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) were 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 Event 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 Rader, 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
• 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 Correa and Richard Hough, City of Henderson, Henderson, Nevada
• Gregory Dimesa, New York City Police Department, Maspeth, New York
• Master Sergeant 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
• 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 to increase your 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. Attend I&E to get real money-saving, time-saving value! Network with thousands of fleet professionals, experience the latest services and products on the I&E Expo floor, receive cutting-edge training and education, improve your employer’s bottom line, and more!

For more information on NAFA’s 2017 Institute & Expo visit http://www.nafainstitute.org.