Our Authors

Amanda Huggett is the Executive Editor for School Bus Fleet. Previously, she wrote for Auto Rental News and Automotive Fleet.

As the Midwest Area Sales Manager, Amin is responsible for city, county, and state entities across 15 states. He has 15 years of experience in the telecom industry and has been with Verizon Connect for 9.5 years.

Amy is a former senior editor with Bobit Business Media's AutoGroup.

A 27-year fleet professional, Bernie Kavanagh currently serves as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Large Fleet at WEX Inc. He joined the company in 1996 and his career has been a steady progression of increased sales and marketing responsibility. Kavanagh serves on industry related boards and is a frequent speaker at payment industry conferences focusing on fuel trends and technology in the payment space. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of New Jersey and is an active member of NAFA, AFLA, NCSFA and AALA. Prior to joining WEX, Kavanagh held a number of roles with Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Enterprise Fleet Management.

As associate publisher of Automotive Fleet, Auto Rental News, and Fleet Forward, Chris Brown covers all aspects of fleets, transportation, and mobility.

Chris Rieken is director of strategic accounts.

Colin Sutherland is the CEO of Bobit Business Media.

A 32-year veteran of magazine publishing, David started his career as a regional sales manager at HDT and now runs this industry-leading publication. David has served in a variety of sales and management positions with such trade journals as Tire Review, Fleet Equipment and Fleet Owner. After graduating from the University of Dayton with a degree in marketing communications, David went to work for National Seating Company, a leading transportation seating manufacturer, where he handled sales and marketing responsibilities and called on the OEM’s, fleets and HD distributors. Over the years, David has been a member of The American Trucking Associations, Technology & Maintenance Council, the Society of Automotive Engineers and numerous state truck associations. David is an ex-SCCA racer, and enjoys fishing, hunting, golf and traveling with his family. He and his wife, Laurie, live in Ohio with their two children, Geoff and Lauren.

Elora Haynes is the associate editor for METRO and School Bus Fleet.