Fleet Solutions president Robin Capehart is a multi-industry professional with experience in the legal, academic, and tax sectors. A former president for West Liberty University, Robin Capehart maintains membership with a number of professional organizations that include the National Tax Association (NTA). The NTA is preparing for its 110th Annual Conference on Taxation. Focused on policy-relevant research relating to taxation and government, the NTA conference explores a wide range of industry topics that range from taxation and tax policies to government budgeting and international public finance. Participants will have the opportunity to network with others in their field and earn continuing education credits through sessions on housing markets and local public finance.The agenda will also include a plenary panel discussion on tax reform, a speaker’s luncheon, and initiatives for graduate students. Plenary discussions and the speaker’s luncheon will feature speakers from a variety of financial institutions and academic programs, such as the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The National Tax Association 110th Annual Conference on Taxation will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia City Center in Pennsylvania on November 9 through November 11, 2017.
Fleet Solutions International president Robin Capehart formerly served an eight-year term as president of West Liberty University (WLU), where he worked to expand the school’s reach and enhance the student experience. Robin Capehart spearheaded several improvements at the West Virginia educational institution, including spurring an unprecedented period of fundraising. In October 2012, Mr. Capehart led WLU in launching a capital campaign with the goal of evolving into a truly great university. The initiative sought to raise funds for improvements to campus buildings including the Campbell Hall of Health Sciences, Kelly Theatre, and multiple athletic facilities.During the WLU Capital campaign, fundraising increased dramatically. After the first semester of the 2013-2014 academic year, the school had already raised double what it had taken in during the previous year. From 2007 to 2014, the university grew its yearly fundraising total from $862,479 to more than $5 million. In addition, the school more than doubled the average fundraising amount offered per donor.The success of West Liberty’s fundraising enabled the school to improve the student experience in several ways. The new influx of private resources allowed the university to curb student costs while maintaining the quality of its programs. WLU’s successful fundraising also allowed it to greatly expand its scholarship opportunities. From 2008 to 2014, its scholarship fund grew by an impressive 155 percent, jumping from just over $2 million to $5.1 million.
Robin Capehart is a current film producer and senior consultant that has prior experience as the president of West Liberty University in West Virginia. As the President of West Liberty, Robin Capehart provided strategic leadership that helped elevate the institution from a Tier 3 to a Tier 1 ranked university by US News & World Report.US News & World Report, which originated as a weekly newspaper in 1933, is a media company that produces a range of content across multiple platforms. In addition to service based news and user guides, the organization releases annual rankings of the top hospitals, graduate schools, and colleges.Prior to 2017, US News & World Report use the Carnegie Classification system to rank colleges and universities. These classification areas included Doctoral, Master's, Bachelor's, Bachelor's and Associates and Associates. Each classification included a ranking based upon data gathered and analyzed on each school in up to fifteen academic areas, which contributes to the overall composite score for each school. Tiers are utilized to separate schools within each classification.
