Plastics Industry Association Welcomes New Personnel
PLASTICS names Camille Gallo director of communications and Matthew Glaser senior director of industry engagement.
Camille Gallo, PLASTICS director of communications. Photo Credit, all images: PLASTICS
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announces that Camille Gallo has been named director of communications, and Matthew Glaser senior director, industry engagement, effective immediately.
Camille Gallo will be PLASTICS’ primary link with those seeking information, statements and interviews, including all Washington D.C. press offices, media covering state and local governments and to the trade press.
“We sought a communications director with a strong background in strategic communications and found that person in Camille,” Stephanie Strategos Polis, vice president of communications at PLASTICS., says “Camille has worked within and alongside the media, giving her a true insider’s perspective. Her seasoned experience combined with her extensive knowledge makes her an incredible addition to our PLASTICS communications team.”
Gallo joins PLASTICS after her former position with the National Republican Congressional Committee, where she was deputy director of media affairs and strategic communications, advising campaigns on daily messaging, rapid response, crisis mitigation and various communication strategies. Gallo also served as an on-the-record spokesperson, handling media requests from national and local press. Her varied career also includes roles as communications director in the United States House of Representatives, at the National Republican Senatorial Committee and as a segment producer for Fox News.
Gallo is a graduate of Drew University and holds a B.A. in political science.
Matthew Glaser, PLASTICS senior director of industry engagement.
In his role, Matthew Glaser will serve as director for PLASTICS’ Processors Council, responsible for managing all activities of the PLASTICS Processors Council, enhancing member benefits while integrating broader association strategy regarding advocacy, communication, engagement and sustainability into those activities. The Processors Council — one of three councils representing the association’s primary constituent groups — is the main point of engagement for plastics industry processors and converters serving industry segments and end markets, including flexible and rigid packaging as well as transportation and other durable applications.
“We are fortunate to have Matt join our industry engagement team here at PLASTICS,” Ashley Hood-Morley, vice president of industry engagement, notes. “Matt comes to us with an extensive association management background and vast experience leading committees, developing educational programs and growing membership. We are excited to have his expertise enhance our total PLASTICS member experience.”
Glaser joins PLASTICS after working for the American Petroleum Institute, where he served as senior program manager for global business development. Glaser’s wide-ranging career also includes executive positions with National Association of Chemical Distributors, as well as education and leadership posts at several other Washington-based associations.
A University of Maryland graduate with a B.A. in government and politics, Glaser also holds an M.S. in management from the University of Maryland Global Campus.
