ATA Promotes Four

American Trucking Associations announced it had promoted four staff members to new positions, including a new senior vice president of legislative affairs and vice president of highway policy.

Chris Spear was promoted from vice president of legislative affairs to senior vice president of legislative affairs, Darrin Roth from director of highway operations to vice president of highway policy, Mike Doran from membership sales associate to regional vice president of allied membership, and Jack Brady from associate publisher, business operations, at Transport Topics to vice president of business operations

“Coming off a tremendously successful year, one that saw membership and revenue grow and significant policy victories in Washington, it seems only fitting to reward some of our key contributors,” ATA President Bill Graves said in a statement.

“It takes the hard work of many to have as good a year as we did in 2014, but I’m pleased to congratulate these four individuals who have contributed mightily to that success,” Graves said.

Spear joined ATA in 2013 and will continue to lead ATA’s efforts on Capitol Hill. He most recently worked for Honeywell, the U.S. Department of Labor and as a staffer in the U.S. Senate.

Roth has been with ATA since 1996 and has worked on highway issues and truck productivity as well as congestion. 

Doran joined ATA in 2007 and has worked in a number of sales and marketing positions. Brady, who has been with Transport Topics since 2013 as associate publisher, will now oversee all of TT’s business operations, including art and production, circulation, marketing and website development.