Governance | American Bus Association

2025 Board Of Governors

President (non-voting): Fred Ferguson, President & CEO, American Bus Association

Chair: Tom JeBran, President, Trans-Bridge Lines Inc.

Vice-chair: John H. Percy, Jr., President & CEO, Destination Niagara USA

Douglas D. Anderson, President, Anderson Coach & Travel

Ronald R. Bast, Chairman, GO Riteway Transportation Group

Eugene J. Berardi, Jr., President & CEO, Adirondack Trailways

Peter Borowsky, President, Starr Bus Charter & Tours

Michael Casillas, National Sales Manager – Tour & Travel, Hard Rock Cafe International (USA) Inc.

Bryan Cole, President, Super Holiday Tours

Greg Dotson, CTIS, CSTP, Director, Group Sales & Marketing, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Jeff Goldwasser, Sales REpresentative, Amaya Astron Seating

Adam Hall, Director of Corporate Sales, John Hall’s Alaska

Sara B. Hamlin, Vice President of Tourism, Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau

Brad Henton, Director of Museum Sales and Guest Experience, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Tara Hippensteel, National Director of Tourism, City Cruises

Matt Hotchkiss, Senior Vice President /  Bus Division Manager, Wells Fargo Equipment Finance

Patricia Kenner, President, Campus Coach Lines

Colleen Laird, Senior Director of Youth Sales & New Ventures, Universal Orlando Youth Programs

Brent Maitland, VP, Private Sector – MCI / New Flyer, Motor Coach Industries

John R. Meier, Executive Vice President, Badger Coaches Inc.

Mike Power, Director – Marketing & Brand, Prevost

Karen Sanders, General Manager, Bus Supply Charters Inc./BSCI Tour & Travel

Kate Scopetti, Owner & President, MARS Tours and Companies

Pete Smith, Director of Sales, Smoky Mountain Resorts / Liberty Tours

Francis Tedesco, President, Academy Bus LLC

Suzanne Thornburg, President & CEO, Capital Motor Lines Inc. / Capital Trailways (Alabama)

Brenda Wordelman, Senior Vice President- Midwest/Southwest Sales, ABC Companies

The American Bus Association serves a thriving industry that provides nearly 600 million passenger trips annually on charters, tours, scheduled service, and shuttles. Membership in ABA includes motorcoach operators, tour operators, tourism-related organizations, and products and service suppliers.

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