,
I enjoy lying in bed and watching
Vice President, MIDJersey Chamber of Commerce
“Criminal Minds” and “Law &
Order” episodes.
Amy M.B. McKenna became the
new vice president of the MIDJersey
What are your biggest pet peeves?
Is there a word that you often
Chamber of Commerce in October 2014.
People who are dishonest and use that gives insight into your
people who do not follow through on Prior to coming to the chamber, McKenna personality?
had been in branch management and
commitments
I frequently use the word “awesome”
business development in banking for
in the business world. I ind it very posi-
the last eight years. She brings with her
What are three deining character- tive and uplifting, and it emphasizes
istics of a successful professional over 20 years of management and sales my bubbly and outgoing personality.

in your industry?
experience, client development expertise,
Being outgoing and passionate, being and extensive corporate event planning Who are your favorite celebrities

organized, and being a good leader as knowledge. She focuses on all these areas that you’ve had the opportunity
to meet?
well as member of the team
in her role at the chamber. For over 10
years, McKenna had served in leadership It was an honor and a pleasure to

Most people don’t know that .
roles for the Lower Bucks County Chamber meet and hug Buddy Ryan, former
I don’t enjoy cooking or cofee, I love of Commerce and the Newtown Business coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, and

to eat out, I was a singer in a classic Association and has been a longstanding an absolute privilege to meet and
rock band, I love singing with friends’ shake the hand of Dr. J.
member of Visit Bucks County.
bands, and I have performed on a McKenna is responsible for overseeing
cruise ship for a week. Also, I collect Are you a big sports fan?
over 200 events per year, communications,
turtle and frog igurines and have
the business development team, member- I am a very loyal and proud
had several reptiles as pets. And most University of Maryland
ship, and sponsorships, as well as speak-
people don’t know that “M.B.” is my football and basketball
legal middle name.
ing on behalf of the chamber.
fan. In professional
She has two BA degrees, one in English
sports, I love
language and literature and the second in all of the

speech communications, with a minor in Philadelphia
business, from the University of Maryland.
teams.

McKenna is excited to be part of the
largest chamber in the region and looks

forward to helping it grow, building relation-

ships with the membership, and bringing
new ideas to the table.

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