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.