ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The executive director of the North Carolina Press Association was elected president of Newspaper Association Managers, Inc. (NAM), during the group's 102nd Annual Summer Conference Aug. 7 in Asheville, N.C.
Phil Lucey will serve a one-year term as president of NAM. He has served as chief executive in North Carolina since 2016. He previously served as executive director of the New Mexico Press Association and was advertising director for the New England Newspaper Association. He is a communications graduate of the University of Connecticut.
Also elected to officer positions were Vice President Ashley Wimberley, executive director of the Arkansas Press Association, and Secretary Emily Bradbury, executive director of the Kansas Press Association. Rebecca Snyder, executive director of the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, was elected to serve an unexpired term on the board. Lynne Lance, executive director of the National Newspaper Association, was elected to serve a three-year term.
Brian Allfrey, executive director of the Utah Press Association, becomes immediate past president. Continuing director is Carolyn Nolte, executive director of the Florida 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.
