Linda Bauer Darr is President and CEO of the American Moving & Storage Association (AMSA), Executive Director of the Moving and Storage Institute, and Publisher of Direction magazine.  The leading trade association for the moving and storage industry, AMSA is a result of a merger of three associations – the American Movers Conference (AMC), the Household Goods Carriers’ Bureau, and the National Moving and Storage Association, the oldest of which dates back to 1920.

Linda was chosen to lead AMSA in April of 2007.  Ms. Darr has almost 21 years of experience in transportation policy, association management and government relations. Her experience includes senior positions with the American Trucking Associations and the American Bus Association, as well as serving during the Clinton Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation.  As Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs, she oversaw the development of a $60 billion annual budget for the department and interacted regularly with senior officials in the Administration and at the White House and with members of Congress and their staff on a wide range of transportation policy matters.

Ms. Darr serves on the Board of the American Highway Users Alliance, the Eno Transportation Foundation’s Advisory Board, the Industry Advisory Panel of the Employee Relocation Council, and was appointed to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Committee of 100 Top Association Executives.  Ms. Darr graduated from the University of Maryland and has studied and taken courses at Salisbury State University, University of Virginia and Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Sean R. Edgar has 23 years of public policy development and field experience in transportation, construction and air quality projects for clients in both the public and private sectors. Mr. Edgar gained experience in the public policy arena while serving in the Office of Governor Pete Wilson. There, he participated in the formation of the California Environmental Protection Agency in 1991-1993.

For the past 15 years, Mr. Edgar’s efforts in consulting practice consisted of association management and regulatory advocacy, relating to transportation and air quality issues. Mr. Edgar has an established presence at the California Air Resources Control Board (CARB) since the September 2000 adoption of the Diesel Risk Reduction Plan (DRRP) and has participated in every major on-road and off-road rulemaking for more than twelve years. Among his other accomplishments, he represented the private solid waste collectors (California Refuse & Recycling Council) in the development and implementation of the CARB Solid Waste Collection Vehicle Rule, the first private carrier rule enacted by CARB. In 2009, Mr. Edgar was appointed by CARB to their Truck Regulations Advisory Committee. In 2011, he was authorized by CARB through a competitive bid process to train business owners about CARB rules. In the past two years, he has educated more than 4,000 fleet owners in six western states through over 150 personal appearances. He is a recognized expert regarding on-road fleet rule implementation and technology options.

Mr. Edgar holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley. Additionally, in 2006, he earned an Air Quality Management Certificate from California State University Fresno Extension and has completed substantial technical training and continuing education in the fields of environmental law and regulation, hazardous materials management, and occupational safety and health.

Mr. Head began his career in the moving and storage industry in 1969 working as a driver’s helper and packer. He had worked his way up through the industry serving in various administrative, sales, management and ownership positions for both moving and freight forwarding entities.

Prior to taking on the reins as president of the IAM (HHGFAA) president in 1997, Mr. Head simultaneously served as a shareholder and President of several Washington, D.C. area firms that specialized in providing a broad range of warehousing and logistical services; including moving and storage, office and industrial relocations, international shipping of household goods and general commodities, as well as record and media storage.

IAM represents 2300 + transportation service providers and vendors in the United States and over 170 other countries around the world. Well over two-thirds of the membership is located outside the USA. The IAM membership consists of movers, ocean and air carriers, trucking firms, port agents, customs brokers, packaging suppliers, insurance adjusters, software developers and transportation consulting firms.

Mr. Head is the Publisher of IAM’s The Portal magazine and represents his Membership and the Industry in attending and addressing various conferences and workshops held around the world. On a variety of occasions, Mr. Head has testified on behalf of his Industry before the United States Congress, as well as, other Federal Regulatory Agencies.

While still in the industry, Mr. Head managed the logistical activities of such clients as the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund and The World Bank, the US Department of State and numerous other Federal Government Agencies and foreign Embassies.

Selected to serve as CEO Maureen Beal’s successor, Tim Helenthal serves as the President and COO of Broadview, Illinois-based National Van Lines, Inc.

Tim began his career in the moving and storage industry in 1994, as Manager of the Total Quality Assurance Program (TQAP) for National’s military division. In 2000, he was named Vice President of Agency Services for military.

His experience with TQAP, led Tim to develop in-company programs which identify and select quality suppliers for household goods relocations, while monitoring trends within the DoD Personal Property Program, and interpreting and executing ever-changing government guidelines. He oversaw the development of National’s “PREVENT” quality control program which includes the Military Procedures Manual, a DOD specific training resource for all moving agents and drivers.

Committed to industry improvements, Tim currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee for the Government Traffic Committee for the American Moving & Storage Association, was elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the International Association of Movers and is Chairman of the National Defense Transportation Association’s Household Goods Sub-Committee.

Tim feels honored that Maureen has put her trust in his ability to lead National into the future, and attributes the success that he’s had to the high quality of National Van Lines employees, agents and drivers. His goal for the future is to continue Maureen’s vision of being ‘the best’ by providing the highest quality service to National Van Lines customers while embracing the ever-changing realities of the marketplace.

Tim attended Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL where he received a B.A. in Economics in 1990 and an M.A. in Economics in 1991.

John Lograsso is Executive Vice President of Container Business for UniGroup, Inc. John has held progressively responsible roles during his 29-year tenure at UniGroup. He was named to his current position in November 2007. Previous to that, he served as Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Business Development for UniGroup.

John also sits on the Board of the American Moving & Storage Association and serves on both their Executive and Audit & Finance Committees.

A native of St. Louis, Mo., John is involved in many local charitable organizations, including serving on the Board of Directors of The St. Louis Italian Open for Children’s Charities and Chairman of the UniGroup Scholarship Foundation.

A veteran of the moving and storage industry, Fred McBroom learned the business by working as a summer dispatcher for a large national van line. He joined Wheaton | Bekins in 2000. After working in the Government Services and Professional Development departments, McBroom is now Vice President of Agency Development and responsible for agent recruiting, retention, training, compliance and administration.

Dan Robertson began his career with North American Van Lines as a student while attending Loyola College in Montreal, Canada. After university, he joined Westmount Moving, a subsidiary of North American Van Lines in Montreal.

Dan spent the first 15 years of his career running moving & storage companies owned by NAVL in Canada. Starting in operations and later in sales and general management, he eventually became responsible for all the household goods and logistics operations of NAVL Canada before moving to the U.S. in 1991.

Dan has held several executive positions with North American Van Lines including quality, strategic planning, sales, operations and business development. His current role is Vice President & General Manager of Moving Services for North American Van Lines (US & Canada).

Stevens Worldwide Van Lines is an internationally recognized industry leader, and employs approximately 500 individuals during peak season. Stevens has nine company owned offices, over 500 agents nationwide and more than 700 international agents. Stevens corporate headquarters is located in Saginaw, Michigan, while Stevens International Forwarders operates from Columbia City, Indiana. The ownership of Stevens Van Lines is unique, as it is owned 70% by the Stevens Family and 30% is owned by the employees.

Morrie Stevens, Jr. attended Western Michigan University and graduated from The Hayworth College of Business in December 1995 where he concentrated on Marketing and Business Management. Like many family moving businesses Morrie started working on the trucks at an early age. Over the years he has held various positions at Stevens and in 2006 he was promoted to Vice President and heads up the growth of the Stevens Agency system.

Morrie is a graduate of AMSA's Young Executive Program and a 1999 graduate of AMSA's Mentor Program. Morrie is a member of AMSA’s Education Committee. He is also registered as a CMC and is RIM certified. In his spare time Morrie enjoys spending time with his wife Dawn and their two kids Hazen and Grace.