Elisabeth Barna is Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Industry Affairs for the American Trucking Associations (ATA), the largest national trade association for the trucking industry.

Elisabeth, who has years of trucking and legislative experience, is responsible for ATA’s industry communications and strategy, federation relations, image and outreach advocacy and oversees ATA events and meetings. She also leads ATA’s industry leadership programs, including the ATA future leaders program, LEAD ATA, America’s Road Team, Share the Road, and other image programs and advocacy initiatives.

To recognize Elisabeth’s work for the industry, the Trucking Associations Executive Council presented her with prestigious “J.R. ‘Bob’ Halladay” Award, which is named after Bob Halladay for distinguished career in trucking.