David Sparkman Email & Phone Number

April 2013-Present Strategic Communications and Policy Consulting. Founding Editor of ACWI Advance, newsletter of the American Chain of Warehouses Inc. Monthly columnist and member, Editorial Advisory Board of Material Handling & Logistics magazine, and speaker at logistics industry events.December 2012-March 2013 Director of Public Affairs for the International Warehouse Logistics Association. Position was eliminated for budgetary reasons.February 2010-December 2012 Director of Media and Industry Relations for the International Warehouse Logistics Association. Associate Editor of IWLA's 3PL Americas magazine.November 2007-February 2010 Free-lance writer and editor, and strategic and marketing communications consultant. January 2001-November 2007 Vice President, Communications for the American Moving and Storage Association, Alexandria, Va., and Editor of Direction magazine, the Moving World newspaper and AMSA Today email newsletter. Shaped AMSA’s communications strategy and contributed to policy development. Primary contact for news media. 1998-2000 Director of Communications for the National Private Truck Council, Alexandria, Va., and Editor of Business Trucking magazine.October 1977-98 Associate Editor of Transport TopicsBegan employment at Transport Topics, the weekly national business newspaper of the trucking industry published by American Trucking Associations, in 1977 as Editorial Assistant. Was promoted to Staff Reporter, News Editor and Associate Editor. 1975 Staff Writer for the American Dental Association’s Washington, D.C., Office.Qualifications• Experienced public affairs professional and effective public speaker capable of communicating ideas and policy positions persuasively and concisely.• Skilled at working with news media to advance an organization’s message.• Experienced trade press editor capable of designing publications to make them effective communications tools, including the Internet and social media.

Listed skills include Professional Experience, Transportation, Warehousing, Strategic Communications, and 40 others.