Staff Directory

Suzanne Te Beau Rohde is ABA’s Vice President of Government Affairs, joining ABA in April 2015. She leads ABA’s legislative and lobbying efforts on the federal and state levels. 
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Brandon Buchanan works with the Board of Directors and within the Policy and Government Affairs Departments. 
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Andrew Newhart joined ABA in April 2016 as the Manager of Policy and Legislation. He has a background in transportation policy from both government service and work in the private sector. 
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Dan joined the ABA staff in December 2016 as a consultant to provide motorcoach expertise to the ABA membership. 
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Melanie Hinton joined ABA in June 2016 as Director of Communications and Media Relations, overseeing all association communications, media relations and publications. 
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Lynn Brewer has worked at ABA since 1992. She first started working for membership and Destinations magazine, and is currently responsible for Marketplace, Member Services, Board Meetings, education programs, and professional training seminars. 
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Jana Fields works on obtaining sponsors for meetings and coordinating logistics for all meetings at ABA. She has been at ABA since 1998. 
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Vicki Osman has been with ABA since 2004. She serves as the staff liaison for the Marketplace Education Committee and Women in Buses Council. 
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Roderick Lewis, CTIS has been with ABA since 2004, and he has successfully created customized membership packages targeting bus operators, tour leaders, and the travel industry. Roderick also serves as the staff liaison for the ABA Diversity Committee. 
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Allison Brewer joined ABA as its Member Services Coordinator in September 2010. Prior to joining ABA full-time, she served the organization in a variety of capacities. 
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Ashley Bowen joined ABA in August 2016 as the Membership Coordinator. Ashley serves as front-line support for current and prospective ABA members. 
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Jos-Anne Antoine joined the ABA staff in May 2017 as the Motorcoach Marketer Representative. 
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Eric Braendel, CPA, MST, serves as ABA's Chief Financial Officer, overseeing the association's finances, administrative functions and human resources responsibilities. 
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Baita Coly joined ABA as an accountant in August 2010. Prior to working at ABA, Baita worked as an administrative consultant for Counterpart International, a non-profit development organization headquartered in Arlington, Va. 
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