Tag: National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA)
New NMEDA CEO aims to ‘reinvigorate’ market
September 13, 2023Liz Beaulieu, Editor
TAMPA, Fla. – Toby Cummings has been leading various associations most of his professional career, but in his newest gig, as CEO of the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association, he might have found the “perfect opportunity.”
“My dad was a Ford dealer in Nebraska,” he said. “That has raked on me. I’ve missed the roots of the automobile industry and so in that way this was the perfect opportunity. I also enjoy working more with companies as...
NMEDA names new CEO
June 1, 2023HME News Staff
TAMPA, Fla. – NMEDA has named Toby Cummings as CEO effective July 10. Cummings comes to the association from the International Municipal Signal Association, where he served as executive director for the last four years. "Toby Cummings is an exceptional leader with a deep understanding of association management and a genuine commitment to advancing the mission of NMEDA," said Chad Blake, past president of NMEDA and co-chair of NMEDA’s CEO search committee. "His extensive...
NMEDA searches for new CEO
February 13, 2023HME News Staff
TAMPA – The board of directors of the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association has announced that CEO Danny Langfield will step down on July 1, 2023, to transition to a new role as the executive director of the company’s recently formed 501c3 nonprofit research foundation. The board has appointed a search committee, co-chaired by NMEDA past presidents Sam Cook and Chad Blake, and engaged a national executive search firm to assist in identifying Langfield’s successor. “NMEDA...
RESNA, NMEDA to host mini-events
June 29, 2022HME News Staff
ARLINGTON, Va. – RESNA and NMEDA will host in-person mini-events in several cities in July as part of the RESNA Virtual Conference. The events will take place in cities like Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Seattle and Orlando, allowing attendees to enjoy an evening with AT friends and to connect with local adaptive driving specialists. Registration for the events, which are free, closes July 11. The RESNA Virtual Conference takes place July 13-15.
RESNA, NMEDA make it official
May 18, 2022HME News Staff
ARLINGTON, Va. – RESNA has announced that the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association is now a Platinum Premier Corporate Partner. The partnership expands an existing working relationship that the two organizations have had for many years. “We couldn’t be happier to sign an official partnership with RESNA,” said NMEDA CEO Danny Langfield. “The goals of our organizations align themselves extremely well and we are excited to take our work with RESNA to the next...
NMEDA: Let’s get better every day
February 28, 2022Liz Beaulieu, Editor
TAMPA, Fla. – The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association celebrated some firsts at its annual conference in January – its first in-person event in nearly two years and its first co-location with the Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED).
NMEDA and ADED, a professional network promoting excellence in driver rehabilitation based in Hickory, N.C., rescheduled the 2021 conference from September to January due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We...
NMEDA, United Spinal drive awareness
August 25, 2021HME News Staff
TAMPA, Fla. – The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association and the United Spinal Association will kick off their Automotive Mobility Awareness Tour on Aug. 26 at the Moss Rehabilitation Center in Elkins Park, Pa. At the event, the two associations will highlight accessibility solutions and showcase how hospital administrators, case managers, physical and occupational therapists, automotive mobility dealers and manufacturers are all working together to improve the lives of their clients....
NMEDA calls on UPitt
November 30, 2020Tracy Orzel
TAMPA -The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association has teamed up with the University of Pittsburgh's Rehabilitation Science and Technology (RST) Department to manage its education and training programs.
Amy Lane, an occupational therapist and certified driver rehabilitation specialist, who also manages the university's Adaptive Driving Program, will oversee NMEDA's programs, with at least 50% of her time devoted exclusively to NMEDA.
“(Part one) was the...
NMEDA brings in UPitt to boost education, training
October 21, 2020HME News Staff
TAMPA, Fla., and PITTSBURGH - The Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology in the University of Pittsburgh's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will oversee the education and training programs offered by the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association.
The agreement calls for UPitt's Amy Lane, an occupational therapist and certified driver rehabilitation specialist, who manages and operates SHRS's Adaptive Driving Program, to serve as NMEDA's director...
NMEDA conference: Group emphasizes end users
February 25, 2020Tracy Orzel
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) will hold its annual conference and expo in Daytona Beach, Fla., March 3-5, where its theme, “the business of caring,” will speak to the automobile industry as whole, rather than a specific objective.
“People come to our guys in a difficult situation,” said Danny Langfield, CEO of NMEDA. “They want to be mobile; they want to feel like they have their independence back. So we can...