Guest Speakers

STEPHEN J. WEITEKAMP
President
California Moving & Storage Association (CMSA)

Stephen J. Weitekamp has spent his career working in the moving industry. His path has taken him through almost every job in moving and storage, making him uniquely qualified to represent the industry. He personally oversaw moves for numerous dignitaries and celebrities, including President Ronald Reagan. Steve has overseen unique moving installations from Hawaii to New York City. For more than 30 years, Steve has actively participated in the California Moving and Storage Association (CMSA), a nonprofit trade association representing over 350 licensed California moving companies and almost 200 affiliated businesses. He has served the CMSA at the Chapter and State level since 1988. He was elected to CMSA’s Board of Directors in 1991 and elected Chairman of the Board for 2001-2002. Since 2006, he has served as President of the California Moving and Storage Association. Steve has had a positive impact serving on numerous industry boards and committees including: ATA MSC, MSI, IAM, and NCMA. He has also been a member of the California Bureau of Household Goods and Services Advisory Council since its inception. His goals for the CMSA are to continue to work with its members to improve the image of our industry with the moving public and the government agencies that regulate them; to educate the public that an “internet only” mover is not a viable option when selecting a mover; and to offer quality endorsed programs and continuing education that make the CMSA an increasingly valuable asset to its members.

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THOMAS McCARTHY
CMSA Chairman 2019-2020
President of McCarthy Transfer & Storage
(Speaker & Moderator)

Thomas McCarthy is the fourth-generation mover in his family business, McCarthy Transfer & Storage which first opened in La Mesa, Ca in the year 1919.  On this past February 19th, it celebrated its 100-year anniversary. Thomas graduated from Helix High School and has taken classes at Grossmont College continuing his education in San Diego. Thomas grew up in the industry and was on the trucks since an early age. Leaving McCarthy Transfer to explore different opportunities gave him a chance to learn about retail, manufacturing, banking and real estate. In 2007, it was time to come home to McCarthy Transfer & Storage where he has been working to grow and diversify the now 100 year old company and lead it into the future. When not working, Thomas can be found spending time with family enjoying the outdoors glamping in a fifth wheel, riding motorcycles or making trips to wineries to discover new wines. He was the Chapter President for the CMSA San Diego Chapter and won Chapter of the Year twice, currently he is serving on the CMSA Board of Directors and is your incoming Chairman

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CHUCK WHITE
President
International Association of Movers
(Speaker)

Charles “Chuck” White has been involved in the moving industry since 1994 when he went to work for Executive Moving Systems in Woodbridge, VA. Previous to that Chuck worked as a high school teacher and football coach in Maryland and Northern Virginia. During his time serving as Director of Sales & Marketing at Executive he was elected to a volunteer position on the Executive Committee of the International Association of Movers (IAM), formerly known as the Household Goods Forwards Association of America (HHGFAA). He served on that Committee for four years and in 2005 he joined the IAM staff as their Director of Government & Military Relations. He held that position for 10 years and in 2015 Chuck was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President for the organization. In 2019 he was promoted to President. Chuck has worked on a variety of issues while on the IAM Executive Committee and as a staff member. Just a few of those include: The initial Families First Business Process Working Groups (BPWG) Implementation of the Electronic Billing & Payment process for DOD personal property Implementation of Full Replacement Valuation (FRV) in the DOD personal property program The full rollout of the Defense Personal Property Program (DP3), re: Families First Chuck is also involved as the IAM liaison to GSA for the CHAMPS program (government non-DOD moving program) Involvement in all of IAM’s lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill Chuck holds a B.S. from the University of Maryland – College Park and a Masters of Education (MEd.) from George Mason University.   << TOP>> KATIE McMICHAEL Director American Trucking Association Moving and Storage Conference (ATA MSC) (Speaker) Prior to joining ATA, Katie McMichael served as the Director of Government Affairs at the American Moving and Storage Association handling the associations legislative and regulatory policies. Prior to AMSA McMichael successfully advocated for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) on aviation issues. McMichael’s previous experience also includes serving on the staff of former U.S. Representative John L. Mica (R-Fla.) former chair of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.   << TOP>> CONOR DALE Principal Jackson Lewis, P.C. (Speaker) Conor Dale is a principal in the San Francisco, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He has experience representing employers in state and federal employment litigation including single plaintiff discrimination, harassment, retaliation and breach of contract claims and wage and hour class action experience.  He has particular expertise in contractual arbitration and representing employers in the technology industry, including defending companies and boards of directors from claims filed by current and former c suite executives.  Conor also has experience advising and counseling employers on all aspects of California and Federal employment law. While in law school, Conor was an extern to the Hon. Suzanne Segal of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.   << TOP>> SEAN EDGAR Director CleenFleets.net (Speaker) Sean Edgar has over 25 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. In the 1990’s Mr. Edgar joined International Technology (IT) Corporation where he managed 25 field personnel in the closure of Hamilton Army Airfield in Marin County, California.  For two years, he coordinated waste storage, packaging, transportation, and disposal for the US Department of Energy at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.  Mr. Edgar was the owner’s representative for the closure of the West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill involving earthwork over 40 acres of the landfill site. For five years he was a Shell Oil Company franchisee operating multiple retail service stations which became California Smog Check stations. For the past 20 years, Mr. Edgar’s consulting practice has 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 since that time.   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.  From 2012 to 2017 he educated more than 6,000 fleet owners in the US, Canada and Mexico over 125 personal appearances. He currently serves on CARB’s Advanced Clean Local Trucks Committee and is a recognized expert regarding on-road fleet rule implementation, enforcement 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.    << TOP>> YEAPHANA LA MARR Acting Bureau Chief/Policy Manager Bureau of Household Good and Services (BHGS) (Speaker) Yeaphana La Marr is currently the Acting Bureau Chief for the Bureau of Household Goods and Services. She is also the Policy Manager for the Bureau where her primary area of focus is developing a regulatory system for Household Movers. Before her hire in November 2018, Ms. La Marr served nearly seven years as a Legislative Analyst for the Department of Consumer Affairs. In that capacity, she provided bill analyses and position statements for the Governor on all legislation impacting the Bureau, most notably SB 19, which transferred administration of Household Movers to the Bureau.   << TOP>> RICK VILLUCCI Enforcement Operations Manager Bureau of Household Good and Services (BHGS) (Speaker) Rick Villucci is the Enforcement Operations Manager for the Bureau of Household Goods and Services. His is charged with implementing a statewide enforcement program for household movers that includes responding to reactive cases, such as consumer complaints, and executing proactive enforcement operations, such as undercover sting operations, sweep and arrest operations. Rick was previously with the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) where worked as the Supervising Special Investigator overseeing the proactive enforcement unit for Northern California. He also was a Licensing Manager, spending 20 of his 31-year state career with CSLB.   << TOP>> JACQUELINE CASTRO Licensing Specialist Bureau of Household Good and Services (BHGS) (Speaker) Jacqueline Castro is the Licensing Manager for the Division of Home Movers. Ms. Castro and Bureau licensing analysts work with household mover applicants to ensure all licensing requirements are met. Additionally, she serves as the Bureau’s subject matter expert on Household Mover licensing questions. Prior to joining the Bureau in April 2018, Ms. Castro was a Grant Specialist for the Department of Food and Agriculture, Office of Grants Administration.   << TOP>> ADAM LOWY Founder/Executive Director Move For Hunger (Speaker) Adam is a 4th generation mover whose family has owned a moving company for nearly 100 years.  After seeing so much food go to waste, he launched Move For Hunger to mobilize moving & relocation companies to rescue food during the move.  To date, Move For Hunger has delivered over 22 million lbs. of food to food banks – enough to provide more than 18 million meals to individuals in need. Adam proudly represents the New York City Hub of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community where he attended the Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos in 2015. In 2014, he was honored among Forbes 30 Under 30. In 2011, he was honored at the VH1 Do Something Awards for his commitment to creating social change.   << TOP>>

Regulatory/Legislative Panelists

JOSHUA W. SHAW
President
Shaw / Yoder / Antwih / Schmelzer & Lange, Inc.

Joshua W. Shaw, A long-time lobbyist and chief executive serving non-profits, Josh offers a history of bringing together stakeholders and decision-makers, to forge lasting policy solutions to the many challenges facing California-based organizations and communities. Having proudly served the California Transit Association and its members for more than 30 years, Josh is thought of by many in Sacramento as “the transit guy.” His knowledge base and contacts extend well beyond public transportation issues – in the broader transportation field, Josh also expertly navigates the complex statutory and regulatory pathways that govern highways, streets & roads, goods movement, vehicles, self-help and planning processes, air quality, and a variety of alternative and emerging mobility models. Josh works regularly with a variety of public agencies in California to enhance local communities through pursuit of policy and funding goals across numerous responsibility areas, including environmental, housing, labor, infrastructure and taxation. He’s particularly adept at delivering budget and funding answers for clients seeking support from California government. Josh also supports many of the firm’s private sector clients, including several Fortune 100 companies. Integral to maintaining and growing California’s economy, companies and trade associations utilize Josh’s network of government contacts to ensure competitive advantages obtain and regulatory hurdles balance the state’s interests with the need to retain innovative edges. He currently sits on the Advisory Board of the University of California’s Institutes of Transportation Studies. He has served on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the American Public Transportation Association, as Vice Chair of State Affairs. Josh holds a Master of Arts degree in American Government and Politics & Public Administration, from the University of California at Davis, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He lives in Sacramento, with Silvia and their son William << TOP>

MATT ROBINSON Partner Shaw / Yoder / Antwih / Schmelzer & Lange, Inc. Matt Robinson, Matt joined the Shaw Yoder Antwih Schmelzer & Lange team as a Legislative Advocate in 2013 and became a Partner in 2020. Matt Robinson has played an integral role in advancing the interests of several the firms’ clients, ranging from large infrastructure funding deals to animal protection legislation. Matt previously worked in state service under two gubernatorial administrations and in the Legislature. Prior to joining the firm, he was appointed by former Governor Jerry Brown as Deputy Director for Legislation at the California High-Speed Rail Authority. He was also a budget and policy analyst at the Department of Finance, worked for five years as a legislative representative at the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and spent three years as legislative staff for two State Senators, including the Senate Budget Committee Chair. Matt received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from California State University, Sacramento. Matt lives in Sacramento with his wife and son. << TOP>

 

Military Breakout Session Panelists

 

JEANETTE HOMAN
President
Lambert Enterprises, Inc.

Jeanette Homan began her career in the moving and storage Industry in 1976, working part-time during and after graduating high school for Mrs. Leota Lambert, the owner and founder of Lambert Transfer & Storage.  After taking a few years off to focus on her three children, she returned to work for the Company in 1989. She continued to acquire experience in the industry by working with the TQAP Program, Non-Temp Storage, and the DPM/ Local Move Contracts, all by providing services at the Naval Air Station in Lemoore, California.  Jeanette also accredits her knowledge of the moving business to her husband Richard, having over 50 years of experience himself, she was able to glean “tips of the trade” from him.   In the year 2007, she began managing Lambert Transfer & Storage, and eventually became President and owner of the company in January, 2011.

Since the implementation of DP3, she has successfully transitioned and expanded the scope of business to include the entire state of California as well as acquiring Interstate authority. To date, the organization also handles insourcing from various other TSP’s; such as Syncada invoicing, claims processing, DPS shipment management and dispatching. She has a working knowledge of military business from both the TSP and the Agent perspective, making her an objective voice for the industry.

The company is proud to be members of IAM, AMSA and CMSA, and in 2009 was presented Lemoore’s Chamber of Commerce “Business of the Year” Award.  Jeanette is diligent in maintaining solid, working relationships with others to create effective use of the DP3 program and is currently serving on the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) Household Goods Subcommittee to help bridge PPSO/industry communication.  She also chairs the CMSA Military Affairs Committee, IAM’s Military Agent Advisory Committee, the Domestic Asset Based (DAB) Task Force, the Military Relocation Advisory Panel, and has a seat on the Board of the ATA Moving & Storage Conference.  Though she is committed to her business and staff, she is dedicated to devoting time to her greatest accomplishment and most cherished asset, her nine exuberant grandchildren.

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DANIEL BRADLEY
International Association of Movers
(Speaker & Co-Moderator)

Dan Bradley joined the International Association of Movers (IAM) in June, 2018 as their Director, Government & Military Relations.  In this role, he serves as the primary contact between the Association and its membership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and other U.S. federal agencies with whom the IAM Membership conducts business, and which have enforcement and regulatory authority over the moving, forwarding and relocation industries.

Bradley is a former DoD logistician with a broad background in domestic and international transportation operations, including operational level transportation movements and command headquarters policy, guidance, and oversight of freight, personal property, and unit deployment functions. He spent eight years at the Surface Deployment & Distribution Command (SDDC) as a Department of the Army Civilian filling multiple positions. 

Key to his new role at IAM, Bradley also served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Personal Property (SDDC), where he was responsible for DoD’s Personal Property Program. There, he led 90 personnel in over 12 geographically separated locations to manage the movement of household goods and privately-owned vehicle shipments worldwide.

MICHAEL WILSON
President
National Forwarding Co.

Michael Wilson leads National Forwarding Co., Inc., dedicated to providing unsurpassed relocation services to our Department of Defense personnel and their families.

A graduate of Iowa State University majoring in Accounting, Michael started his NFC career in January of 2007 as a Biller. In June of 2008, he was promoted to Billing Manager, overseeing all invoicing and collections. In 2013, Michael was promoted to Director, DOD Programs, where he focused on NFC’s DOD compliance and strategy, working closely with Transportation Service Providers and the company’s relationship with USTRANSCOM. In January of 2019, Michael took over as President for NFC.   

As an active member and committee participant of all significant government-related industry organizations, including the International Association of Movers, American Trucking Association Moving and Storage Conference, and National Defense Transportation Association, Michael and his team are dedicated to serving those who serve.

(When not at work) Michael enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.  In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, finding new restaurants, and golfing.

 

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MATT CONNELL
President
TMM, Inc.

Matt Connell began his corporate career in 1996 with Cameron and Barkley as a Sales Representative in Albany, GA.

He moved to Jacksonville, FL, in 1998 to join The Suddath Companies as an Agency Development Representative. He had an active career at Suddath culminating with his promotion to Director of Business Development in 2003.

Matt recognized an underserved market segment in the Military Household Goods Industry in 2003 and started TMM, Inc. in October 2003. He hired his first 4 employees and procured office space in March 2004. The company has grown tremendously and TMM, Inc. is now the largest provider of SCAC services in the world.

Matt has received the Jacksonville Businessman of the Year award in 2008. He has been a two-time finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and was also named the Ultimate CEO by the Jacksonville Business Journal.

 

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JAMIE MCDANIEL
Vice President, Network Development
Suddath Government Services

Jamie McDaniel joined Suddath Government Services in 2011 as the Director of Operations and quickly learned the complex program. In 2014 Jamie was promoted to Vice President of the Domestic Division where he oversaw all aspects of the DOD Domestic Program for Suddath Government Services. Jamie was promoted again in 2020 to Vice President of Network Development. As part of the Suddath Government Services’ Executive Leadership Team, he is actively involved in formulating strategy and policy decisions to help develop and drive initiatives for SGS and their partners in the DP3 program.

Jamie started his career in the transportation industry over 34 years ago as an overnight dispatcher. He has since gained experience in various transportation modes, including 22 years in the flat bed industry, with the last 10 being in government services. He is an active participant in major industry functions and association conferences and currently serves on IAM’s Government Traffic Committee.  

Jamie holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Central Florida. He is an avid tennis player and in his free time, he plays in the United State Tennis Association competitive leagues, volunteers in the community and spends quality time with his family.

 

 

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Van Line Panelists

 

JEFF SCHIMMEL
Atlas Van Lines

Jeff Schimmel - With the exception of the year following college graduation when I worked in a home large appliance warehouse, my working career has been with Atlas Van Lines.  I begun my time with Atlas as a dispatcher in household goods operations.  I have been in household operations for the entirety of my 37 years with Atlas.  Responsibilities have expanded over the years to include the safety department, the agency services department, and the Atlas Terminal Company (sales/services of trailers and equipment).

 

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MARK DOYLE
President
National Van Lines, Inc.

Mark Doyle oversees all ongoing marketing and sales processes for National Van Lines’ agent development and customer-acquisition activities. He also supervises the company’s fleet services, transportation-logistics functions and customer-relationship efforts.

Mark started his transportation-industry career at a competing van line while attending school. He first signed on with National Van Lines in 1985 as Credit and Collections Supervisor. He later assumed a Regional Manager position in which he excelled at recruiting agents and generating sales. Mark soon was promoted to Vice President of Sales & Marketing—the youngest individual in NVL history ever promoted to VP—where he developed operating manuals, established procedural standards and grew the agency team.

In 1997, Mark left National Van Lines to open his own moving agency. He advanced his career by learning new skills and improving his understanding of the relocation industry. After 13 years as an agent-owner, Mark returned to NVL in 2010 as Vice President of Sales & Marketing, executing customer-focused strategies in the company’s call center and helping increase revenues.

Mark left National Van Lines in early 2015 to pursue an executive opportunity with an agency family of a leading van line where he increased their digital-marketing capabilities. He transitioned to agent-owner once again in 2016, turning around an agency’s operations, opening a second branch, increasing revenues and boosting profits.

Mark returned to the National Van Lines team as Executive Vice President in 2018. His extensive list of successes and experiences makes him an ideal fit to lead National Van Lines’ Operations department, Customer Experience team and Sales and Marketing staff. He was promoted to President in 2021.

“Innovation is attributed to flexibility and opening your mind to new ideas,” Mark said. “Results are measured by using data; we cannot improve what we cannot measure.”

Why does Mark like the interstate-moving industry so much? “We become a part of the fabric of someone’s life.”

Mark has served on the Board of Directors of the Better Business Bureau of Chicagoland for 20 years. He’s a Certified Moving Consultant and a committee member of the American Moving & Storage Association.

He and his wife, Erin, have two children, and reside in suburban Chicago. Mark unwinds by golfing, reading, listening to music (KISS is tops) and watching classic monster movies, Hitchcock thrillers and gangster flicks plus Sopranos reruns.

Mark attended DePaul University’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

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MARK LUNDGREN
Vice President & General Manager
Interstate Van Lines, Inc.

Mark Lundgren leads the Interstate Van Lines business unit, with accountability for growing revenue and profitability, training and quality initiatives, continuous improvement of operational efficiencies, customer care, and refining processes to exceed customer expectations. Mark also oversees Interstate’s vast service provider network and associated service deliverables. 

With a tenure of more than thirty years in the transportation industry, Mark has a proven track record of developing strategic business plans to increase profitability and achieve corporate objectives. Prior to joining Interstate in 2015, Mark held corporate executive management positions with well-respected companies like Global Van Lines and Bekins Van Lines, managed local terminal operations in So California, as well as freight forwarding and directing Baltimore MD port operations for The Pasha Group.

Mark has served in leadership roles in the two prominent industry associations, the EDPA (Exhibits, Designer and Producers Association) and the CMSA (California Moving & Storage Association). Mark hails from Southern California and attended California State University, Long Beach.

 

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MARC ROGERS
President and Chief Executive Officer
UniGroup, C.A.

Marc Rogers is president and chief executive officer for UniGroup, C.A. and its operating subsidiaries, which include the largest and most well-known household goods movers United Van Lines and Mayflower. Rogers has decades of experience in the transportation industry and is known for transforming companies to meet customer and stakeholder needs.

Rogers began his transportation career with Knight Transportation where he held senior level operations and sales positions. He then took on the role of Senior Vice President with Schneider National. While at Schneider, Rogers managed nearly 7,000 drivers, oversaw a billion-dollar truckload division and transformed the business into a regional model. Prior to joining UniGroup, Rogers was the President and CEO of Interstate Distributor where he served from 2012 to 2017.

Marc has served on a variety of community and charitable organization regional board of directors including the Red Cross, Boy Scouts of America, regional food bank Emergency Food Network and the St. Louis Municipal Theater (The Muny). He is an active member of the American Moving and Storage Association’s (AMSA) board of directors and serves as the Vice Chairman of the Government Affairs Committee.

Rogers earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Brigham Young University, MBA from University of Phoenix and Executive Management from Columbia University.

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KEVIN MURPHY
VP and GM
North American Van Lines

Kevin Murphy gained his early moving experience working “on the trucks” throughout high school and University in Ottawa, Canada for a large multi-branch moving company.  He joined this agent upon graduation and was provided the opportunity to continue to gain experience in various sales and management roles in Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto.  In 1997 he joined North American Van Lines in Toronto as their Business Development Manager and was transferred to Dallas, Texas as a Regional Manager.  He soon made it to Fort Wayne, IN as Director of National Account Sales.  Prior to taking on the role as VP and GM of North American Van Lines, Kevin was responsible for overseeing Corporate National Account Management for all of SIRVA’s moving brands.  Kevin lives in the New Orleans, LA area with his wife and two sons. 

 

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A.J. SCHNEIDER
President
The Wheaton Group

A.J. Schneider a veteran sales and marketing communications practitioner, as well as a Customer Experience champion, Schneider spent nearly 15 years working with a variety of corporations and clients in a host of industries – from technology, bio-tech and engineering, to recruiting and state government. He helped build their brands ensuring sales and service were aligned.

Schneider learned the household goods relocation services industry by developing programs for some of the largest domestic moving companies in the U.S. while working for public relations, marketing communications and branding firms in the Midwest.

He entered the relocation services industry full-time in 2007 by going to work for Wheaton Van Lines, Inc., the parent company of Wheaton | Bekins | Stevens | Arpin, the fourth largest van line group in the country. In 2014, Schneider became Executive Vice President where he was responsible for Sales and Marketing, Agency Development, Customer Service, the Military and the company’s FF&E division as well as the company’s strategy to improve customer experience and loyalty.

In 2021, Schneider was promoted to President of The Wheaton Group, a position in which he is helping to steer the strategic direction of the company and prepare for the future of household goods relocation.  

Schneider also is a member of the company's Board of Directors and he's on the Board of Directors of the Moving & Storage Conference of the American Trucking Association (ATA).  

Schneider earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Indiana University.  

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