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NASSTRAC has announced the appointment of Brian Everett as the Association‚s executive director. Everett, who has extensive experience in association management and nearly 20 years of marketing and management experience in the North American transportation industry, will be responsible for managing the daytoday operations of NASSTRAC, the implementation of the Association's strategic business plan, association marketing, membership growth, and event management.

Everett, who also serves as the executive director for the Transportation Marketing & Communications Association (TMCA), is senior partner of MindShare Strategies, Inc., a marketing and management firm based in Minneapolis. NASSTRAC also has retained MindShare Strategies to provide association management services. NASSTRAC's executive office will be relocated from Washington, D.C. to Waconia, Minn., near Minneapolis. NASSTRAC will continue to maintain its Washington presence with the representation by attorney John Cutler of the Firm of McCarthy, Sweeney & Harkaway who has been affiliated with the Association for many years.

NASSTRAC has also appointed Denny Grim as executive producer for the association, who will be involved in increasing membership by shippers, carriers and industry suppliers. Grim, who is executive producer for Business To Business Communications, Inc., has more than 25 years of experience in marketing and communications in the logistics industry and has considerable association leadership experience with such organizations as The Traffic Club of Chicago, the Intermodal Association of North America, the American Society of Transportation & Logistics, and TMCA.

Founded in 1952, NASSTRAC is the only shippers' association in the nation focused on essential transportation and supply chain activities. NASSTRAC promotes the goals of its members in support of their supply chain responsibilities through advocacy, education, provider relationships, and professional networking. For more information about NASSTRAC, visit them on the web at www.nasstrac.org.

	NASSTRAC Appoints New Executive Management Team NASSTRAC has announced the appointment of Brian Everett as the Association‚s executive director. Everett, who has extensive experience in association management and nearly 20 years of marketing and management experience in the North American transportation industry, will be responsible for managing the daytoday operations of NASSTRAC, the implementation of the Association's strategic business plan, association marketing, membership growth, and event management. Everett, who also serves as the executive director for the Transportation Marketing & Communications Association (TMCA), is senior partner of MindShare Strategies, Inc., a marketing and management firm based in Minneapolis. NASSTRAC also has retained MindShare Strategies to provide association management services. NASSTRAC's executive office will be relocated from Washington, D.C. to Waconia, Minn., near Minneapolis. NASSTRAC will continue to maintain its Washington presence with the representation by attorney John Cutler of the Firm of McCarthy, Sweeney & Harkaway who has been affiliated with the Association for many years. NASSTRAC has also appointed Denny Grim as executive producer for the association, who will be involved in increasing membership by shippers, carriers and industry suppliers. Grim, who is executive producer for Business To Business Communications, Inc., has more than 25 years of experience in marketing and communications in the logistics industry and has considerable association leadership experience with such organizations as The Traffic Club of Chicago, the Intermodal Association of North America, the American Society of Transportation & Logistics, and TMCA. Founded in 1952, NASSTRAC is the only shippers' association in the nation focused on essential transportation and supply chain activities. NASSTRAC promotes the goals of its members in support of their supply chain responsibilities through advocacy, education, provider relationships, and professional networking. For more information about NASSTRAC, visit them on the web at www.nasstrac.org.
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