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For
Immediate Release
Contact: Elinor Kinnier , 703-610-0204
Professional Society Joins Association
Management Group
McLean, Va., June 22, 2006 – The
Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals
(SMRP), by unanimous consent of its officers and certification
representative, has selected Association Management Group
as the association management company for their growing
organization.
“AMG’s management style, business infrastructure
and attention to detail mesh well with SMRP growth plans,”
says Chuck Armbruster, SMRP chairman. “Our decision
to move the management of the society from Industrial Communications,
Inc. was a mutual decision and the change will allow both
organizations to make functional changes that meet the strategic
direction set by our respective boards. We look forward
to ICI’s support of SMRP and its goals as member rather
than manager, and anticipate continued success with AMG.”
Upon deciding on AMG as the top candidate, the selection
committee noted AMG’s quality management practices
and procedures, expertise in meetings management, certification
and membership proficiency, and strategic marketing communications
services among its incomparable management solutions. The
24-year old association management company is dedicated
exclusively to staffing and delivering management resources
to nonprofit organizations, and providing trusted leadership
and advice to empower organizations to meet objectives and
achieve success.
“SMRP has aggressive certification and membership
goals for the coming year and AMG is uniquely qualified
to enable the society to significantly enhance its efforts
in these two critical areas,” says Bruce Wardle, CAE,
president and CEO of AMG. “No other firm in the DC
area has the depth of certification experience resident
at AMG and our business-like approach to managing certification
in compliance with best practices is most definitely a core
competency at our firm.
“We have the ability to develop and implement new
program initiatives and manage all components to move the
organization forward swiftly. We look forward to working
with SMRPCO leaders and volunteers to deliver on their purpose
and vision: Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professionals
in every facility around the world.”
SMRP is a professional organization formed by practitioners,
for practitioners, to instill excellence in maintenance
and reliability in all types of manufacturing and service
organizations worldwide. It is incorporated as an independent,
not-for-profit professional society organized and operated
exclusively for educational, scientific and charitable purposes.
Maintenance and reliability is an integral part of business
and asset management and SMRP promotes and supports education
and innovative reliability practices to improve work environments.
Pat Winters, CAE, executive director of SMRP, will continue
to serve the organization and manage day-to-day operations
and staff. “We are working toward a seamless transition
to AMG that will allow us to better serve our members, continue
our global expansion, and increase our membership,”
Winters says. With an 18-month contract for service in place,
transition to the new offices in McLean, Virginia will begin
immediately.
About SMRP: The Society for
Maintenance & Reliability Professionals is an independent,
not-for-profit society by and for practitioners in the maintenance
and reliability profession. The society has nearly 2,000
individual members representing companies in a variety of
manufacturing industries around the world. Visit www.smrp.org
for more information.
About AMG:
Association Management
Group, dedicated exclusively to staffing and delivering
management solutions to nonprofit organizations of all types
and sizes, provides unsurpassed management expertise to
empower organizations to meet objectives and achieve success.
Owned and managed by industry veteran, Bruce Wardle, CAE,
AMG has been designated a Charter-Accredited Association
Management Company by the American Society of Association
Executives. This prestigious accreditation indicates quality
management practices and procedures, and the optimum delivery
of services to AMG clients. AMG also offers special expertise
in meeting management through Meetings Management Group
and public relations and marketing communications through
Communications Marketing Group. Visit www.amg-inc.com
for more information.
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