AMA Announces Staff Changes
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)
today announced staffing changes aimed at keeping the 260,000-member
Association at the forefront of American and international motorcycling.
With his recent election to the position of vice president of the
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), AMA President Robert
Rasor will begin transitioning to a more expanded role with the
international organization. In that role, he will continue to represent
the AMA and the interests of U.S. motorcyclists in the worldwide arena.
Rasor, who has served the AMA for 33 years, has spent much of his
career working for motorcyclists' rights, leading the Association's
government-relations efforts for 28 years and becoming president in
2000. His involvement with the FIM began in 1988, and he was a key
player in guiding the international body to become a watchdog for
motorcyclists' rights worldwide, eventually serving as president of the
FIM's Commission for Mobility, Transport, Road Safety and Public Policy.
Rasor will continue to serve as president during the transition, while
the AMA's Chief Financial Officer, Patricia DiPietro, will serve as
executive vice president and chief financial officer. DiPietro, with 29
years' experience helping guide the financial and operational affairs
of the AMA, will oversee the Association's day-to-day operations and
work with the AMA Board of Directors on leadership plans.
"As the country's premier advocate for motorcyclists, the AMA's
influence can only be increased with stronger, more direct ties to
international motorcycling," DiPietro said. "At the same time, these
staffing changes will allow us to remain focused on the rights, riding
and racing interests of our members and motorcycling at large. I look
forward to the challenges."
With the transition, John Hoover, a past AMA Board member who recently
came out of retirement to serve as the AMA's chief operating officer,
will move into a consulting role with the AMA on several projects.
