NGWA staff member appointed to national board

June 21, 2021

2021-06-21-news-plumley-thadNGWA Director of Publications Thad Plumley has been appointed to the AM&P Network Associations Council Advisory Board.

The AM&P Network is a national association for publishing professionals and its Associations Council is the section dedicated to those working in the association media space. The advisory board provides the strategic direction for the council’s programming, benefits, member magazine, and learning events.

The board was announced at an AM&P Network virtual conference on June 17. Plumley’s term is for 2021-2022.

The group was founded in 1963 as the Society of National Association Publications and became Association Media & Publishing in 2009. It expanded by joining the Specialized Information Industry and Associations (SIIA) in 2017 and rebranded to the AM&P Network in 2021 when other publishing sectors were brought in as well.

Plumley, who is also the editor of Water Well Journal®, joined NGWA in 2000 and has served as its director of publications since 2004. NGWA’s publications have won numerous awards under his guidance. He is a long-term member and volunteer for the AM&P Network.