Charles “Chuck” White has been involved in the moving industry since 1994 when he went to work for Executive Moving Systems in Woodbridge, VA. Previous to that Chuck worked as a high school teacher and football coach in Maryland and Northern Virginia.

During his time serving as Director of Sales & Marketing at Executive he was elected to a volunteer position on the Executive Committee of the International Association of Movers (IAM), formerly known as the Household Goods Forwards Association of America (HHGFAA). He served on that Committee for four years and in 2005 he joined the IAM staff as their Director of Government & Military Relations.

He held that position for 10 years and in 2015 Chuck was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President for the organization.

In January, 2019, Chuck became the President of IAM.

Chuck holds a B.S. from the University of Maryland – College Park and a Masters of Education (MEd.) from George Mason University. In 2013 Chuck earned the designation of a Certified Association Executive (CAE).

Chuck is married to Becky and currently resides in Springfield, VA. He has two daughters – Breiana and Mikayla.

Combining an entrepreneurial business sense with creative energy and dedication to purpose, Richard C. Kessler is a visionary, entrepreneur, astute businessman and philanthropist.
During his 50 years in the field of hotel development and hotel management, including nine years as President and Chairman of Days Inns of America and 35 years as President and CEO of The Kessler Enterprise, Inc., Kessler has become a nationally recognized hospitality industry leader
Directing the ownership, development, and operational elements of The Kessler Collection, today, Richard oversees a portfolio of twelve luxury boutique properties located in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, and Colorado. Richard is very involved in the conception and design of new developments presently underway.

In November, 2016, Kessler commenced construction of the Plant Riverside District Hospitality and Entertainment Complex in Savannah, GA. The project was a massive undertaking that included the conversion and renovation of a 100 year old Georgia Power Plant on five acres of land with 1,100 feet of frontage on the Savannah River. The project took over five years to complete with the last phase opening in August, 2021.

Kessler is a consummate supporter and leader of philanthropic causes. He has served as Chairman of the Board for Lutheran Brotherhood and championed the merger with Aid Association for Lutherans to become Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, today a Fortune 500 Minneapolis-based financial service organisation with over eighty-three billion dollars in assets.

In 2000, Kessler was awarded the Florida Master Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, and in 2014, the Safari Club International Patron’s Award. His personal interests include art, music and outdoor recreation.

Susan Gardner is the Senior Director of Operations and Projects for the Georgia Port Authority. She joined the GPA in February of 2020 and has over 26 years of maritime experience. In her role at the GPA, she is responsible for all of the general cargo / breakbulk operations for the GPA in Savannah and Brunswick. She joined the GPA in the midst of the container expansion project at Ocean Terminal which converted that facility to a mixed used terminal handling both breakbulk and container operations. Prior to joining the GPA, she was the VP of Field Operations for the Americas for Navis where her team was responsible for the sale and successful implementation of all Navis projects in the Americas region. She gained terminal operations experience and knowledge in the nearly 18 years she worked for APM Terminals with various leadership roles at several terminals in North America including New Jersey, Norfolk, Charleston and Tacoma Washington.

Julie Blanford: Julie joined GSA in 2009 and serves as Director of the GSA Federal Acquisition Service’s Employee Relocation Resource Center (ERRC). She and the ERRC team serve as the central access point for employee mobility procurement tools and information. ERRC works closely with agencies and suppliers to update programs, offer new solutions, and provide subject matter expertise for buying services and managing programs effectively. Approximately 90% of Federal Executive Agency civilian household goods and homesale assistance transactions are procured using GSA ERRC programs. Julie has more than 30 years of experience in the employee relocation industry as a consultant and managed or contributed to projects that include writing the report for the Governmentwide Relocation Advisory Board and conducting housing market analyses and briefings for DoD’s Basic Allowance for Housing, US Coast Guard, and other US Government agencies.

Born and educated in Warwickshire, UK obtaining a BSc degree from University of Reading, Philippa fell in love with the moving and relocation industry not from the birth-right as the name might suggest, but from spending a year in South Africa with a leading moving and relocation company. Philippa returned to the UK to join the family business in 1994 where her career began in corporate move management. A year later Philippa graduated from FIDI with the top student award and in 1996 brought together the corporate business of the 10 branches of Robinsons and Cantay and created Robinsons Corporate Move Management in two specialist centres in Abingdon, Oxfordshire and London. Based on her passion for operational excellence, delivering a valued customer experience and driving efficiencies in operational output, Philippa has held positions at all levels and is now Director and Chief Operating Officer of Robinsons. Philippa is also a board member of OMNI (Overseas Moving Network Inc) and Agent Relations for the one-group network, bringing global interactions to her daily life.