Mark has over 27 years of public accounting experience including 14 at big four firms and 12 as tax partner for a Top 25 regional firm. His wide-ranging expertise includes taxation of C corporations, S corporations and LLCs /partnerships and extensive experience with tax accounting methods and with the tax implications of mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations. In addition, his expertise includes multi-state taxation, consolidated returns and international taxation. Over Mark’s career, he has primarily served manufacturing and distribution industry clients, but he also has considerable experience serving financial institution and insurance provider clients. Mark was Director of Tax for Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUSQ), prior to returning to public accounting with the Bonadio Group. In addition, he has authored and co-authored tax articles published in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ monthly Tax Adviser magazine.

Chris Burruss is President of BiTA, a forum focused on the development of blockchain standards and education, as well as building a community that’s solving for industry issues including data inconsistencies and lack of interoperability. Chris is responsible for the strategic direction of BiTA and led the BiTA Standards Council formation. Chris is also 27-year veteran of the trucking industry specializing in association management. He served as president of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) for more than a decade. Prior to that he was President/CEO of the Tennessee Trucking Association and Vice President of the Missouri Trucking Association.

Jane Clark is Vice President, Member Services for NationaLease. In this position, she is focused on managing the Member Services operation, as well as working to strengthen member relationships, reduce member costs, and improve collaboration within the NationaLease supporting groups. Prior to joining NationaLease, Jane served as Area Vice President for Randstad, one of the world’s largest recruitment agencies, and before that, she served in management posts with QPS Companies, Pro Staff, and Manpower, Inc. Jane received a B.A. degree in Communication from North Central College and an M.A. in Communication from Northern Illinois University.

Mike DeCata brought his more than 35 years’ experience to Lawson Products’ management team, helping the company move through major transformation and sales growth. Market capitalization for Lawson has increased from approximately $50 million to approximately $285 million. Prior to joining Lawson, Mike worked at United Rentals, a $6 billion construction equipment rental company; first leading the Fleet Operations and later leading the Contractor Supplies Division. He also worked in a variety of positions during his nearly 20 years at General Electric. Mike earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering.

Joe Gallick is Senior Vice President of Sales for NationaLease. An experienced supply chain executive and spokesperson in the logistics provider industry, he served as Senior Vice President of Penske Logistics for thirteen years before joining NationaLease. Prior to that, he was Vice President, National Accounts for Penske Truck Leasing for four years.

Joe is a graduate of Montclair State University and currently serves as a liaison with the Penn State University Center for Supply Chain Research. He was the 2010 recipient of the Penn State University Robert D. Pashek Award for his contributions to the logistics and transportation fields, one of only twenty-five academic, governmental or industry professionals honored since the center’s inception. He is also a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Truck Rental and Leasing Association, as well as various industry trade organizations.

Jeff Hiller is an expert facilitator and instructional design guru who develops highly interactive programs based on real-world experience in marketing, sales, entertainment, and entrepreneurship. Early on, Jeff became the youngest VP Account Director ever at ad agency Leo Burnett in Chicago earning 7 national EFFIE Awards. He was a high-end retail chain owner, Marketing/Creative Director for the Houston Rockets, and VP of Marketing for Four Hands, a 3-time Inc 500 Fastest Growing company.

Jeff consults on business, management, and negotiation skills for major organizations such as Marriott, Phillips 66, Allianz, Eli Lilly, Interpublic Group, and Publicis Groupe. He’s halfway through a mission to visit all 30 MLB stadiums, but when not traveling the world, enjoys sampling craft beers in his hometown of Austin, TX. Jeff graduated with High Honors from Dartmouth College.

Jake Jacoby was named the President and Chief Executive Officers of TRALA in January 2015. Before that position, Mr. Jacoby worked as TRALA’s top lobbyist for the past four and a half years in the role of Vice President of Government Relations on a number of issues both before Congress and in the states. He also established TRALA’s first political action committee, TRALAPAC, which has been a great benefit for TRALA’s advocacy efforts over the past three years. Prior to joining TRALA, Mr. Jacoby operated his own consulting company which specialized in trucking and transportation matters. He has been a federal lobbyist for more than 15 years.

Noël Perry is the rare economist to specialize in transportation and logistics. Noël has followed his passionate interest in the way freight moves over a forty-year career, beginning on a loading dock and culminating in his role as a leading industry consultant.

Kathryn J. Russo is a Principal in the Long Island office of Jackson Lewis P.C., where she has worked for 23 years. She is a firm resource on the legal issues implicated in workplace drug and alcohol testing arising under federal, state and local laws, and is the Leader of the firm’s Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management Practice Group. In addition to her workplace substance abuse practice, Ms. Russo concentrates her practice on employment litigation, defending employers in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies and arbitration panels in litigation related to employment discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, whistleblower, wage-hour and related tort and contract claims. Ms. Russo is a member of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association as well as the Suffolk County Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Committee.

Giordano Sordoni is the co-founder and COO of Thor Trucks. With experience in consulting, venture capital, and nonprofit organizations, Giordano has committed his career to seeking out business opportunities that satisfy the triple bottom line: profitability, positive social impact, and empowering people and small businesses. At Thor Trucks, Giordano helps organize the company’s vision from an operational perspective: to design and scale viable electric alternatives for the commercial fleet industry. Beginning with the launch of their fully electric class-8 semi truck prototype, the ET-One, in December 2017, Giordano and the Thor team are leading the charge to provide fleets with versatile, scalable electric solutions that benefit businesses’ long-term bottom lines and assure a cleaner environmental impact industry-wide. A graduate of George Washington University, Giordano served as Entrepreneur in Residence for FriendlyScore, Director of Marketing for Malibu Family Wines, and co-founded Calibur, Inc. prior to his role at Thor Trucks.

Steve Tam is one of ACT Research’s two principal commercial vehicle market analysts and leads their used truck market. With more than 25 years of experience in the commercial vehicle industry, his industry expertise and knowledge of project and database management, as well as collection, analysis and reporting of specialty data make him a requested speaker at industry events. He is also on their Board of Directors.

Kirk Tilley is currently President of The Tandet Group, where he has held various pivotal roles throughout the company's growth and development since 1988.

Mr. Tilley is involved in various organizations to promote sustained growth, increased communication, and constant improvements to industry standards, safety, and security. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of NationaLease and TRALA of Canada. He received a degree from McMaster University, Ontario in 1987.

Dean was named President of NationaLease in 2012 and has been with the company since 2005. At that time, he was part of the National Account team in the Midwest, where he helped grow the National Account Program to more than $447 million in term sales. In 2008, he became Vice President of Member Services, executing a strategy that provided a sustainable competitive advantage to NationaLease Members and growing the membership base. In 2010, Dean became Vice President of National Accounts, leading that team, in 2011, to a record-breaking year in sales.