ARA service plays a major role for rental operator
By Connie Lannan
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ARA service plays a major role for rental operator

Ever since attending that initial meeting to reactivate the ARA of Indiana, Alex Bauman, manager, In-A-Pinch? Rent It!, Martinsville, Ind., has served on the ARA of Indiana board, including as president in 2019 and now as secretary.

“I have served in almost every position on the ARA of Indiana board,” he says. “It has been fun to meet people and get involved with those who have been in the industry for a long time. They showed me — someone who was young and new to the industry — the value of being involved. They showed me how important it was to stay involved.”

In addition to his state chapter board roles, he has attended the American Rental Association's (ARA) National Legislative Caucus and state legislative activities. He also serves as a member of ARA’s Government Affairs Committee.

Government affairs has become a real passion for Bauman. “It is so important. I love it. I find it more and more interesting the more I get involved with those types of things. Going on the caucus trips, I have come to realize that we do have a voice. We are heard and we do matter,” he says.

For all his hard work and dedication, Bauman was presented the Region Five Leadership Impact Award in 2020.

Because Bauman has gained so much from volunteering at the state and national levels, he strongly encourages others to do the same.

“The more I get involved, the easier it gets. It feels like I am part of a community. The little bit of time I give to ARA, the more I get back. I know everyone says this, but they say it because it is true. It repays me and everyone who gets involved twice over,” he says.

Connie Lannan

Connie LannanConnie Lannan

Connie Lannan is special projects editor for Rental Management. She helps plan, coordinate, write and edit ARA’s quarterly regional newsletters, In Your Region. She also researches, writes and edits news and feature articles for Rental Management, Rental Pulse, supplements, special reports and other special projects. Outside of work, she loves to bake for others, go for walks with her husband and volunteer for her church and causes she believes in.

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