Martha joined FASA at the beginning of April 2008 as Receptionist. Martha was recently promoted to managing all expo sales. Martha has a friendly and helpful disposition. She worked in a call centre environment for a number of years and has excellent sales experience.

Leoni joined the association initially working on certain projects as a consultant. Leoni assumed the duty of maintaining databases as well as performing various other administrative duties.

Vera Valasis, FASA's Executive Director, holds the distinction of being the first woman to hold the position in FASA's history. Her experience in franchising spans over twenty years from her early days managing restaurants and in retailing to holding the position of Managing Director for leading brands Milky Lane and Juicy Lucy under the Pleasure Foods banner and more recently as MD of Debonairs for Famous Brands. She is highly experienced in all aspects of franchising and strategic planning and joined the association in 2005.