Tim Haag and Jennifer Whipple join incoming president David Williams as officers of the ACA Board of Directors for 2023/24.
07/26/2023 3:45 P.M.
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The ACA International Board of Directors selected Tim Haag as President-Elect for 2023/24 at its meeting Wednesday, part of ACA International’s Convention & Expo in Chicago. They also selected Jennifer Whipple as treasurer. Haag and Whipple join ACA’s 2023/24 President David Williams.
“I’m so pleased with this year’s slate of officers,” ACA CEO Scott Purcell said. “They each bring a unique perspective that will greatly benefit ACA members. And they will have a big lift, as this year we will tackle the strategic planning process, which happens every three years.”
David Williams is the president and CEO of Williams & Fudge, Inc. in Rock Hill, S.C.
He graduated from Presbyterian College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management and joined Williams and Fudge in 2000, progressively climbing the ladder.
Williams, a second-generation collector, is an active member of the South Carolina Collectors Association, having participated in the unit’s board in multiple roles, including a term as president.
Williams joined ACA’s Council of Delegates in 2012 and was elected to the board in 2018. He served as chair of ACA’s ACPAC Committee and was a valuable member of ACA’s Dues Task Force and Advocacy Committee. He has earned ACA’s Professional Collection Specialist, Fellow and Scholar designations. In 2018, he won ACA’s Harry Strausser Jr. ACPAC Ambassador Award and in 2010 won ACA’s Kurt Swersky Award.
Williams chairs and serves on many local boards as well, including the Rock Hill Sports Commission, York Technical College Foundation, Rock Hill Economic Development Corporation and the executive team building Miracle Park, the largest park in the world for people of all abilities. He was named Rock Hill Businessperson of the Year in 2019.
Tim Haag is the president and CEO of State Collection Service Inc. in Madison, Wisconsin.
Haag is a longtime member of ACA and has participated in several association committees over the years. He is a member of Group50 and served on ACA’s Council of Delegates. He is active in the Great Lakes Credit and Collection Association, including serving a term as president.
He currently serves on the ACPAC Committee as board liaison. Under Haag’s leadership as past president, the ACPAC Committee helped raise more in the first half of 2021 than it had since 2014.
Haag has earned ACA’s Fellow and Scholar designations as well as the Credit and Collection Compliance Officer designation. He was awarded the Kurt Swersky Award in 2013, the Warren Siem Award in 2015 and the Member of the Year Award in 2021.
Jennifer Whipple is the president of Collection Bureau Services Inc. in Missoula, Montana.
She graduated from the University of Montana School of Business Administration in 2008 with a degree in business administration and management and has worked at Collection Bureau Services since 2001.
She is a third-generation collection agency owner who started working at Collection Bureau Services while still in high school. Over the years, she has worked in every department in the company and in almost every role, including as a file clerk, data entry specialist, legal assistant and collector. She moved into the position of president after her father’s retirement in 2018.
Whipple has served on the board of the Montana Collection Association for more than a decade.
Whipple joined ACA’s Council of Delegates in 2020. She has earned ACA’s Scholar and Professional Collection Specialist designations and in 2020 received the Unit Leader of the Year award.
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