Laurie Hieb, executive director of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, was elected president of Newspaper Association Managers, Inc. (NAM), for 2022-23 during the organization’s annual summer conference on Aug. 5 in Austin, Texas.

Hieb has served as ONPA’s chief executive since 2007 and was previously the association’s business development director for three years prior. She is a graduate of Oregon State University.

Also elected to officer positions were Vice President Mark Maassen, executive director of the Missouri Press Association, and Secretary Brian Allfrey, executive director of the Utah Press Association. Ashley Wimberley, executive director of the Arkansas Press Association, was elected to serve a three-year term on the board.

Beth Bennett, executive director of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, becomes immediate past president. Continuing directors are Susan Patterson Plank, executive director of the Iowa Newspaper Association, and Phil Lucey, executive director of the North Carolina Press Association. Layne Bruce, executive director of the Mississippi Press Association, serves as the organization’s clerk.

Celebrating its centennial year in 2023, NAM is a coalition of state, provincial, and national trade groups representing the newspaper media industry in the United States and Canada.