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Director of Business Development Mary Johnson
Ardsley, N.Y. — Alliance Limousine has announced the addition of industry veteran Mary Johnson to their management team as director of business development. She has represented the ground transportation for over 15 years and the company is pleased to welcome her into the Alliance Limousine family.
Johnson will participate in Alliance’s new vision of business development strategies with affiliates as well as developing new corporate partnerships. She is enthusiastic and excited about our new approach that will involve her very early in the development cycle, an approach that is believed will revolutionize sales within the company.
“I can’t even tell you how excited I am,” says Johnson. “Frank Castro [Alliance Limousine president] and I have done business together for more than 10 years. I’m thrilled about having the opportunity to build on a global platform, and there’s no better place to do so than New York. The sky is the limit!”
Visit alliancelimoNY.com for more information.
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The 2018 CFLA Board Orlando, Fla.—The Central Florida Livery Association (CFLA) kicked off its 2018 on January 9 with a standing-room-only meeting that was chock-full of association-related, local, and philanthropic news.
It was the first meeting since the new board was elected at the association’s holiday party in December:
President: Wendy Kleefisch of Brevard Executive Limousine
Vice President: Greg Palie of GNS Transportation
Treasurer: Barbara White of VIP Transportation Group
Secretary: Ginette Morales of VIP Transportation Group
Vendor Director: Ryan Hilberth of RentalLimo/book.limo
Directors: Gregg Moulton of Signature Transportation Group and Moe Sajjad of Alladin Tours
As construction and economic growth continue on Terminal 3 at Port Canaveral—one of the world’s busiest cruise ports—Kleefisch feels it’s important to keep the association updated on its progress. She invited John Lynch, the new manager of ground transportation at Canaveral Port Authority, to speak at the meeting.
Manager of Ground Transportation at Canaveral Port Authority John Lynch with an aerial image of the port “I want to make sure we stay in communication with him because it’s important for the association to know about the whole new terminal they’re building and to keep them informed of any changes, especially with TNCs,” she said. “John brought an aerial map to show us where the terminal is going, as well as souvenir maps we can all hang in our offices and brochures listing all the current ships and their schedules. We know there’ll be three more ships coming, which means we could be servicing over 350,000 people between the import/export and passengers.”
She added that members’ reactions to Lynch and the information he shared was overwhelmingly positive, with many expressing excitement about the new and detailed information they can share with their clients.
“They’re going to be taking that information and using it to better their businesses,” Kleefisch said.
CFLA President Wendy Kleefisch (left) and Treasurer Barbara White More internally focused were conversations about CFLA’s plans for its immediate future. The association will be holding its first-ever poker tournament on April 26, which has already garnered a few sponsors and will double as a fundraiser for the Women’s and Children’s Center. The association is also going forward with its annual canned-food drive, Cans for a Cause, in May.
At the end of the meeting, members presented Kleefisch with a plaque in recognition of her dedication to the association and her leadership as its president.
“I was so surprised and honored that they did that, since I feel like I should be giving all of them plaques for helping our association succeed,” Kleefisch said.
The next CFLA meeting will be February 13 at Super Shuttle’s facility.
Visit cfla.org for more information.
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L to R: Jenna McCann and Mike Campbell of Grace Limousine & Shuttle, Melissa and Scott Woodruff of Majestic Limousine, Matthew Strack of Strack Ground, and Sarah McKee of Chosen Payments The Greater California Livery Association (GCLA) recently held its Northern and Southern California end-of-the-year parties. On December 5, the association’s record-setting holiday party and annual election took place in Los Angeles and welcomed 210 attendees, while its NorCal holiday party took place in Napa December 9. GCLA members, supporters, and family members turned out for the festive affairs in droves—and industry members from all across the country did, too, including peer groups Going Global and Enterprise Strategy Group, who were holding their meetings in California, and Chauffeur Driven Publisher Chris Weiss.
The December 5 elections yielded new officers for the 2018 GCLA board of directors:
President: Mo Garkani of Continental Limousine
1st Vice President: Harry Dhillon of Ecko Transportation Worldwide
2nd Vice President: Jeff Brodsly of Chosen Payments
Secretary: Darren Croasdale of La Costa Limousine
Treasurer: David Kinney of API Global Transportation
The mix of incumbent and first-time directors include Selim Aslan of Men In Black Transportation, Perry Barin of MusicExpress, Maurice Brewster of Mosaic Global Transportation, Carlos Garcia of Carlos Transportation, Robert Gaskill of Motev, Phil Hartz of Acton SoCal Penske Professional Vehicles, and Chris Hundley of The Limousine Connection.
“We are hoping the momentum from this huge event and our new board will carry us on to great things in 2018,” said GCLA Executive Director Tom Garrett.
The Southern California event also hosted its annual live and silent auctions, the association’s biggest fundraising event of the year, which helps the GCLA continue its lobbying efforts on behalf of the local industry. With Brodsly and Mary Johnson leading the auction, the roughly 200 attendees helped raise more than $30,000.
The 2018 GCLA Board of Directors (L to R): Perry Barin of MusicExpress, Selim Aslan of Men In Black Transportation, Secretary Darren Croasdale of La Costa Limousine, Carlos Garcia of Carlos Transportation, Treasurer David Kinney of API Global Transportation, President Mo Garkani of Continental Limousine, 1st Vice President Harry Dhillon of Ecko Transportation Worldwide, Director Robert Gaskill of Motev, 2nd Vice President Jeff Brodsly of Chosen Payments, Phil Hartz of Acton/SoCal Penske Professional Vehicles, Maurice Brewster of Mosaic Global Transportation, and Chris Hundley of The Limousine Connection Among the items auctioned off were passes to Chauffeur Driven’s 2018 events: Harry Dhillon of Ecko Transportation Worldwide won a pass to the Executive Retreat in San Diego, while two passes for the Chauffeur Driven Show at the Gaylord National went to Robert Gaskill of Motev.
The Napa event was an evening to remember in its own right, with a bevy of vehicles on display for attendees to check out, plenty of chances to mingle with industry peers, and even an educational component when California Highway Patrol provided clarity on its upcoming regulations governing modified limousines that will be put in place January 1.
Visit gcla.org for more information.
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CD Publisher Chris Weiss (left) with many of GCLA’s out-of-state attendees
L to R: CD Publisher Chris Weiss, Jeff Brodsly and Taylor Houston of Chosen Payments, and Todd Szilagyi and Robert Vaughan of Best VIP 
Some of the industry’s peer groups brought attendees from all across the country to GCLA’s South California meeting 
L to R: GCLA Director Chris Hundley and Kristin Hundley of The Limousine Connection, GCLA President Mo Garkani of Continental Limousine, and Margaret Day of Reston Limousine 
Ryan Silva of Epic Transportation places his bid