RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – The Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) has announced that Jennifer Gilbertson has joined the association as its new director of membership and member services.

Her responsibilities include membership recruitment and retention, recruitment of affiliate and associate members and sponsorships of AASA events and special programs.

“Jenn’s experience in other industry associations will bring a new perspective to AASA’s membership programs and new member recruitment. We are thrilled to have an association professional of her caliber as a part of the AASA team,” said Steve Handschuh, AASA president and COO.

Gilbertson joins AASA from the Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) in Alexandria, Va., where she held the position of senior director, marketing and new business development. Her previous experience also includes serving as senior marketing designer at Akridge Commercial Real Estate Services in Washington, D.C., and marketing, art director at the Society of Nuclear Medicine in Reston, Va. She is a graduate of Longwood University, Farmville, Va.