NAFA Announces 2009-2010 Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs

NAFA Fleet Management Association is proud to announce the volunteer leaders who comprise the 2009-2010 Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs.

[ClickPress, Tue Apr 21 2009] NAFA Fleet Management Association is pleased to announce the appointment of the 2009-2010 Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs. The team of volunteers will be appointed by new NAFA President Chris Amos, CAFM, at NAFA's 2009 Institute & Expo in New Orleans. The Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs will begin their terms on Sunday, April 26 during NAFA's Annual Business Meeting.

NAFA's Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs play invaluable roles for the direction of the Association. These volunteers are behind the development of NAFA products and services, set objectives in place with accordance to NAFA's Strategic Plan, and recruit Members to carry out the Association's mission. Thanks to their hard work and dedication, NAFA is ensured of having cohesive leadership and continuity throughout the Association.

"The input, direction, and leadership from these fleet professionals ensures that NAFA truly is driven by its Members and Affiliates, for its Members and Affiliates," explained NAFA Executive Director Phillip E. Russo, CAE. "It is amazing that an organization of NAFA's size, with the vast number of programs and services we offer, is led by volunteers. I am continually amazed and in awe of the time, effort, and dedication these fleet professionals put toward NAFA and making it succeed."

The 2009-2010 Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs are:

Affiliate Committee:
Chair: Mary Sticha, GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services
Vice Chair: Mark Klein, Safelite Solutions

Audit Committee:
Chair: Louise Davis-Lopez, CFM/CAFM, Johnson & Johnson

Board of Delegates:
Chair: Claude Masters, CAFM, Florida Power & Light
Vice Chair: David Strom, CAFM, State of South Dakota Fleet & Travel Management

Certification Board:
Chair: Bob Ellingsworth, CAFM, State of Minnesota Department of Transportation
Vice Chair: Stuart May, CAFM, Ohio Turnpike

Certification Corporation Creation Advisory Group:
Chair: Chris Amos, CAFM, City of St. Louis Equipment Services Division

Communications Oversight Board
Chair: Claude Masters, CAFM, Florida Power & Light
Vice Chair: David Strom, CAFM, State of South Dakota Fleet & Travel Management

Compensation Committee:
Chair: Chris Amos, CAFM, City of St. Louis Equipment Services Division

Editorial Advisory Council:
Chair: J.J. Keig, CAFM, Brinks Inc.
Vice Chair - Member: Bridget Clark, ALSTOM Power Inc.
Vice Chair – Affiliate: Dennis Christina, Birmingham Chrysler Jeep

Education Development:
Chair: Danny Johnson, CAFM, City of Scottsdale
Vice Chair - Member: Patti Earley, CAFM, Florida Power & Light
Vice Chair – Affiliate: Janis Christensen, CAFM, Mercury Associates, Inc.

Education Steering Board:
Chair: Doug Weichman, CAFM, Palm Beach County Fleet Management

Finance Committee:
Chair: Chris Amos, CAFM, City of St. Louis Equipment Services Division

FleetED Advisory Council:
Chair: Donna Bibbo, CAFM, Novo Nordisk Inc.
Vice Chair: James McElheney, CAFM, City of Newport News

Fuels & Technology Advisory Council:
Chair: Steve Russell, City of Keene
Vice Chair: Bret Watson, CAFM, Sprint Nextel Corporation

Governance Committee:
Chair: Chris Amos, CAFM, City of St. Louis Equipment Services Division

I&E Arrangements Committee:
Chair: Steve Pederson, VPSI, Inc.
Vice Chair: Debi McClendon, Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.

I&E Curriculum:
Chair: Sherry Lewis, UCLA
Vice Chair: Jon Crull, CAFM, City of Daytona Beach

Membership Committee:
Chair: Delwin Peacock, Texas Farm Bureau Fleet Sales Inc.
Vice Chair - Member: Fran Genovese, ChemTreat, Inc.
Vice Chair – Affiliate: Mark Petersen, Fleets U.S.A

Public Safety Group:
Chair: Bill Hunt, Windsor Police Service
Vice Chair: George Schwarz, City of Harrisburg

About NAFA Fleet Management Association
NAFA Fleet Management Association is a not-for-profit, individual membership professional society serving the needs of members who manage fleets of sedans, public safety vehicles, trucks, and buses of all types and sizes, and a wide range of military and off-road equipment for organizations across the globe. NAFA is the association for the diverse vehicle fleet management profession regardless of organizational type, geographic location or fleet composition. NAFA's Full and Associate Members are responsible for the specification, acquisition, maintenance and repair, fueling, risk management, and remarketing of more than 3.5 million vehicles including in excess of 1.1 million trucks of which 350 thousand are medium- and heavy-duty trucks. For more information visit http://www.nafa.org

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