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Marlton, N.J. — The National Limousine Association (NLA) has recently announced its 2020 Board of Directors.
The results are as follows:
- At Large: Matt Assolin of Nikko's Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation in Houston, Texas
- Central Region: Ken Carter of Aadvanced Limousines in Indianapolis, Ind.
- Northeast Region: Douglas Schwartz of Executive Ground Transportation in West Babylon, N.Y. (three-year term)
- Northeast Region: Jay Erlich of Europe Limousine Service in Paramus, N.J. (one-year term)
- Southeast Region: Rick Versace of A1A Airport & Limousine Service in Boca Raton, Fla.
- West Region: Gary Buffo of Pure Luxury Transportation in Petaluma, Calif.
“I am honored and humbled to have been elected to serve my fourth term on the NLA Board and look forward to working with both our current and future Directors,” said Buffo, who also serves as NLA president. “There is a lot of work to do in the coming year and our Board will be tasked with some of the most important decisions ever made in its 35-year history. We welcome all of the new and incumbent Board of Directors.”
The certified election results can be viewed here.
Visit limo.org for more information.
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Attendees of the December 3 CFLA holiday party were all decked out in their festive finery
Orlando, Fla. — The Central Florida Livery Association (CFLA) took to Carrabba’s Italian Grill to celebrate the holiday season among industry friends December 3 with dinner, toy donations benefiting Toys for Kids, prizes, and a chance to unwind among industry friends.
Toys for Kids is a favorite charity of CFLA President Wendy Kleefisch of Brevard Executive Limousine and a longtime beneficiary of the association. A cornerstone of the CFLA holiday event is always a table that becomes even more packed with presents throughout the night that underscores members’ desire to help local children in need.
The intimate gathering drew an already close-knit association even closer together
Kleefisch made sure the evening’s party-goers left with some presents of their own, too: For every toy donation a member made, they earned a chance to win one of the evening’s raffle prizes. But everyone was a winner at a party that offered plenty of opportunities to enjoy the warmth of industry peers, friends, and supporters, as dinner, conversations, and photo ops of everyone decked out in their festive attire encouraged members and supporters alike to make new friends and catch up with longtime associates.
There were plenty of thanks to go around, too, as Kleefisch expressed her gratitude to the CFLA’s vendors, operators, and board members, adding some extra warmth to an event that will pay it forward by ensuring that some of the region’s neediest children will have one more reason to smile this holiday season.
Visit cfla.org for more information.
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L to R: CD Publisher Chris Weiss, GCLA 2nd Vice President Harry Dhillon of Ecko Transportation Worldwide, GCLA Director Don Mahnke of ABC Worldwide Transportation, GCLA President Mo Garkani of The COTS Group, and GCLA Director Patrick O’Brien of O'Brien & Associates Los Angeles — The annual Greater California Livery Association (GCLA) holiday party is always an end-of-year event that draws a crowd from coast to coast, and this year was no exception. Nearly 200 people, including CD Publisher Chris Weiss, flocked to association favorite The Proud Bird December 2 for an evening of festive celebration and friendly company—as well as looking back on some huge wins.
It’s been a year of California dominating the conversation about broader industry developments, ranging from October’s long-fought-for victory at LAX that relegates TNC pickups and drop-offs to a dedicated zone while preserving luxury ground transportation’s central terminal access to the passage of Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which aims to make sweeping reforms to the misclassification of so-called “gig economy” workers as independent contractors instead of being considered the employees they should have rightfully been considered in the first place. AB5, which goes into effect in less than a month on January 1, will piggyback on the “ABC Test” that determines what protections are owed to a worker based on a trifecta of metrics.
L to R: Keith Soraci of A1A Airport & Limousine, Ami Nichelson of Omni Limousine, David Uziel of UrbanBCN Worldwide, CD Publisher Chris Weiss, Meredith Pless of American Executive Transportation, and Corey Witzel of UrbanBCN Worldwide
David Kinney of API Global discussed AB5 and its future implications, and also credited GCLA’s lobbying firm Government Affairs Consulting for its assistance in making 2019 a banner year for the association’s legislative efforts—with a particular focus on extending kudos to Government Affairs Consulting’s own Gregg Cook for his tireless lobbying on behalf of and guidance imparted to GCLA and its members. Meanwhile, GCLA Director/Chairman of Legislative Committee Mark Stewart of CLI Worldwide also made sure to thank Advocates for Fairness in Transportation leaders Cheryl Berkman of Music Express Worldwide and Jonna Sabroff for their dogged commitment in the fight for industry operators at LAX, an effort they’re been undertaking for the better part of five years.
L to R: Jorge and Rocio Sanchez of Hermes Worldwide, Kevin Illingworth and Carolyn Kent of Classique Worldwide, and T.J. Kao of Asia Limo
The evening also included the announcement of the 2020 GCLA Board of Directors, which includes: Selim Aslan of MIB Limousine, Perry Barin of Music Express Worldwide, Maurice Brewster of Mosaic Global Transportation, Thomas Buck of Beau Wine Tours, Adrian Davis of Five Star Transportation Service, Harry Dhillon of Ecko Transportation Worldwide, Mo Garkani of The COTS Group, Robert Gaskill of Motev, Chris Hundley of Limousine Connection, Don Mahnke of ABC Worldwide Transportation, Jack Nissim, and Mark Stewart of CLI Worldwide. Vendor members are Jeff Brodsly of Chosen Payments, Patrick O’Brien of O'Brien & Associates, Alex Sales of Team Chevrolet Cadillac, and Steve Wood of South Bay Ford.
Check out the January 2020 issue of Chauffeur Driven for expanded coverage of this event.
The next GCLA event will be its Northern California meeting January 28.
Visit gcla.org for more information.
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