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Redwood City, Calif. — Mosaic Global Transportation recently announced that Johne Baker has joined the company in order to launch its Los Angeles branch office. He will work closely with COO Rhonda Brewster.
Baker has over 25 years of experience in the industry, and his most recent position was vice president and affiliate manager for a competing Los Angeles company where he was responsible for expanding the company’s affiliate network. Although a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, he has been living in Southern California for over 30 years.
“He was a natural choice given his ties to the Bay Area, experience, and enthusiasm for the transportation industry,” says President/CEO of Maurice Brewster. “We are all so excited to have been able to latch on to such a talented and experienced individual. We are looking forward to him joining the Mosaic Global Transportation team and helping us with our growth in that market.”
Visit mosaicglobaltransportation.com for more information.
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Marlboro, Mass. — The New England Livery Association (NELA) held its 15th Annual George Colarullo Memorial Golf Tournament on August 19 at the Marlborough Country Club.
The day of friendly competition, named for one of NELA’s founding members, brought together more than 100 members of New England’s chauffeured ground transportation industry, affiliates, friends, and volunteers. In addition to the tournament, the event also hosted raffles, silent and live auctions, the Rolling Stogies cigar truck, and dinner.
With the support of operators and sponsors such as Century Business Solutions, The Hudson Group, Commonwealth Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation, Lancer Insurance, Olsen Cadillac, and Mercedes-Benz, donations were made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and CHIPS House—the latter of which is a home for those with head injuries and holds a special significance to NELA.
“One of George Colarullo’s sons suffered a closed-skull brain injury in a motorcycle accident and now lives in a facility called CHIPS House, which is down on The Cape in Massachusetts,” says Rick Szilagyi, CEO of NELA. “So each year we donate either solely to CHIPS House or we may spread it around a little bit.”
While no one went home with this year’s hole-in-one prizes of a Toyota Avalon, Cadillac XTS, or $10,000, L.A. Limousine’s team emerged as tournament champions yet again. Byron Brandis, Billy Goerlich, and Justin Benson came in eleven strokes under par—just one stroke ahead of runner-up Able Limousine’s team—making this the fourth year in a row that the New Hampshire-based company won the tournament.
With the 2015 golf outing already scheduled to take to Marlborough Country Club’s course on Tuesday, August 18, Szilagyi is pleased that the annual event is steadily climbing toward its pre-recession attendance.
“Prior to the economy crashing, we had a full field of 144 golfers plus a waiting list for a couple years,” he says. “We’re glad that this year we able to field 100 golfers, and we’re excited about making the tournament bigger and better next year.”
Visit nelivery.org for more information.
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Costa Mesa, Calif. — When the Greater California Livery Association’s (GCLA) 2014 Expo and Trade Show comes to the Promenade Event Centre & Gardens September 23, it will bring with it speakers, hands-on displays, and ample networking opportunities.
The one-day expo and trade show will feature general-service and automotive vendors alike, with the Next Generation Livery Vehicle Display and Coach Builders Display showcasing both dealers’ and OEM manufacturers’ newest offerings.
Guest speaker Dawson Rutter, president of Commonwealth Worldwide, and keynote speaker Cheryl Berkman, the president of Music Express, will wrap up the evening’s events.
Admission will be $50 for members and $65 for non-members who register early, $60 for members and $75 for non-members who register on or before September 22, and $70 for members and $85 for non-members at the door.
Visit gcla.org for more information.
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