The story of Northeast Association Management (NEAMI) begins with founder and president, Brent A. Wilkes. In 1989, Mr. Wilkes and five other partners founded MMA Consulting Group. MMA Consulting Group, Inc. (MMACG), formerly a division of the Massachusetts Municipal Association, was incorporated in 1989 to serve the management needs of local governments. From 1989 to 1995, the firm conducted scores of consulting projects for local governments all over the country on virtually all aspects of municipal management. The firm also began several long-term assignments to manage services on behalf of local governments and non-profit associations that serve local governments.

In 1995, MMA Consulting Group was dissolved. MMA Management Services was established to focus on long-term management assignments with non-profit associations. The name of the company was updated in 1999 to Northeast Association Management, Inc. The current name more accurately reflects the services that NEAMI provides and the geographical area that it serves. In 2006 NEAMI consolidated, operating primarily from it's Latham office.

Today, Northeast Association Management, Inc. operates as an association management company with over 60 employees. Association management companies serve the management needs of non-profit associations on a partial or comprehensive basis. Associations may out source some functions, such as advertising sales or bookkeeping, or they be managed entirely by an association management company. There are approximately 500 association management companies in the United States.