Propane People "In The News"

(February 12, 2020) — The National Propane Gas Association (NPGA; Washington, D.C.) has recently added several employees to its newly created Communications and Member Services Department. Sarah McLallen has joined NPGA as vice president of communications and member services, where she will head this new department. McLallen has spent the majority of her career at industry trade associations in Washington, D.C. She was most recently affiliated with the copper industry.

Morgan Doggett has been named manager of communications. She has previous professional experience at Partners of the Americas, U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois State Senate, USAID Soybean Innovation Lab, IllinoisVENTURES, Illinois Corn Growers Association, and Illinois Association FFA. In 2019, she relaunched marketing and brand of the international USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Program, and she led the creative development of the first fortified food grocery labels with USAID and the Haitian Government. The new department also includes longtime NPGA professionals Christine Hutcherson and Tara Falls.

Samantha (Sam) Shay has joined NPGA as manager, conventions and meetings, and will work with Kristen White. Shay was previously involved with nonprofit organizations.


Kristina Howes has joined Jomar Valve (Warren, Mich.) as marketing manager, where she will be responsible for driving the marketing strategy for Jomar Valve. She brings with her marketing experience in B2B and B2C companies, ranging from brand management to strategy. Most recently, she was a global product marketing manager at HP, providing innovative solutions to product lines and growth opportunities.


Terry Smith of MTankCo Supply (Southaven, Miss.) retired Jan. 31. Smith has been part of the propane industry for more than 40 years, and shared his vast knowledge of LP-gas equipment throughout his tenure. He founded Smith’s LP Supply (Walls, Miss.) in 1981, and later moved and expanded the business in Southaven. In 2013, Mississippi Tank Co. acquired the business. Smith has played a major role with the newly formed MTankCo Supply and has helped it grow the business.

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