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NMA taps Roberts, Brandes to seats

THE National Mining Association has appointed Roger Roberts Jr and Ben Brandes to association sea...

Donna Schmidt

Roberts is the NMA's new senior vice-president of administration and finance effective June 2. Brandes took over the association's director of air quality seat on May 27.

A CPA and graduate of Columbia Union College, Roberts joined the NMA following positions with the American Association of State Highways and the National Council on Aging.

Brandes was advisor to Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal prior to joining the association and is a graduate of the University of Colorado and the University of Wyoming College of Law.

“Roger brings a wealth of administrative and financial experience to NMA, and we are delighted to have him on board," said NMA president Kraig Naasz.

“Ben's background in formulating natural resource and environmental policy – particularly working with the Clean Air Act – will be an important addition to NMA's legal and regulatory expertise."

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