❲ ASSOCIATIONS/AGENCIES/CONFERENCES GUIDE ❳
American Automotive
Leasing Assn. (AALA)
675 North Washington St., Ste. 410
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 548-0777
Fax: (703) 548-1925
www.aalafleet.com
Pamela Sederholm, executive director
sederholm@aalafleet.com
Offcers
Mike Pitcher, LeasePlan USA,
president
David Dahm, LeasePlan USA,
treasurer
Paul Kennedy, LeasePlan USA,
secretary
Daniel Frank, Wheels Inc., VP, federal
gov't affairs
Steve Bloom, Enterprise Fleet
Management, VP, environmental
affairs
Carl Ortell, ARI, VP, state gov't affairs
Greg Tepas, Emkay, Inc., VP,
administration
Directors
Brian Bates, ARI
Tom Callahan, Donlen
Carlos Carrasquillo, GE Capital Fleet
Services
Greg DePace, Emkay, Inc.
Jim Frank, Wheels Inc.
Jim Halliday, PHH Arval
George Kilroy, PHH Arval
John Leary, Motorlease
Mike Lewis, Donlen
Steve Usselmann, Enterprise Fleet
Management
Kristi Webb, GE Capital Fleet Services
Joseph Weikel, PHH Arval
Automotive Fleet &
Leasing Assn. (AFLA)
Clean Cities - U.S.
Department of Energy
11950 W. Lake Park Dr., Ste. 320
Milwaukee, WI 53224
(414) 386-0366
Fax: (414) 359-1671
www.aflaonline.com
Bill Elliott, executive director
belliott@aflaonline.com
Tom Callahan, Donlen, president
John Dmochowsky, Mondelez,
executive vice president
Brian Barber, LeasePlan USA, VP
Theresa Belding, Forest
Pharmaceuticals, past president
Donna Bibbo, Novo Nordisk, Inc.,
secretary
Debbie Mize, Hallmark Cards, Inc.,
treasurer
Ed Bobit, Bobit Business Media,
executive director emeritus
1000 Independence Ave., SW
Forrestal EE-2G
Washington, DC 20585
(202) 586-6459
(800) 254-6736
www.cleancities.energy.gov
Mark Smith, vehicle technologies
deployment manager
mark.smith@ee.doe.gov
Wendy Dafoe, Clean Cities task leader
wendy.dafoe@nrel.gov
Directors
Dick Malcom, State Farm Mutual
Automobile Insurance Co., director
at large
Mark Klein, Safelite Auto Glass,
director allied
Dave Selz, Flexco Fleet Services,
director remarketing
Lisa Kneggs, director fleet
Jim Creighton, ARI, director
fleet management companies
Ray Sarbiewski, Grossinger's Fleet
Sales, director dealers
Brad Davis, Chrysler Group LLC,
director manufacturers
John Possumato, CARS, Inc.,
counsel
Conference Date:
Sept. 10-13, 2013
Scottsdale, AZ
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Conference Dates:
Sept. 24-25, 2013
Washington, DC
March 3-4, 2014
Scottsdale, AZ
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American Car Rental
Association (ACRA)
PO Box 1225
Clifton Park, NY 12065
(888) 200-2795
www.acraorg.com
Sharon Faulkner, executive director
sfaulkner@acraorg.com
American Trucking
Associations (ATA)
950 North Glebe Rd., Ste. 210
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 838-1700
www.trucking.org
Bill Graves, president & CEO
Mike Card, chairman
BusCon Convention
3520 Challenger St.
Torrance, CA 90503
(800) 576-8788
www.busconexpo.com
Conference Dates:
Sept. 10-11, 2013
Chicago
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Car Rental Show
3520 Challenger St.
Torrance, CA 90503
(800) 576-8788
www.carrentalshow.com
Conference Date:
April 7-8, 2014
Las Vegas
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Conference of Automotive
Remarketing (CAR)
3520 Challenger St.
Torrance, CA 90503
(800) 576-8788
www.carconference.com
Ed Bobit, conference co-chair
ed.bobit@bobit.com
Mike Antich, conference co-chair
mike.antich@bobit.com
Joni Owens, sales manager
joni.owens@bobit.com
Conference Date:
March 5-6, 2014
Las Vegas
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Fleet Safety Conference
3520 Challenger St.
Torrance, CA 90503
(800) 576-8788
www.fleetsafetyconference.com
Conference Date:
2014
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Global Fleet Management
Conference
3520 Challenger St.
Torrance, CA 90503
(800) 576-8788
www.globalfleetconference.com
Ed Bobit, conference co-chair
ed.bobit@bobit.com
Mike Antich, conference co-chair
mike.antich@bobit.com
Sherb Brown, sales manager
sherb.brown@bobit.com
Conference Date:
Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2013
Phoenix
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Government Fleet
Expo & Conference (GFX)
3520 Challenger St.
Torrance, CA 90503
(800) 576-8788
www.governmentfleetexpo.com
Eric Bearly, publisher, Government
Fleet, show chairman
eric.bearly@bobit.com
Conference Date:
June 2-4, 2014
San Diego
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Green Fleet Conference
3520 Challenger St.
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 533-2561
(727) 947-4027
Fax: (310) 533-2511
www.greenfleetconference.com
Mike Antich, conference chair
mike.antich@bobit.com
Bob Brown, assoc. publisher
rbrown8799@aol.com
Kristin Messineo, event manager
kristen.messineo@bobit.com
Conference Date:
Oct. 1-2, 2013
Phoenix
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Independent Auto Damage
Appraisers Assn. (IADA)
PO Box 12291
Columbus, GA 31917
(800) 369-IADA
Fax: (888) IADA-NOW
admin@iada.org
www.iada.org
John Williams, EVP
Industry Summit by
F&I; and Showroom
3520 Challenger St.
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 533-2561
(727) 947-4027
Fax: (310) 533-2511
www.fi-conference.com
David Gesualdo, F&I; associate pub.
david.gesualdo@bobit.com
Conference Date:
Sept. 16-18, 2013
Las Vegas
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International Automotive
Remarketers Alliance (IARA)
16738 Lakeshore Dr. #H-182
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
(951) 226-5004
Fax: (951) 489-0310
www.iaraonline.org
Robert Wagner, president
Stephen Houston, exec. dir.
stephen.houston@iaraonline.org
Conference Dates:
Aug. 19-22, 2013
Dallas
March 5-6 2014
Las Vegas
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