ARA 59th Annual Convention April 2023
Tuesday, April 4
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closed Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, April 5
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. General Session Sebastian Ballroom
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 p.m. Pledge / Prayer / Member and Guest Introductions
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Meet and Greet
9:30 a.m.– 9:45 a.m. Financial Report
9:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m. President’s Address
10:15 a.m.–10:30 am. Break
10:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m. Member Q&A
11:30 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. Lunch Buffet
Open Session with ARA Members, Lenders, & Forwarders
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Welcome Message from Vaughn Clemmons, ARA President
1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Legislative Update with Jennifer La Tourette, President Van Scoyoc & Assoc
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Review of Industry Standards
James McNeil, President, DayBreak Metro
Jeremy Cross, President, International Recovery Systems
Marcus Potter, President, National Asset Recovery
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Perspectives with Industry Leaders
Moderated by Nick Zulovich of Cherokee Media
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Lender Perspectives
Eric Elizondo, United Auto Credit Corporation
Heather Kennedy, CIG Financial
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Forwarder Perspectives
Naz Akel, MVTrac
John Fountaine, Trynity Financial Services
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Recovery Perspectives
Starr Sawalqah, Alpha Recovery
Adam Saltzman, Benchmark Asset Resolutions
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Reception ~ ARA Members, Clients, NARS Exhibitors
ARA Awards, Heavy Hors d’oeuvres, Open Bar
