Meet the CEO . . .
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Tabetha Hammer
abetha Hammer is no stranger to America’s Automotive Trust, having served on the Board of the RPM Foundation and the combined AAT Board for the last few years, including a stint as Chairman of the Marketing Committee. She even piloted a 1962 International Travelette truck across America on The Drive Home for two consecutive years.
She comes to us from AAT partner Hagerty, where she held various job titles and responsibilities over 11 years, including efforts to help save driving with focuses on youth, education and heritage. Most recently, she was appointed as Director of both the prestigious Greenwich Concours d’Elegance and the Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving and Chowder Society, a club of automotive media and industry professionals originally established in 1957. In these dual roles she was responsible for overseeing strategy, logistics, planning, staffing and execution. Tabetha’s passion for collector vehicles and restoration started in her teenage years with antique tractors, when she participated in the Chevron Delo Tractor Restoration Competition. In 2003, she became the first female to win the National Grand Championship, followed by a consecutive win in 2004. In 2009, she graduated from McPherson College’s Automotive Restoration program. 16 OPENROAD
She is active in the car community, having previously held a three-year term on the Board of the Antique Automobile Club of America, participated in several Hemming’s Great Race time-speed-distance rallies and worked closely with the Historic Vehicle Association. She has judged at various Concours d’Elegance events including Cobble Beach, Elegance at Hershey and the Edison Concours. In her spare time, she enjoys being behind the wheel of her 1973 Mini – or any other fun car – and working on her newest project, a 1974 BMW R60/6 motorcycle. Tabetha’s connection with the RPM Foundation is personal. In 2008, a RPM Foundation grant supported Tabetha’s college internship at the Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles, a Concours d’Elegance in Canton, OH. “What an amazing story. Tabetha progressed from a barnyard tinkerer in Colorado to a national award winner. Then from college student and RPM Foundation grant recipient to a Board Member,” said America’s Automotive Trust Vice Chair and former CEO, David Madeira. “Now on to the CEO role. I’ve been impressed by Tabetha’s passion and successes over the last decade and could not be more excited for her – or us – in this next step forward.” Please welcome Tabetha and support her in her new role as President and CEO of America’s Automotive Trust!
