NMMA has appointed Ashley Smith as director of membership, and promoted Jessica Dennis to manager of membership services.
Ashley, a Certified Association Executive, brings 14 years of association experience, most recently with the Association of Energy Services Professionals, with a focus on member engagement, recruitment, membership development, and customer satisfaction.
In her role as director of membership, she will lead efforts to enhance, elevate and deliver value through the NMMA member experience.
Jessica who has been with NMMA since 2017 was in NMMA’s consumer and trade shows team and has spent the past seven years supporting the production of several NMMA boat shows and managing the Marine Accessories Pavilion at ICAST.
In the newly created manager of membership role, she will assist with membership renewals, new member onboarding, core funding and Discover Boating data collection, and providing customer support.
In addition, Nick Ligammari has been promoted to vice president of operations, overseeing this department, as well as his continued responsibilities with strategic alignment and tactical execution of the organisation’s business operations.
To support NMMA’s technical growth and alignment, Lewis Webb has been promoted to vice president of technology, where he will help drive innovation and lead cyber security, ensuring organisation and member data are both secure.
Nick and Lewis will report to Robert Newsome, chief administrative officer and senior vice president of operations.
After 24 years of service to NMMA and its members, Bryan Welsh will retire from his role as director of membership on December 31 2024.
“This strong team of membership-focused association professionals are helping NMMA ensure the growth and success of the recreational boating industry,” said Robert.
“Ashley, Jessica, Lewis and Nick bring decades of membership service, technical experience and insights to their roles in order to deliver a top-quality association experience for our more than 1,300 member companies.”