
Director of Marketing & Business Development
adelaney@kernuttstokes.com
Since 2020, Amy has served as the Kernutt Stokes director of marketing & business development. When she joined the firm, she brought with her 17 years of professional services sector experience, including 14 years of marketing in the professional sector. Amy is very passionate about what she does and loves the variety that her job offers, from strategizing about branding, to integrating social and digital media with traditional marketing, to generating business development opportunities for the firm, and more.
Amy’s chief goal within the workplace is to help others succeed—that means supporting her community, her company, and her team. Amy is very involved in the greater professional community. She is a frequent public speaker to various national audiences, lecturing on topics such as marketing, social media, corporate culture, employee volunteerism, and corporate donor relations. Some of her audiences have included the University of Oregon, the American Bankers Association Marketing Conference in Orlando and Denver, Rotary Clubs in Oregon and Washington, Women in Communications, and United Way of Lane County.
Born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, Amy loves living in her hometown with her rescue dog, Finnegan. She enjoys the area for its beauty and proximity to the Oregon Coast, the mountains, walking trails, and wineries. In her free time, Amy enjoys cheering for the Oregon Ducks, watching sports, traveling, cooking, wine tasting, gardening, volunteering, learning about anything and everything, spending time with her family, and playing with her dog.
Designations
- Certified Financial Marketing Professional (former)
Memberships
- Association of Accounting Marketing (AAM)
Associations
- Leadership Eugene/Springfield Steering Committee
- Justin Herbert Invitational – steering committee
- Connected Lane County – business regional advisory committee member
- Boys & Girls Club of Emerald Valley
- Past board member & board secretary
- Catwalk for a Cause
- committee member – 2020
- 2018 participant
- United Way of Lane County
- Marketing Committee – past member
- Emerging Leaders Leadership Steering Committee – past member
- American Bankers Association School of Bank Marketing – past advisory board member
Education
- University of Kansas
- Bachelor of Science in Journalism
Honors/Achievements
- 20 Under 40 Award – Top Rising Business Stars in Eugene/Springfield
- Graduate of the American Bankers Association School of Bank Marketing & Management
- Participant in Leadership Eugene/Springfield
- United Way of Lane County Employee Campaign Leader of the Year
- Pacific Continental Bank Volunteer of the Year