Al Bumanis served as AMTA’s first Director of Communications and Conferences, beginning in 1991. Al died peacefully at his home on September 30, 2018 with his loving family by his side.  “Big Al,” as he was known to his colleagues, was the genius behind scores of successful national conferences and served as the intermediary between the association and hundreds of journalists around the world for over 20 years. He was a man of remarkable expertise and highly respected in conference planning and management circles. His family has asked that donations in his honor be made to AMTA.

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