IACC Elects 2006 Board of Directors

The International Association of Commercial Collectors (IACC) recently elected its board of directors for the 2006 year during the association’s 35th Annual Convention in Miami.

Directors have been elected by their fellow association members to serve in a leadership role, providing guidance and direction for the association.

The 2006 IACC Board of Directors:

• President: David Ward, Delta Recovery Systems, Long Valley, N.J.
• Vice President: Paul Eisenberg, Johnson, Morgan & White, Boca Raton, Fla.
• Treasurer: Richard Brownlee, Central Mercantile Collection Services, Brighton, Mich.
• Past-President: Jim Bessenbacher Jr., The Bessenbacher Co., Kansas City, Mo.
• Director: Anthony Bushell, Euler Hermes Collections UK Ltd., London
• Director: Tom Haag, State Collection Service, Madison, Wis.
• Director: Thomas Hamilton, The American Lawyers Quarterly, Cleveland
• Director: C. Patrick Lozano, Access Capital Services, Visalia, Calif.
• Director: David Skinner, Law Offices of Skinner & Skinner, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
• Director: Ronald Stiegel, Atradius Collections, Itasca, Ill.
• Director: John Yursha, Commercial Recovery Group, Dover, Del.

With 238 collection agency members and 164 attorney and associate members, The International Association of Commercial Collectors Inc. (IACC) is the world’s largest international trade association for commercial debt collection professionals. Headquartered in Minneapolis, IACC serves members throughout the United States and in 24 other countries worldwide. Members of IACC recover millions of dollars annually for their clients and provide valuable assistance to credit departments in controlling mounting debts. To learn more, visit the IACC Web site at http://www.commercialcollector.com.