Welcome to Kellen

Full-Service Association Management Company in Chicago, IL

Kellen is a full-service association management company with over 65 years of experience helping trade and professional associations like yours streamline their operations and maximize impact. Our decades-long expertise and powerful operational platform provide the personal attention you want locally and the national access you need to influence policy.

A Full Spectrum of Association Management Services

Kellen’s customized, agile model is based on three foundational pillars: structure, expertise, and access. Our broad range of services ensures associations based in Chicago receive a maximum return on investment and allows leaders to focus on their core mission.

Structure

We provide the necessary framework to increase operational efficiency and effectiveness while adjusting to your organization’s unique needs and goals.

  • Association management
  • Finance & accounting
  • Meetings & events
  • Technology
  • Design

Expertise

Our services will help you shape your strategic vision and grow sustainably while dramatically reducing the burden on your team.

  • Strategic growth
  • Membership development
  • Non-dues revenue
  • Education
  • Content & editorial
  • Website development

Access

Our team will go to the Hill to advocate for your priorities, and we’ll help you navigate changes to federal agency ‎staff, structure, and policy priorities.

  • Advocacy & public affairs
  • Communications & crisis management
  • Policy insights

A Leading Association Management Company With Offices in Chicago

Kellen is a global leader in association management with a presence right here in Chicago, including our regional office located just minutes from Grant Park. Chicago-based associations like yours rely on Kellen to take their impact to the national level.

Our Chicago office:

111 W Jackson Blvd Ste 1412

Chicago, IL 60604

Benefits of Working With Kellen’s AMC

Specialized Talent

As our client, you’ll gain access to world-class, in-house support teams across diverse fields, including advocacy, meetings, finance, marketing, technology, and public affairs. Our team members aren’t just knowledgeable; they’re passionate about helping mission-based organizations like yours do their best work yet.

Alleviate Pain Points

Our association management company with offices in Chicago, IL, relieves the burden of common operational challenges, such as staff turnover, financial hurdles, and program launches. We address the administrative tasks that too often consume leadership’s time, freeing your team to focus entirely on advancing your mission and strategy.

Unrivaled Access

If policy advocacy is a priority for your association, there’s no better choice for an association management company than Kellen. We open doors for our clients through our deep well of relationships with policymakers, regulatory bodies, and our network of like-minded organizations.

Future-Proof Your Association

Kellen’s experts offer proactive strategic insights and industry-leading practices to keep your organization ahead of the curve, even as misinformation and AI become more ubiquitous. Our clients in Chicago and across the globe have seen measurable growth in non-dues revenue and membership, creating stability for their associations, no matter what the future brings.

Don’t settle for standard AMC offerings.

What Do People Say About Kellen?

“I am convinced that the many accomplishments we have been able to enjoy and the coalition of strategic partners that we have built are largely due to the steady guidance effected by the incredible corporate acumen and skill that Kellen staff brings to the relationship.”

— David K. Tan, M.D., EMT-T, FAAEM, FAEMS, Past President, National Association of EMS Physicians® (NAEMSP®)

“Our company’s employees have benefitted greatly from the services provided by Kellen. Under their team’s watch, the organization continues to grow in membership and services. The Kellen staff consistently reacts to the changes in our industry, developing new programs and augmenting current ones to meet the needs of NAHAD members. Kellen’s program offerings are useful to any industry professional, and their implementation of training curriculum benefits the entire community in which we serve.”

— Sam Petillo, Former NAHAD 2021-2022 President

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