Experience

United Motorcoach Association

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President/CEO

  • 2021 - Present

  Alexandria, Virginia, United States Head of an association serving as an essential resource for education and advocacy for the professional bus and motorcoach industry, host of the annual Motorcoach EXPO featuring the latest equipment for the industry.



American Moving & Storage Association (AMSA)

• President & CEO

  • 2015 - 2020

  Alexandria, VA Led national 3,000 member transportation industry trade association with staff of 15-18. Successfully funded and terminated our under-funded pension plan by generating a surplus from operations of approximately 10% per year on a $4 million budget. Relocated association headquarters to newly renovated space after 30+ years in the prior building. Public face of the industry to the media in stories about consumer protection concerns and promoting the industry image. Successfully pushed FMCSA's… Show more Led national 3,000 member transportation industry trade association with staff of 15-18. Successfully funded and terminated our under-funded pension plan by generating a surplus from operations of approximately 10% per year on a $4 million budget. Relocated association headquarters to newly renovated space after 30+ years in the prior building. Public face of the industry to the media in stories about consumer protection concerns and promoting the industry image. Successfully pushed FMCSA's Household Goods Consumer Protection Working Group to streamline paperwork and reduce regulations on movers and consumers. Oversaw association's 100th annual conference that generated record net revenue.

• Acting President & CEO

  • 2014 - 2015

  Named to position upon departure of prior President & CEO, in addition to existing duties. Developed plan for annual conference in February, budget for the next year, and supervised four direct reports.

• Advisor To The President

  • 2008 - 2014

  Provided strategic guidance to President & CEO in addition to other duties. Ran Nominating Committee process for identifying new Board and Committee members. Performed special projects including launching new quarterly data publication and speeches at select industry events.

• VP, Military & Government Relations

  • 2007 - 2014

  Continued representing the industry on military issues as DOD launched the DP3 re-engineering program after 15 years of tests and pilot programs. Implementation of the new program brought ongoing changes as it needed to be tweaked to address problems that arose. We pushed for numerous changes that enhanced the quality of service being offered and streamlined the excessive regulations. In addition, assumed responsibility for the industry's ProMover certification program that was developed to… Show more Continued representing the industry on military issues as DOD launched the DP3 re-engineering program after 15 years of tests and pilot programs. Implementation of the new program brought ongoing changes as it needed to be tweaked to address problems that arose. We pushed for numerous changes that enhanced the quality of service being offered and streamlined the excessive regulations. In addition, assumed responsibility for the industry's ProMover certification program that was developed to self-police bad actors and remove them from the association.

• VP, Membership & Government Traffic

  • 2002 - 2007

  Ran Membership Department (2-3 people) in addition to military duties described previously, growing dues revenue from $2.25M to $2.6M. Responsible for recruiting new members, retaining existing members, membership database, dues billing, membership mailings, membership directory, monthly membership data reports, weekly filings with Government, and non-dues revenue from mileage guide and process agent service programs. Transitioned from custom database to NetForum product to manage database.

• Director of Government Traffic

  • 1997 - 2002

  Promoted to Director level but continued to serve as the moving and storage industry's liaison to its largest customer, the US military, which represents 20-25% of all moves in the US. Represented moving companies before DOD and GSA – filed comments, wrote letters, attended meetings, explained positions to the government and reported to industry on government actions. The military continued their re-engineering efforts during this time, launching a series of pilot programs but we successfully… Show more Promoted to Director level but continued to serve as the moving and storage industry's liaison to its largest customer, the US military, which represents 20-25% of all moves in the US. Represented moving companies before DOD and GSA – filed comments, wrote letters, attended meetings, explained positions to the government and reported to industry on government actions. The military continued their re-engineering efforts during this time, launching a series of pilot programs but we successfully delayed significant changes. Assisted with other government affairs duties as required. Staff liaison to Government Traffic Committee, Government Traffic Advisory Council and Government Claims Advisory Council.

• Military & Government Analyst

  • Apr 1993 - 1997

  Hired to serve as the moving and storage industry's liaison to its largest customer, the US military, which represents 20-25% of all moves in the US. Represented moving companies before DOD and GSA – filed comments, wrote letters, attended meetings, explained positions to the government and reported to industry on government actions. The military launched a "re-engineering" effort in 1993 to change how they interact with movers, and industry sought to delay the changes. Lobbied Congress to… Show more Hired to serve as the moving and storage industry's liaison to its largest customer, the US military, which represents 20-25% of all moves in the US. Represented moving companies before DOD and GSA – filed comments, wrote letters, attended meetings, explained positions to the government and reported to industry on government actions. The military launched a "re-engineering" effort in 1993 to change how they interact with movers, and industry sought to delay the changes. Lobbied Congress to block changes and support industry alternative proposal. Assisted with other government affairs duties as required. Staff liaison to Government Traffic Committee, Government Traffic Advisory Council and Government Claims Advisory Council.



Worldwide ERC®

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member, Americas Strategic Council

  • 2014 - 2020

  Represented the professional moving industry on this council designed to educate relocation professionals about issues affecting various aspects of the corporate relocation process. Presented updates on industry data and trends at biannual meetings.



Moving & Storage Institute

• Executive Director

  • 2014 - 2020

  As the head of the industry's philanthropic arm, responsible for raising funds for scholarships, training, and research on behalf of the moving and storage industry. Grew net assets from $450,000 to over $800,000, with a record of over $200,000 grossed at a single event in 2019.



American Highway Users Alliance

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • 2014 - 2020

  Served on the Board of this coalition representing users and supporters of the nation's interstate highway system seeking to enhance highway safety and invest in the infrastructure of key roads and bridges.



National Defense Transportation Association Headquarters (NDTA)

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP for Warehousing, Moving & Storage

  • 1993 - 2015

  Served as the moving and warehousing industry's representative to the NDTA and also was a member of the Surface Transportation Committee.



American Insurance Association

• State Legislative Analyst

  • 1990 - 1993

  Tracked state legislation in 11 Midwestern states affecting property/casualty insurance companies, worked with the regional office to manage a custom database on key bills, and coordinated with policy staff to determine the impact of legislation.