NAW Executive Team

Office of the President

Dirk Van Dongen is President of NAW. He also serves as President of the NAW Institute for Distribution Excellence, President of the NAW Service Corporation, and Treasurer of the Wholesaler-Distributor Political Action Committee. In addition, he is Past Chairman of the Trade Association Liaison Council, Co-Chairman of The Product Liability Alliance, Co-Chairman of the Tax Relief Coalition, and the Coalition for Affordable American Energy. He also serves on the Advisory Board of SmartBrief, Inc, and the Advisory Council of Associated Luxury Hotels International.

To reach Dirk Van Dongen: dvandongen@naw.org

Government Relations and the Wholesaler-Distributor Political Action Committee

Jade West is Senior Vice President-Government Relations for NAW. Ms. West is in charge of the association's legislative activities on Capitol Hill. She is also Executive Director of NAW's Wholesaler-Distributor Political Action Committee. Prior to joining NAW, Ms. West served as Staff Director for the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee and was responsible for a staff of policy experts who provide technical and policy analysis, research papers, talking points, and detailed legislative summaries to Republican Senators and their staffs. In addition, Ms. West served as Executive Director for the U.S. Senate Steering Committee.

To reach Jade West: jwest@naw.org

James A. Anderson Jr. is Vice President-Government Relations for NAW. His primary issue areas of responsibility include legal reform, liability insurance, employee benefits, and transportation. Mr. Anderson concurrently serves as Political Director for NAW's Wholesaler-Distributor Political Action Committee, Executive Secretary of The Product Liability Alliance, and Co-Chairman of the Small Business Liability Reform Coalition. He also is a member of the Coalition on Employee Retirement Benefits, the Health Benefits Coalition, and the steering committee of the Association Health Plan Coalition. Prior to joining NAW, Mr. Anderson was Associate Director of Loss Prevention and Control for the National Association of Manufacturers, and he also served for six years as a Congressional staff member.

To reach Jim Anderson: janderson@naw.org

Joy Goldman is Director-Administration for NAW, Manager-Internal Operations for NAW's Wholesaler-Distributor Political Action Committee, and Administrative Assistant to the Senior Vice President-Government Relations. Ms. Goldman's primary areas of responsibility include database management, office administration, and providing staff support for NAW's political and government relations programs.

To reach Joy Goldman: jgoldman@naw.org

Communications

Ron Schreibman is Senior Vice President-Strategic Direction for NAW. He is involved with the association's strategic partnership, communications, industry media relations, publications, and education activities. Mr. Schreibman also serves as Executive Director of the NAW Institute for Distribution Excellence, NAW's long-range research arm. He is responsible for the foundation's strategic research and industry trends activities.

To reach Ron Schreibman: rschreibman@naw.org

Ruth Stadius is Director of Communications for NAW. She is responsible for NAW Institute for Distribution Excellence book publishing, publications sales and marketing, trade press and other media relations, educational event marketing, and other communications activities. Prior to joining NAW, Ms. Stadius was responsible for book publishing, publications sales and marketing, event marketing, public relations, and communications for several professional associations in business, education, and medicine. She also has worked in health care consulting, and in the early stages of her career, served for four years as a Congressional staff member.

To reach Ruth Stadius: rstadius@naw.org

Corporate Relations

Carl Farr is Senior Vice President-Corporate Relations for NAW. He has overall responsibility for Corporate Relations and Membership and Association relations. Mr. Farr has 14 years of experience with NAW, and prior to returning to the association in December of 2002, was Executive Vice-President USA of Clicksure Limited LLC, an Internet quality standards company in the United Kingdom, United States, and Germany. His responsibilities included corporate development, operations, and sales and marketing in the United States.

To reach Carl Farr: cfarr@naw.org

John D. Peter is Senior Vice President-Corporate Relations for NAW. Mr. Peter is responsible for membership development and the Large Company Emphasis Program for wholesaler-distributors with sales of more than $100 million. He is also the liaison to more than 100 national associations and more than 50 regional associations that belong to NAW.

To reach John Peter: jpeter@naw.org

NAW Service Corporation

George D. Valiga is Vice President and General Manager of NAW's Service Corporation, the NAW subsidiary responsible for development and management of NAW's affinity programs. These programs leverage the group purchasing power of wholesaler-distributors in insurance and other areas. Prior to joining NAW, Mr. Valiga was employed by CIGNA with responsibility for developing new insurance safety groups for associations, as well as managing existing association programs, field staff, and an independent insurance agency network.

To reach George Valiga: gvaliga@naw.org