Wasilla city clerk named AAMC communications director

Jamie Newman, MMC, City Clerk for the City of Wasilla, was elected as Communications Director of the Alaska Association of Municipal Clerks (AAMC) on Nov. 19, at its annual meeting held in Anchorage. Newman’s term extends to November 2021.

The AAMC was incorporated in 1965 and has a present membership of over 100 clerks throughout the State of Alaska. The organization works to provide continuing education, to promote professionalism in the office of the municipal clerk, to foster relationships among clerks throughout the state, and to support sound local government.

Ms. Newman has served the City of Wasilla for four years as the City Clerk, and she has worked in state and local government since 1997. Ms. Newman was named AAMC “Clerk of the Year” by her peers in 2017. She has previously served as AAMC President and in other capacities on various AAMC committees.