Government Affairs Committee

This committee considers a broad range of current regulatory and legislative issues impacting the moving and storage industry, primarily those involving government agencies such as the DOT/STB and FMCSA, Department of Defense, Department of Labor, IRS, and EPA. The committee develops policy recommendations to bring to the AMSA Board dealing with regulatory proposals and legislative measures being considered by the U.S. Congress and state legislatures.

Chair

Jeff Coleman
President & CEO
Coleman Worldwide Moving

Vice Chair

Marc Rogers
President & CEO
UniGroup

Committee Members

David A. Arpin
President & CEO
Arpin Group, Inc.		 Steven Galvagno
President & CEO
Air Van Group		 Patricia McLaughlin
Executive Director
Illinois Movers’ &
Warehousemen’s Association
Maureen Beal
Chairman and COO
National Van Lines		 Chris Higdon
President
California Moving Systems		 John D. Morrissette
President
Interstate Van Lines
Joe Biskner
President & COO
Stevens Worldwide Van Lines		 Rebekah Hill
Military & Customer Service
Team Lead
Crown Relocations		 Andy Newitt
Director of Business Development
A-1 Moving & Storage
Stephen F. Burns
Chairman
Wheaton | Bekins		 Mark K. Johnson
President and CEO
Johnson Storage & Moving		 Heather Paraino
Senior Corporate Counsel
Unigroup
John Chipman, Jr.
VP/GM
Chipman Relocation		 Charles S. Kuhn
President and CEO
JK Moving & Storage, Inc.		 Lisa Rivard
Director, Compliance &
Risk Management
Gentle Giant
Richard Corona
President & CEO
Enterprise Database Corp.		 Daniel Lammers
Vice President
Ace Relocation Systems		 Mark Snyir
President
Two Men and a Truck —
Sacramento
Andrew Coolidge
EVP & COO, Moving Services
SIRVA		 Robert E. Lee
President
South Hills Movers		 Jon C. Sorber
Executive Vice President
Two Men and a Truck —
International
Robert “Chip” Dircks
President
Dircks Moving Services		 David Marx
President
New World Van Lines		 Morrison M. Stevens Sr.
Chairman & CEO
Stevens Worldwide Van Lines
Steven M. DuMais
President
Texas Moving Company		 H. Daniel McCollister
Chairman
UniGroup, Inc.		 Barry S. Vaughn
President & CEO
The Suddath Companies
Larry D. Fry
President
Fry-Wagner Moving & Storage Company		 Charles G. McDaniel
Chairman
The Hilldrup Companies		 Steve Weitekamp
President
California Moving & Storage Association

Ex Officio

Scott Michael, AMSA

Staff Liaison

Paul Milotte