(SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 – PRINCETON, NJ) – For the last few years, corporate fleet managers have sought a larger avenue within NAFA Fleet Management Association to voice their concerns and ensure their needs were met. Yet, many of these same corporate fleet managers were unable to volunteer for NAFA committees or be part of NAFA leadership due to busy work schedules. Recognizing a need to get corporate leaders more involved, NAFA created the Corporate Fleet Advisory Council comprised of 21 fleet managers from some of the largest corporations in the world. This Council will advise on new and existing NAFA products, comment on future direction, and point out new opportunities for the Association. In essence, the Council will utilize the knowledge, experience, and influential ideas of these corporate leaders in a way that works within their schedule.
“My hope is that the Council will help NAFA improve so that we can deliver an outstanding value to every corporate fleet manager,” explained NAFA’s Executive Director, Phillip E. Russo, CAE, who will be directing the Council. “I want every corporate fleet manager – member and potential member – to understand the value NAFA offers and the fact that NAFA is and will continue to be an unquestionable asset for them. The inspiration behind the Council was simple. There was a perception that NAFA was ignoring corporate fleet managers and putting all of its resources toward the government fleet sector. That was not, and is not, true, but as the saying goes, ‘perception is reality.’”
Russo personally invited two dozen corporate fleet managers of which 21 agreed to be on the Council. Together they present a wealth of fleet knowledge and experience unmatched in the industry. The three who turned down the invitation said they were already stretched too thin at their job to be part of the Council, but were pleased to see NAFA reach out to the corporate sector in this manner.
The members of NAFA’s Corporate Fleet Advisory Council are:
Rose Apseloff, North American Fleet Manager, Global Fleet COE, Proctor & Gamble
Barbara Banks, Fleet Manager, DuPont
Michael Bieger, Director Fleet, ADP
Kirk Budhai, Fleet Manager, Hearst Corporation Service Center
James Callen, CAFM, Adv. Dist. Specialist, FirstEnergy Corporation
Kevin Fisher, Vice President Strategic Fleet Operations, ARAMARK Services
Anthony Foster, Fleet Manager, Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Jonathan Kamanns, Fleet Operations, Cephalon Inc.
David Lynn, CAFM, Equipment Center Manager, Penn Line Service Inc.
Tracy R. McCann, Manager, Global Fleet Services, Mylan Inc.
Lee Miller, Manager, Fleet Services, Boehringer Ingelheim
Susan Miller, CAFS, Senior Manager, Domestic Fleet, McDonald’s Corporation
Debbie Mize, Fleet/Relocations Manager, Hallmark Cards Inc.
Milton “Bud” Reuter III, National Fleet Manager, COMCAST
Anita Salazar-Lozano, Fleet Coordinator, Makita USA Inc.
Steve Saltzgiver, Director-Fleet Operations, North America, Coca Cola Enterprises
William Savage, Fleet Manager, The Salvation Army
Donard Scare, Manager, National Fleet & Transportation Safety, Apria Healthcare
Patricia Smith, Specialist National Accounts/Fleet Administration, Diageo
Louis “Bud” Stewart, Fleet Manager, Cox Communications
Raymond Williams, Fleet Manager, Verizon
About NAFA Fleet Management Association
NAFA is the world’s premier non-profit 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 across the globe. NAFA is the association for the diverse vehicle fleet management profession regardless of organizational type, geographic locationor fleet composition. For more information visit http://www.nafa.org
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