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.

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