Finalists For NAFA's 2017 Fleet Excellence Awards Are Announced

After weeks of intense judging by industry leaders, the finalists for NAFA’s 2017 Fleet Excellence Awards have been chosen. The Fleet Excellence Awards (or FLEXY for short) are designed to shine a spotlight on those who have impacted fleet management in both the corporate and public fleet segments during the previous year. Three finalists were chosen for each of the seven categories. Winners will be announced during the Fifth Annual Fleet Excellence Awards Celebration on Tuesday, April 25 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida during NAFA’s annual conference.

The FLEXY Awards were open to all fleet professionals throughout the United States and Canada, regardless of whether or not they were members of NAFA Fleet Management Association.

The list of finalists is as follows:

Outstanding Achievement in Corporate Fleet Management
    Robert Douglass, Willbros, Fort Worth, Texas
    Jeff Menheer, Takeda, Deerfield, Illinois
    John Morella, AmeriGas Propane, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Excellence in Fleet Safety - Corporate
    Laura Hulback, The Valspar Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Joe Radar, Fisher Auto Parts, Staunton, Virginia
    April Yeager, Clariant, Charlotte, North Carolina

Excellence in Fleet Sustainability - Corporate
    John Conte, Holman Parts Distribution, Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
    Rick Medina, National Security Technologies, Las Vegas, Nevada
    Safelite AutoGlass Fleet Department, Columbus, Ohio

Outstanding Achievement in Public Fleet Management
    Peter Bednar, County of Ventura Fleet Operations, Ventura, California
    James Hineson, The Port Authority of NY & NJ, Jersey City, New Jersey
    Thuan Treon, County of Bexar Public Works Department, San Antonio, Texas

Excellence in Fleet Safety - Public
    Manuel Correra and Richard Hough, City of Henderson, Henderson, Nevada
    Gregory Dimesa, New York City Police Department, Maspeth, New York
    Damien O. Moody, United States Air Force-96 Logistics Readiness Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

Excellence in Fleet Sustainability - Public
    Peter Bednar, County of Ventura Fleet Operations, Ventura, California
    James Hineson, The Port Authority of NY & NJ, Jersey City, New Jersey
    Gary Lentsch, CAFM, Eugene Water & Electric Board, Eugene, Oregon

Excellence in Fleet Leadership
    Michael Bisogno, Commonwealth of Virginia - DGS/Office of Fleet Management Services, Richmond, Virginia
    Marilyn Rawlings, City of Cape Coral, Cape Coral, Florida
    Safelite AutoGlass Fleet Department, Columbus, Ohio

NAFA’s 2017 Institute & Expo, which takes place April 25-28 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida, is the industry’s largest gathering of fleet managers. The perfect opportunity for fleet professionals to increase their networking power, I&E is the largest community of fleet professionals who attend year after year because they experience I&E’s hands-on value. Attendees network with thousands of fleet professionals, experience the latest services and products on the I&E Expo floor, receive cutting-edge training and education, and gain expertise that can improve their employer’s bottom line.

For more information on NAFA’s 2016 Institute & Expo visit http://www.nafainstitute.org. 

About NAFA Fleet Management Association
NAFA is the association for professionals 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 in North America and across the globe. NAFA’s members are responsible for the specification, acquisition, maintenance, repair, fueling, risk management, and remarketing of more than 4.6 million vehicles that drive an estimated 50-billion miles each year. NAFA’s members control assets and services well in excess of $100B each year.

NAFA’s members manage fleets for corporations covering a wide range of manufacturing and service organizations, governments (whether local, state and/or federal), and public service entities (public safety, law enforcement, educational institutions, utilities, etc.); still other members serve financial institutions, insurance companies, non-profit organizations, and the like. For more information, visit http://www.nafa.org.

About NAFA’s Institute & Expo
The 2017 Institute & Expo takes place April 25-28 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. The event program, created by fleet managers for fleet managers, features fleet training, education, and workshops; and an Expo Floor consisting of more than 250 companies showcasing their products and services. Pre-conference events on April 24, 2017, offer comprehensive insight into the world of global fleet management, sustainability practices, and law enforcement fleet concerns. For more information, visit http://www.nafainstitute.org.

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