Tina Mercardo, CEM Named NAFA’s Director of Meetings & Events

Event coordinator to bring skills to association's highly-anticipated event, the Institute & Expo.

Princeton, NJ, November 20, 2015 --(PR.com)-- NAFA Fleet Management Association strives to provide meetings and events that consistently challenge, inform, and attract the fleet industry. The Association’s Director of Meetings & Events provide the strategies and execution that make NAFA’s seminars and conferences must-attend events year after year. On November 9, 2015, NAFA proudly welcomed Tina Lynn Mercardo, CEM, as its new Director of Meetings & Events.

“Tina Lynn’s immediate previous position was as Vice President, Events & Expositions for the Craft & Hobby Association, whose MEGA Show is #152 on the Trade Show News Network’s list of the top 250 shows in the United States,” said NAFA’s Chief Executive Officer Phillip E. Russo, CAE. “She also has a proven record of success with the National Defense Industrial Association, and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation. Tina Lynn’s enthusiasm and winning attitude is a perfect fit for NAFA.”

“I am excited to be working in a dynamic, evolving industry and I am looking forward to working with members and committees to grow the fleet profession’s leading event, NAFA’s Institute & Expo,” Mercardo said. “My plan for accomplishments is to bring innovative event design and a renewed excitement to the show. Working with our dedicated team of staff, volunteers, and products & service providers, NAFA will create a high-impact attendee experience that allows the Association’s members grow in their careers and knowledge, while enjoying networking with a community of their peers.”

Mercardo is already immersed in the plans for NAFA’s 2016 Institute & Expo in Austin, Texas. The annual conference is the event of the year for fleet professionals with four days of educational sessions, keynote speakers, and networking. The 2016 I&E will take place April 19-22, 2016 at the Austin Convention Center.

About NAFA Fleet Management Association
NAFA is the association for professionals who manage fleets of sedans, public safety vehicles, trucks, and buses of all types and sizes, and a wide range of military and off-road equipment for organizations in North America and across the globe. NAFA’s members are responsible for the specification, acquisition, maintenance, repair, fueling, risk management, and remarketing of more than 4.6 million vehicles that drive an estimated 50-billion miles each year. NAFA’s members control assets and services well in excess of $100-billion each year.

NAFA’s members manage fleets for corporations covering a wide range of manufacturing and service organizations, governments (whether local, state and/or federal), and public service entities (public safety, law enforcement, educational institutions, utilities, etc.); still other members serve financial institutions, insurance companies, non-profit organizations, and the like. For more information visit http://www.nafa.org.

About NAFA’s Institute & Expo
The 2016 Institute & Expo takes place April 19-22 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. The event program, created by fleet managers for fleet managers, features fleet training, education, and workshops; and an Expo Floor consisting of more than 200 companies showcasing their products and services, including the Expo Floor Green Zone, showcasing the latest products and services touting sustainable practices. For more information visit http://www.nafainstitute.org.
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