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Boston Chauffeur Director of Sales Lara McInerney
Beverly, Mass. — Luxury ground transportation provider Boston Chauffeur announced that Lara McInerney has joined their team as director of sales. In this role, McInerney says she will be designing and implementing procedures at Boston Chauffeur to increase efficiency and to add value to current and new clients.
McInerney has extensive experience in the hospitality and service industry. At a noted New England hotel, she sold, led and executed events, and led a successful sales team. In addtion, she owned Boston-area event planning business, Vogue Event Design, which handled everything from corporate events to high-class weddings, before selling it in June 2018. What’s more, McInerney served two years on Advisory Board for the Bridal Society as liaison for the state of Massachusetts, providing input on effective promotional strategies to attract increased event business.
Boston Chauffeur Founder & CEO Mark Kini could not be more pleased with his new director of sales.
“I am thrilled to have Lara join the Boston Chauffeur team,” says Kini. “Her experience in the hotel industry is key to our growth strategy for 2020.”
Founded 20 years ago as a single-car operation, Boston Chauffeur has grown extensively and now has a global reach to 550 cities and towns in more than 100 different countries. The company’s fleet now includes everything from late model Mercedes-Benz sedans to a 55-passenger motorcoach.
Visit bostonchauffeur.com for more information.
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UMA President and CEO Stacy Tetschner
Alexandria, Va. — President and CEO Stacy Tetschner will leave the United Motorcoach Association on March 6, 2020, to become the president and CEO of the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA). Joining UMA as Interim President and CEO is Larry Killingsworth, an industry veteran who has extensive success working with motorcoach operators and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada for more than 15 years. Under direction of the UMA Executive Committee, he will lead the search for a permanent President and CEO, which is expected to take six to nine months.
The UMA is known for its industry-leading publication, Bus and Motorcoach News; its outstanding annual trade show, UMA Motorcoach EXPO; the always sold-out Safety Management Seminar held at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Va.; and its unflagging efforts to maintain a positive, results-focused legislative and regulatory environment for bus and motorcoach operators.
The UMA has some exciting initiatives that just rolled out at this year’s UMA Motorcoach EXPO in Nashville, Tenn. These include the announcement of the 2nd annual Sales Summit in Savannah, Ga. On June 9-11, the Industry Legislative Fly-In on April 28–29, and the launch of the UMA Bus & Motorcoach Education Foundation, which gives access to a LinkedIn learning portal to all members.
“Stacy’s leadership has enhanced the programs, benefits and offerings that UMA brings to its membership and the industry as a whole. He has helped move UMA forward and we wish him the best in his new role,” said UMA Board Chairman Jeff Polzien.
Polzien went on to state that the UMA Executive Committee is enthusiastic about “Killingsworth’s strong industry leadership experience, which will ensure the seamless ongoing support needed for our members. UMA has a wonderful staff who just successfully completed the 2020 UMA Motorcoach EXPO, the premier motorcoach industry trade show, held this year in Nashville, Tenn.”
Visit uma.org for more information.
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Coffee and donuts were provided to chauffeurs on February 13 at DFW Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas — On February 13, the Dallas Fort Worth Limousine and Motorcoach Association (DFWLMA) sponsored a chauffeur appreciation event at DFW Airport’s Terminal B. Free coffee and donuts were provided to chauffeurs during the busy morning hours.
Despite the uncommonly cold 40-degree weather, the event was deemed a success by the association. Eight carafes of coffee and 15 dozen donuts were given out during the three-hour event.
DFWLMA members at Terminal B for a chauffeur appreciation event
“We are so grateful to all of the professional chauffeurs in the DFW metroplex who serve as ambassadors to the many visitors that come to our city,” says DFWLMA Vice President Todd Davis of Premier Transportation.
Given the strong turnout, and the appreciation showed by the chauffeurs, the DFWLMA already has plan to do something similar in the summer.
Visit dfwlma.com for more information.
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