Newspaper Association Managers, Inc.
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Newspaper Association Managers, Inc. (NAM) is a professional organization of executives of state, regional, national and international newspaper associations headquartered in the United States and Canada. NAM fosters communication and the sharing of ideas and information among its members for the benefit of the newspaper associations managed by NAM members.
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NAM members at the 100th anniversary conference in Denver.
Mills new CEO of NM Press
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico newspaper publisher has been named the next CEO of the state newspaper media association.
Belinda Mills, publisher of the Las Cruces Bulletin since 2023, has been named chief executive officer for the New Mexico Press Association, New Mexico Press Foundation and the New Mexico Press Service. She will lead efforts to work on behalf of all news outlets across New Mexico.
The New Mexico Press Association said in a statement that the board conducted a rigorous search process, interviewed national and local candidates, and found a great fit with Mills.
Mills said she appreciates the opportunity to work with the family-owned Bulletin and she is grateful to the Osteen family for bringing her back to New Mexico and giving her the chance to effect change in the local news landscape in Las Cruces. Prior to the Bulletin, Mills was publisher of a newspaper in Arizona.
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Allfrey elected NAM 2024-25 president
OKLAHOMA CITY — The executive director of the Utah Press Association was elected president of Newspaper Association Managers, Inc. (NAM), during the group's 101st Annual Summer Conference Aug. 2 in Oklahoma City.
Brian Allfrey will serve a one-year term as president of NAM. He has served as chief executive in Utah since 2012. He previously worked in advertising sales and management for Utah newspapers. Since 2022, he has served as executive director for the Nevada Press Association and Montana Newspaper Association through management agreements with Utah Press.
Also elected to officer positions were Vice President Phil Lucey, executive director of the North Carolina Press Association, and Secretary Ashley Wimberley, executive director of the Arkansas Press Association. Carolyn Nolte, president and CEO of the Florida Press Association, was elected to serve a three-year term on the board.
Mark Maassen, executive director of the Missouri Press Association, becomes immediate past president. Laurie Hieb, executive director of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association and a NAM past president, was appointed to serve a one-year, unexpired term on the board. Continuing director is Emily Bradbury, executive director of the Kansas Press Association.
Founded in 1923, NAM is a consortium of state, provincial, and national trade groups representing the newspapers and affiliate digital media in the United States and Canada.
Incoming President Brian Allfrey (left) and Immediate Past President Mark Maassen.
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