Joel Anderson President & CEO janderson@iwla.com As president and chief executive officer, Joel oversees the Association’s operations and works with the leadership to establish the organization's strategic direction. He is the primary liaison to the Board of Directors. Michael Vasko Vice President of Operations & Administration mvasko@iwla.com As Vice President of Operations & Administration, Michael is responsible for delivering leadership in IWLA’s daily operations and administration. Duties include execution, budgets, and personnel, as well as improving the efficiency of IWLA’s operations. David Long Executive Director Canadian Council dlong@iwla.com David is the primary contact for information and service for the Canadian Council of IWLA. He is involved in membership recruitment and retention for the council. David also monitors, tracks and analyzes Canada's policy developments, regulatory filings and legislation as to their impact on warehouse/distribution centers and the commercial goods movement. Scott Brewster IWLA Convention & Meetings Consultant sbrewster@iwla.com Scott plans and manages the Association's Annual Convention; sells exhibit space, sponsorships, and advertising for the Convention and other IWLA meetings; and contracts with hotels for meeting space and meeting services. JoAnn Brown Database Coordinator jbrown@iwla.com JoAnn is responsible for company data entry, database maintenance, maintenance of membership department files, assisting in regional meeting preparation, new member process, and responding to general membership inquiries. Camille Golden Marketing & Communications Coordinator cgolden@iwla.com Camille is responsible for developing and implementing IWLA’s marketing and communications activities. Her duties include providing weekly updates to the IWLA website, producing and distributing the weekly electronic newsletter, This Week @ IWLA, and coordinating the production of IWLA marketing materials. Cathy Heyderman Education Coordinator cheyderman@iwla.com Cathy provides support for Education and Research. She processes education session registrations and confirmations, edits, and enhances session promotional documents, speaker presentations, and provides general administrative support to IWLA staff. Sheresa McClain Manager of Administrative & Personnel Services smcclain@iwla.com Sheresa oversees the general administrative and personnel aspects of the Association. This includes the daily/monthly distribution of funds, reconciliations and maintenance of all bank accounts, maintenance of the personnel records, maintenance of payroll records and related documents and is the liaison between the association and the vendors with respect to the employee benefit programs. Pat O'Connor Washington Representative patoconnor@kentoconnor.com Pat provides lobbying services in Washington D.C.. He monitors and tracks legislative and regulatory issues, represents the Association in coalitions with allied organizations. He sets up and participates in meetings with agency congressional staff, drafts legislative alerts, provides advice and counsel for the Political Action Committee and assists with planning government relations activities for the Annual Convention. Kevin Phillips Retained Counsel kphillips@nzalaw.com IWLA’s retained counsel for the United States, Kevin Philips, Nielsen, Zehe & Antas PC, serves as a legal resource for Association members, responding to member inquiries regarding customer contracts and warehouse law. Faith Ramey Membership Manager framey@iwla.com Faith is responsible for the implementation of the Association warehouse member recruitment and retention efforts and execution of related activities. Faith also oversees the implementation of regional membership meetings and manages the Membership Coordinator. Donna Rebeck CFO Consultant drebeck@mannweitz.com Donna provides financial expertise and consultation to IWLA's board and staff and its affiliate organizations, as well as oversees the accounting, financial reporting, audit and tax return preparations, financial systems, and internal controls. Brenda Schweda Office Coordinator bschweda@iwla.com Brenda provides administrative support to all departments within the Association. She is responsible for answering incoming telephone calls from members and the public. She handles requests for information as well as coordinating daily office functions including ordering supplies and materials, data entry and web site updates. David Sparkman Director of Media & Industry Relations dsparkman@iwla.com David is responsible for strategic and external communications, working with the news media and assisting the membership, board, and staff in getting IWLA's message out to the industry, policymakers, and stakeholders. He also serves as staff liaison to the Associate Members. Membership Coordinator Membership Coordinator This position is responsible for the coordination of membership-related projects, and responding to general membership inquiries. The position also assists with membership database management and the Logistics Services Locator data management. Stephanie Williams California Government Affairs swilliams@iwla.com Stephanie's duties include tracking and analyzing California's policy developments, regulatory filings and legislation as to their impact on our industry. She coordinates with IWLA to develop and maintain a network of active members for statewide grassroots advocacy. Stephanie also coordinates BiPAC grassroots activities and conducts fundraising for special IWLA-PAC events.