It Takes A Team To Launch And Run The Auto Show
Anything as multifaceted as a major auto show the magnitude of Washington has a myriad of moving parts, which this year included two industry media days (one on Capitol Hill) in addition to the public days. WANADA leadership on the Auto Show Committee were Charles Stringfellow, Brown Automotive (WAS chairman); Tamara Darvish, DARCARS; Robert Fogarty, Sport Automotive; Daniel Jobe, Capitol Cadillac; Kevin Reilly, Alexandria Hyundai; Mark Zetlin, American Service Center and George Doetsch ex officio, (WANADA chairman), Apple Ford.
WANADA staff engaged in the planning and on the ground logistics during the show were: Gerard Murphy, WANADA president and WAS producer; John ODonnell, WANADA executive vice president; Barbara Pomerance, Pomerance and Associates, promotions; Bob Yoffe, Yoffe Exposition Services, show manager; Isabel Garcia, WANADA vice president and WAS IT coordinator; Jake Kelderman, WANADA communications; Trish Frisbee, WANADA leadership coordinator; Kristina Henry, WANADA event planning; and Ralph Frisbee, WANADA member relations.
WANADA is also grateful to a industry association stakeholder organizations, which assisted mightily with planning and execution of Public Policy Days and the Preview prior to the show opening: The Auto Alliance, AIAM, NADA, AIADA, NAMAD, EDTA, and SAE International.
WANADA, correspondingly, is grateful to host of major sponsors of The WAS:
Automotive Rhythms
AutoTrader.com
Warren Brown, automotive columnist, Washington Post
Bosch Diesel Systems
Ron Cogan, publisher Green Car Journal
Keith Crain editor-in-chief, Automotive News
Comcast Spotlight
DC Lottery
Department of Energy (DOE)
Enterprise
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Hargrove, Inc.
Kia Motors
MEMA
Metro
Novozyme
Scuderi Engines
Toyota Motor Sales
Washington Automotive Press Association
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