Paula Eichenbrenner became Executive Director of TMA in December 2023. Her prior leadership roles include Executive Director of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Foundation and the American Society for Nutrition’s ASN Foundation. Paula is a Certified Association Executive (CAE) with fundraising and public affairs experience in diverse non-profit settings. She is also the Immediate Past President of the Association Foundation Group (AFG). Paula’s passion for patient advocacy was developed through her role as care partner for her brother, who has a complex mental and behavioral health diagnosis. She volunteers for community organizations focused on veterans, behavioral health, and housing-first interventions to address homelessness. She is an avid reader and can often be found walking with her fiancé Iain and rescue poodle Leo.