Guest Speakers

Phil Harkins
CEO
Linkage

Phil is also an internationally-known expert in the fields of organizational development, leadership, communications, and executive coaching. His clients include senior executives and teams at leading organizations worldwide. All told, Phil has worked with leaders, leadership teams, and boards in more than 25 countries located in Asia, North America, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. In addition, along with leadership expert and Linkage board member Warren Bennis, Phil is co-chair of The Global Institute For Leadership Development, which has trained and developed more than 4,000 leaders from around the world.

Craig McCutcheon
President
Rosedale Livery Limited

Craig McCutcheon is president of Rosedale Livery Limited, a limousine business founded by his father in 1981. The company operates 80 vehicles and employs 30 full time staff members and approximately 110 chauffeurs. Mr. McCutcheon is currently in his second three-year term on the NLA Board of Directors; he is the first Canadian to serve in this capacity. In addition, he holds the position of president of the Ontario Limousine Owners Association (OLOA).

Mark Munoz
Chief Operating Officer
BostonCoach

With more than 25 years of management, operations and customer service experience in the worldwide transportation-logistics business, Mark Munoz is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of BostonCoach while also managing strategic growth initiatives. A skilled executive, he brought years of domain expertise coupled with large-scale business management. Before he joined BostonCoach, Munoz served as senior vice president of northeast operations

for DHL, where he oversaw 4,000 employees and 50 locations and held roles as vice president of operations strategy and technical support; regional service director; area service manager; service center manager; and customer service supervisor. Before joining DHL, Munoz spent seven years with Burlington Air Express (now BAX Global) as an export manager and account executive.

Manesh K. Rath
Partner
Keller & Heckman LLP

Manesh K. Rath is a partner at Keller and Heckman LLP. He represents management in employment law, labor law, and occupational safety and health law. Mr. Rath has authored employment law articles in several publications, including The Labor Lawyer, and is a co-author of the OSHA book, Occupational Safety and Health Law Handbook. His writing has been referenced by attorneys and judges. On developing issues in employment law, he has been quoted in several news publications including HR News, Bloomberg, and Entrepreneur Magazine, and has been interviewed on television and radio news, including, PBS's Nightly Business Report, WAVY-TV and C-SPAN. In numerous cases nationwide, Mr. Rath has conducted litigation, motions, and trials before state and federal courts and state and federal administrative agencies. He has handled cases in more than thirty different jurisdictions throughout the nation. He has been lead counsel defending employers in collective and class action matters involving the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage-hour laws. Mr. Rath was the lead attorney as amicus counsel before the U.S. Supreme Court in BCI Coca Cola Bottling of Los Angeles v. U.S. EEOC.

Dawson Rutter
President and Founder
Commonwealth Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation

Dawson Rutter, the president and founder of Commonwealth Worldwide, began his career behind the wheel of a taxi. In 1982 he used his savings to purchase a single luxury transportation vehicle and launched Commonwealth Worldwide. The company grew steadily in the Boston market during the subsequent 20 years and, in 2004, expanded to New York. In 2005 LCT designated Commonwealth Worldwide the number one emerging company to watch. In 2006 Inc. named it on its 100 fastest growing inner-city U.S. company list for the third consecutive year. Mr. Rutter was elected to the NLA Board of Directors for 2007-2010.

Marci Shimoff
Author of Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out

Marci Shimoff is the author of the new, instant runaway bestseller, Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out, which offers a revolutionary approach to experiencing deep and lasting happiness. It has immediately soared to #1 on many national bestseller lists including Amazon and Barnes and Noble.com, and has debuted at #2 on The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. Fedex/Kinkos has selected Happy for No Reason as their featured book of the month for April/May 2008. In addition, she's a featured teacher in the international film and book sensation, The Secret. Through her books and her presentations, Marci's message has touched the hearts and rekindled the spirits of millions of people throughout the world. She is dedicated to fulfilling her life's purpose of helping people live more empowered and joy-filled lives.

Scott Solombrino
President
Dav El Chauffeured Transportaion

Scott Solombrino is the president and CEO of Dav El Chauffeured Transportation Network, one of the world's largest privately held luxury chauffeured ground transportation companies. In 1978 he founded the Massachusetts Limousine Owners Association and six years later helped start the National Limousine Association. Since then he has served four consecutive terms as its president and many years (including the current one) as a member of its board. Solombrino also is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Business Travel Association and was named president of the NBTA Allied Leadership Council in 2005.

Ron Sorci
Chief Financial Officer
Aventura Worldwide Transportation

Ron Sorci is the chief financial officer of Aventura Limousine & Transportation, a 130-vehicle organization headquartered in Miami. He launched his career in the ground transportation industry in1969 when he worked for Fugazy International while attending college. He became CFO of Fugazy in 1972 and, later that decade, fulfilled the same role for Carey International. Subsequently he owned and operated his own company RPS Executive Limousines, Ltd. After selling RPS in 1996, Sorci served as president of U.S. Transportation Systems, Inc. and then president of Precept Transportation before joining Aventura several years ago.