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Profiles

Richard L. Barton, APR
As Founder and President of Barton and Barton Ltd., Richard brings 40+ years of experience in sales, public relations, marketing, project coordination, and client service. His background includes years as a newspaper reporter, Bureau Chief for the Daily Herald (Arlington Hts., Ill.) and owner/operator of a foreign auto parts business.

He has been a national director of sales/marketing, public relations, and communications for a variety of corporations and professional societies. He has been responsible for a wide variety of newsletters, journals, and society publications for several national associations.

Richard has a degree in Journalism from Northern Illinois University and was honored as Author of the Year by Convene magazine, the official journal of the Professional Convention Management Association.

He works with a variety of clients to market tradeshows, events, products, and services. He also has opened a new area of service to help market to senior citizens.

Other career highlights:

• Founder/President of Winner's Circle Auto Parts
• Marketing Consultant to Toyota Motor Company and Ford Motor Company
• Founder/President of Barton & Barton Ltd., business consultants/sales reps.
• Immediate Past President Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
• Park Ridge Park Commissioner (2005-present). Chair of Environmental Impact Task Force.

Alexander J. Barton
As a partner and Vice President, Alexander is primarily responsible for all sales activity with Barton & Barton, Ltd. This includes tradeshow booth sales/sponsorships for client expositions, advertising for a variety of associations, and general sales for corporate clients.

Alexander also is Founder/CEO of the newest part of the agency called Green Transportation Solutions (GTS) which specializes in "green" consultation. This includes environmentally friendly transportation, meetings and building design.

Alexander is a Dean's List graduate of the University of Wisconsin (Madison) with a degree in Journalism. He also played Big 10 football for the Badgers.

Other career highlights:

• Member of the Sierra Club and Chicago Air and Energy Committee
• Member of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events Green Committee and Park Ridge Environmental Impact Task Force.
• Participant Alternative Fuels & Vehicle Expo and National Biodiesel Conferences
• Creator of The Green Zone tradeshow pavilions for the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) and the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Kevin E. Clark
As Account Executive, Kevin handles much of the writing for Barton & Barton, Ltd., as well as aspects of marketing, sales and public relations. One of his primary roles is media-relations, where he develops working relationships with local and national news outlets. He is also involved in the organization and sales process of several events and tradeshows.

He has an extensive background in writing and specializes in creative non-fiction. He is also a life-long competitive cyclist and an avid sailboat racer, competing yearly in the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, and enjoys writing about these experiences.

Kevin has a degree in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago where he was a writer for The Chicago Flame and was active in the literary community.

Other Career Highlights:

• Author of bylined article in Association FORUM magazine
• Author of bylined article in Association Meetings magazine
• Contributor to article in American Banker magazine
• Contributor to Cyclocross Magazine's website