Last week’s repossession industry events hosted by the American Recovery Association included the awarding of 23 honors by the organization as well as DRN.

First during ARA’s 59th annual convention, the association gave the following honors:

Key Award
Marcus Potter
NAR Services, Charlotte, N.C.

Rookie of the Year
Bryanna Cox
Asset Resolutions, Houston

Special Recognition
James McNeil
DayBreak Metro, Sacramento, Calif.

The Lorna Lou Barnes Memorial Award
Richard Grosvenor
Speedy Recovery Services, Atlanta

The Bob Dempsey Award
Starr Sawalqah
Alpha Recovery, Phoenix

20 Year Member
Premier Finance Adjusters, Pittsburgh
Phil Hourican and Sven Voetsch

Appreciation Award
Tricia Corkern
American Recovery Association, Irving, Texas

Then during the 2023 North American Repossessors Summit (NARS), the event planning committee selected the top three nominations in eight different categories, and the winners were selected by a vote from the entire industry.

The resulting honorees included:

The Art Christensen Service Award
J. Patrick Altes
Falcon International, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Agent of the Year
Leah Clegg
Benchmark Asset Resolution, San Diego

Service Rep of the Year
Renee Low
Harding Brooks Insurance Agency

Humanitarian of the Year
Corey Cox
Asset Resolutions, Houston

Agency Owner of the Year
Dominic Clegg
Benchmark Asset Resolution, San Diego

Leadership Award
Vaughn Clemmons
Automobile Recovery Bureau, Houston

Female in Leadership Award
Adilene “Ady” Chavez
Ally Financial

Diversity in Leadership Award
Danny Mullen
Resolvion

And to round out the festivities in Orlando, Fla., DRN honored eight repossession agencies, including:

West Region Affiliate Award Winner: Nations Recovery Services

East Region Affiliate Award Winner: Dezba Asset Recovery

East Region Affiliate Award Winner: Absolute Recovery

Midwest Region Affiliate Award Winner: Nationwide Recovery

Midwest Region Affiliate Award Winner: Nebraska Auto Recovery

South Region Affiliate Award Winner: Heat Recovery & Towing

National Affiliate Award Winner: Metro Investigations & Recovery

National Affiliate Award Winner: Coastline Recovery Services