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Arlington, Va. – Today, �Ӱɴ�ý President and CEO Chris Spear announced that the trucking group has promoted four longtime staffers and hired a new vice president of creative services and creative director and a new director of marketing as part of the federation’s continued retooling.

“�Ӱɴ�ý’s members count on the professional staff in Washington to be an advocate on their behalf and on behalf of the industry,” Spear said. “Being able to recognize and promote people – and add to our roster of first-class staff is an important part of representing this industry. I’m proud of the work our staff does, and will do in being the leading voice of the trucking industry.”

�Ӱɴ�ý promoted four staffers: Dan Duggan, Henry Hanscom, Joe Hite and John Lynch to new leadership positions within the association.

• Lynch was named new senior vice president of federation relations and industry affairs. Lynch has been with �Ӱɴ�ý since 2006 in a variety of positions, most recently as vice president of federation relations and intergovernmental affairs. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Providence College and an MBA from George Washington University.
• Hanscom was named new vice president of legislative affairs. An �Ӱɴ�ý staffer since 2013, Hanscom has been promoted twice, starting as a manager of legislative affairs and has been since 2014 director of legislative affairs. Prior to joining �Ӱɴ�ý, Hanscom worked for Senator Olympia Snowe for eight years. He holds a degree from Colgate University.
• Hite was named new vice president of business development. He has been with �Ӱɴ�ý since 2007, working with �Ӱɴ�ý’s councils and events staff, most recently as director of event development. Hite is a graduate of West Virginia University.
• Duggan was promoted to director of sponsorships and exhibits from his previous position of manager of sponsorships and exhibits. Duggan came to �Ӱɴ�ý in 2013 and recently received his Certification in Exhibition Management. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

In addition to these promotions, Spear announced the hiring of Tim Smith as �Ӱɴ�ý’s new vice president of creative services and creative director and Julia Grove as director of marketing.

Smith was previously an award-winning art director with the National Restaurant Association where he spent two decades. He has a bachelor’s degree from Messiah College.

Grove comes to �Ӱɴ�ý after spending more than seven years at member company SkyBitz Inc., where she was most recently the telematics company’s senior marketing manager. She has a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University.

“�Ӱɴ�ý’s members benefit greatly from the efforts of the top notch team these people belong to,” said �Ӱɴ�ý Chairman Kevin Burch, president of Jet Express, Dayton, Ohio. “I’d like to thank these individuals, and the entire staff at �Ӱɴ�ý, for the work they do for us and our industry.”