New Western Governors' Association Executive Director Announced

Govs. Bill Richardson, chairman of the Western Governors' Association, and Bill Owens, WGA vice chairman, announced on Wednesday that Pam Inmann, a long-time public and state government affairs director from Denver, has been selected by the governors to become WGA's new executive director.

"WGA is extremely effective at bringing together diverse constituencies to reach agreement and make real progress on some of the most contentious issues of the day, from energy policy to wildland fire management," Richardson said. "Pam Inmann has demonstrated those same skills in both the public and private sector and will bring those leadership qualities to WGA."

Inmann began her career with the Colorado governor's office in 1977. She recently retired from Altria Corporate Services Inc. after more than 13 years as its director of State Government Affairs for the Western District. Prior to that, she served for 10 years as the director of Special Projects for the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association.

Inmann said that as the new executive director, she is looking forward to working with the Western Governors' Association to develop policy affecting Western interests and advocating those policies before Congress and federal agencies.

"I am delighted to be working with such a dynamic, bipartisan organization," Inmann said.

Inmann will begin her new job March 22, 2004. She succeeds Jim Souby, who served as WGA's executive director for 13 years before leaving in November 2003 to become CEO and president of the Oquirrh Institute.