Wheeler Departs AVM; Co-Founder Char Owen Steps in as President

The American Vapor Manufacturers Association revealed at the beginning of January that Amanda Wheeler, co-founder and president of AVM, had left the trade association to take a job in government affairs at Philip Morris International, a company that is currently expanding into the United States. Wheeler will still provide advice to AVM, which she co-founded in 2020 with Char Owen, the owner of Cloud 9 Vapor Shop.

Owen became the trade group's president after Wheeler left, and Allison Boughner will assume the vice president position. In addition to holding positions in many local and national industry advocacy groups, Boughner is the director of marketing and communications for Ecig Charleston, a vape store chain and manufacturer of e-liquids located in South Carolina.

As head of legislative and external relations, Gregory Conley joined AVM this summer. He is also the president of the American Vaping Association.