Recapping awards given by ARA, DRN & Location Services at NARS 2026
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Last week’s North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) in Orlando, Fla., was again a festive event, as the American Recovery Association, DRN|MVTRAC|SCM and Location Services honored repossession agents and other industry professionals associated with recoveries.
The awards given by ARA included:
Field Agent of the Year: Barry Gibrick of Nationwide Recovery
Service Representative of the Year: Dawn Psaromatis of Truly-Wow!
Vendor Representative of the Year: Elena Carroll of PAR North America
Agency Owner of the Year (East): Nathan Gottshalk of Northwest Repossession
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Agency Owner of the Year (West): Jason Reed of Nations Recovery Services
Female in Leadership: Alexandra Sunseri of South Bay Remarketing Services
Lender in Leadership: Dion Gage of Exeter Finance
Agent in Leadership: Luke McArthur of Northwest Repossession
MVP (East): Wendy Sousa of International Recovery Systems
MVP (West): Rudy Sandoval of Speedy Recovery
Art Christensen Award: Vaughn Clemmons of Automobile Recovery Bureau
Industry Contribution Award: Kevin Armstrong of CURepossession and Brennen Hamilton of Insightt.io
DRN|MVTRAC|SCM Awards
Meanwhile, the Agency of the Year Award given by DRN|MVTRAC|SCM went to Indiana Recovery Services.
Other accolades handed out by DRN included:
Rising Star – East: Brazen Recovery
Top Gun – East: Miami Recovery Specialist
Top Agent Partner – East: Dezba Asset Recovery
Top Agent – East: Northwest Repossession
Top Gun – West: HT Recovery
Top Gun – West: 5280 Asset Recovery
Top Agent – West: Baker Recovery
Top Agent Partner – West: Lightning Recovery
National Industry Leader: HNS Recovery
And honors given by MVTRAC and SCM included:
Rookie of the Year: Apollo Recovery Services
Accelerated Growth Partner – East: Connect One
Accelerated Growth Partner – West: Coastline Recovery Services
Top Regional Partner – Central: Pegasus Recovery Solutions
Top Regional Partner– West: Nations Recovery Services
Top Regional Partner– Southeast: Specialized Towing and Transportation
Top Regional Partner – Northeast: Metro Investigations and Recovery
National Leader in Risk Management: NAR Services
National Top Performer: HNS Recovery
Honors from Location Services
Finally, awards given by Location Services included:
Agent of the Year Award: AAA Asset Recovery
Trailblazer Award: Collateral Recovery Solutions
Performance Powerhouse Award: Extreme Adjusters
Excellence Award: Centurion Auto Recovery & Collection Services
Champion Award: Premier Adjusters
Impound Agent of the Year Award: Dirty Deeds Recovery
LPR Agent of the Year Award: Reliable Recovery Solutions
Top Partnership Award: Relentless Recovery
Top New Agent Award: Romans Adjusters