OAAA Committees and Councils
Committee to Address Responsible Environmental Solutions (CARES)
Creative Committee
Digital Outdoor Media Committee
Legislative Committee
Marketing Committee
Multicultural Committee
STAR Board of Directors
Suppliers Council
Safety, Standards & Technology Committee
Technology Committee
OAAA committees and councils provide governance and voluntary policy-making decisions for the united outdoor advertising industry operating within many distinct professional disciplines.
Committee to Address Responsible Environmental Solutions (CARES)
CARES promotes and encourages the outdoor advertising industry to adopt and implement economically viable environmental initiatives and behaviors.
Bill Murphy, CBS Outdoor – Co-chairman
Mike Norton, Norton Outdoor – Co-chairman
John Barrett, Barrett Outdoor
Bob Chesonis, CBS Outdoor
Greg Gauthier, Lamar Graphics
Jock Gibb, Formetco
Ken Guy, Fairway Advertising
Regis Maher, Do It Outdoors
Scot McArtor, NextMedia Outdoor
Charles Miller, Burkhart Advertising
Jim Poage, Clear Channel Outdoor
Rod Rackley, Circle Graphics
Robert Switzer, Lamar Advertising
Charles Turner, Clear Channel Outdoor
Michael Vint, Lamar Advertising
Kerry Yoakum, OAAA Staff Liaison
Creative Committee
The Creative Committee encourages design excellence for outdoor advertising campaigns. The committee supports and promotes the OBIE Awards program and its members are advocates for improving outdoor advertising design values.
Sean Robertson, CBS Outdoor - Chairman
Tony Alwin, Clear Channel Outdoor
Don Blanton, Wow Factor
Amy Bryan, CBS Outdoor
Stephen Climons, Cross Over Creative
Robert Fleege, Clear Channel Outdoor
Rob Jackson, Extra Credit Projects
Margret Keene, TBWA\Chiat\Day
Mendi LeBlanc, Lamar Advertising
Jim Lesser, BBDO West
John Miller, Van Wagner Communications
Andre Miripolsky, Artist
Perry Novelli, W.W. Grainger
Mike Parsons, Fairway Outdoor Advertising
Dustin Patterson, Eller Company
Mark Rankin, Lamar Advertising
Rick Robinson, MacDonald Media
Stephen Freitas, OAAA Staff Liaison
Digital Outdoor Media Committee
The Digital Outdoor Media Committee reviews advances in digital technology, recommends voluntary industry practices for digital outdoor media, and develops programs that encourge the increased use of digital platforms.
Bill Ripp, Lamar Advertising - Chairman
John Barrett, Barrett Outdoor
John Clements, CBS Outdoor
Lou Giacalone, Titan Worldwide
Mark Moyer, Fairway Outdoor Advertising
Tom Norton, Norton Outdoor Advertising
Bryan Parker, Clear Channel Outdoor
Eric Penot, JCDecaux
Hal Stevenson, Stevenson Communications
Michael Young, Young Electric Sign Company
Myron Laible, OAAA Staff Liaison
Legislative Committee
The Legislative Committee receives information and reports on Federal legislative and regulatory issues, but is not involved in the planning or execution of lobbying activities. In addition, the committee recommends voluntary policies that encourage favorable state and local government decisions.
James McIlwain, Lamar Advertising - Chairman
Don Avjean, CBS Outdoor
John Barrett, Barrett Outdoor
R.B. Brooks, CBS Outdoor
Robert Campbell, Lamar Advertising
Paul Cook, Wolverine Sign Works
David Feldman, Park Outdoor Advertising
Jeff Noland, Fairway Outdoor Advertising
Hal Kilshaw, Lamar Advertising
Joe Little, CBS Outdoor
Tony Mariani, DDI Media
Bryan Parker, Clear Channel Outdoor
William Reagan, Sr. , Reagan National Advertising
Michael Wardle, YESCO Outdoor Media
Ken Klein, OAAA Staff Liaison
Marketing Committee
The Marketing Committee recommends voluntary business practices to make outdoor advertising more useful to advertisers and competitive with other media segments.
Jodi Senese, CBS Outdoor - Chairwoman
Trisha Dall, Clear Channel Outdoor
Francois de Gaspe Beaubien, Zoom Media
Jean Luc Decaux, JCDecaux
Nigel Emery, Cemusa
Dave Feldman, Park Outdoor Advertising
David Gibbs, Eye Corp
Howard Greiner, Buntin Out of Home Media
Andrea MacDonald, MacDonald Media
Adam McGee, Brown-Forman Media Services
Charles Miller, Burkhart Advertising
Joe Philport, Traffic Audit Bureau
Mary Prisco, Posterscope USA
Frances Reagan Copinga, Reagan National Advertising
Rocky Sisson, Clear Channel Outdoor
Maria Suarez, Fairway Outrdoor Advertising
Jack Sullivan, Starcom Worldwide
Tommy Teepell, Lamar Advertising
Daniel Wilkins, Wilkins Media Company
Stephen Freitas, OAAA Staff Liaison
Multicultural Committee
The Multicultural Committee develops marketing resources that demonstrate to marketers how outdoor advertising can effectively communicate to ethnic and socioeconomic groups.
Peter Milian, Clear Channel Outdoor - Chairman
Tony Aguilar-Arellano, Acento
Silvia Alvarez, Zubi Media
Phil Beswick, The Media Audit
Pablo Cremaschi, Fuel Outdoor
Randi Feilich, Van Wagner Communications
Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Fuel Outdoor
Carlos Garcia, Garcia Research
Hallie Friedman, Van Wagner Communications
Leah Halpern, Trimex Outdoor
Rick Hernandez, Advertickets
Sheena Lewis, Arbitron, Inc.
Andrea MacDonald, MacDonald Media
Franchot Mackin, Border Billboard
Regis Maher, Do It Outdoor
Marc Malovany, kinetic Worldwide
Manny Molina, Molina Media Group
Jeremy O’Brien, Kinetic Worldwide
Nicholas Petralia, Outdoor Media Specialists
Cheryl Poss, Lamar Advertising
Felipe Ramirez-Rodriguez, CEMUSA
Sarah Roberson, SRDS
Jack Sullivan, Starcom Worldwide
Greg Taylor, Kinetic Worldwide
Jason Sarah, Lopez Negrete
Stephen Freitas, OAAA Staff Liaison
STAR Board of Directors
The Street Furniture, Transit, and Alternative Media Council represents and advances out of home advertising formats by integrating them into the broader outdoor advertising industry.
François de Gaspe Beaubien, Zoom Media - Chairman
David Askew, CEMUSA
Kristy Day, Lamar Advertising
Doug Frantin, Streetblimps
Hallie Friedman, Van Wagner Communications
Alan High, Clear Channel Malls
Dave Kovisto, Captive Media
Dave Kupiec, National CineMedia
Regis Maher II, Do It Outdoors
Greg Martin, Brite Media
François Nion, JCDecaux
Phil Stimpson, CBS Outdoor
Stephen Freitas, OAAA Staff Liaison
Suppliers Council
The Suppliers Council represents the perspective of vendors that provide products and services to the outdoor advertising industry.
Jock Gibb, Formetco – Chairman
Allan Atkins, Independent’s Service Company
Thomas Black, 3M Graphics Market Center
Ted Bratsos, All Steel Structures
Jeremy Johnson, Daktronics
Sonny Kuhn, Outdoor Specialist
Dennis Martin, Vincent Printing
Rod Rackley, Circle Graphics
Peg Wenner, Tiffin Metal Products
Kerry Yoakum, Staff Liaison
Marci Werlinich, Staff Liaison
Safety, Standards & Technology Committee
The Safety, Standards & Technology Committee promotes safety and voluntary operational practices for the outdoor advertising industry.
Charles Miller, Burkhart Advertising - Chairman
John Barrett, Barrett Outdoor
Ken Guy, Fairway Outdoor Advertising
Bill Murphy, CBS Outdoor
Richard Peterson, Porter Advertising
Robert Switzer, Lamar Advertising
Charles Turner, Clear Channel Outdoor
Myron Laible, OAAA Staff Liaison
Technology Committee
The Technology Committee identifies innovative technologies that can be integrated into outdoor media campaigns.
Jack Sullivan, Starcom Worldwide - Chairman
Jason Badian, Ubiquitous Media
Phil Beswick, The Media Audit
Peter Bowen, SeeSaw Network
Brian Dusho, Broad Sign
Dave Kupiec, National Cinemedia
Ryan Laul, Hyperspace
Alan Lerner, OOHSolutions
Peter MacDonald, MacDonald Media
John Miller, Van Wagner Communications
Eric Pinot, JCDecaux
Amanda Price, Eye Corp
Steve Ridley, Kinetic Worldwide
Dennis Roche, Zoom Media
Jodi Senese, CBS Outdoor
Tommy Teepell, Lamar Advertising
Diane Tremain, Eye Corp
Stephen Freitas, OAAA Staff Liaison