Congratulations 2014-2015 CAFM^® Graduates!

On the morning of April 11, NAFA President Ruth Alfson, CAFM^® and NAFA Senior Vice President Bryan Flansburg, CAFM^®, presented nineteen dedicated fleet professionals onstage at the Orange County Convention Center to accept congratulations for achieving CAFM^® certification.

NAFA salutes those who have put in the utmost effort and commitment into achieving CAFM^® accreditation, the fleet industry standard. Below is the listing of the entire 2014-2015 graduating CAFM^® roster in alphabetical order. Also noted are the CAFM^® grads who were not able to be with us for the presentation. 

In 2014-2015, 40 fleet professionals successfully completed the eight disciplines necessary to earn a CAFM^® designation, fifteen of whom were able to be with us:


Anthony Battaglia, CAFM^®, Fleet Manager, Element Fleet Management, Sparks, Maryland
Anthony Bowe, CAFM^®, Fleet Management/Shop Supervisor, State of Minnesota, Bemidji, Minnesota
Patricia Cook, CAFM^®, Fleet Manager, Element Fleet Management, Sparks, Maryland
William Darty, CAFM^®, Fleet Manager, Greenville Utilities, Greenville, North Carolina


Scott Edwards, CAFM^®, State Fleet Manager, State of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
Shelly Elzer, CAFM^® Fleet Manager, Club Assist US LLC, Lake Mary, Florida
Monee Farkasosky, CAFM^®, Fleet Management Analyst, Snohomish County P.U.D., Everett, Washington
Ronald Gitelman, CAFM^®, Fleet Coordinator, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut


Jeff Meggitt, CAFM^®, Manager, Fleet Services, Regional Municipality of York, Newmarket, ON
Robin Merritt, CAFM^®, Assistant Director of Fleet Services, City of Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia
Jennifer Morgan, CAFM^®, Administrative Support Coordinator, Clermont County Board, Batavia, Ohio
Ryan Riss, CAFM^®, Intern, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska


Nanette Schmidt, CAFM^®, Fleet Coordinator, Continental Western Group, Urbandale, Iowa,
John Webber, CAFM^®, Fleet Maintenance Coordinator, Ranken Technical College, Festus, Missouri
Kathy Wellik, CAFM^®, Fleet Manager, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Jeffrey Nelson, CAFM^®, Fleet Office Coordinator, Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Naples, Florida

Congratulations to the following CAFM^® graduates who could not be with us:

Daniel Alter, CAFM^®, Assistant Manager, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
John Bablitch, CAFM^®, Fleet Management Specialist, GE Capital Fleet Services, Eden Prairie, MN
Kathy Beach, CAFM^®, Fleet Admin & Parts Supervisor, Arapahoe County, Englewood, CO
Jonathan Blunt, CAFM^®, Senior Automotive Mechanic, City of Seattle, City of Seattle, WA
Melinda Boone, CAFM^®, National Account Lead, GE Capital Fleet Services, Eden Prairie, MN
Michael Cosby, CAFM^®, Fleet Manager, City of Roanoke, Roanoke, VA
Constance Fee, CAFM^®, Staff Analyst II, County of San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA
Lee Ferrari, CAFM^®, Manager, Fleet Operations, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Jack Flindt, CAFM^®, Director, Pinal County, Florence, AZ
Karen Fogarty, CAFM^®, Customer Lead, Fleet Management Solutions, GE Capital Fleet Services, Eden Prairie, MN
Jason Halayko, CAFM^®, Fleet Manager, Edmonton Police Service, Edmonton, AB
Paul Hanna, CAFM^®, Fleet Operations Supervisor, City of Olympia, Olympia, WA
Chris Hardy, CAFM^®, Fleet Maintenance Coordinator, Cobb EMC, Kingston, GA
Josh Hobday, CAFM^®, Fleet Management Specialist, GE Capital Fleet Services, Eden Prairie, MN
Robert Howland, CAFM^®, Superintendent, Fleet Operations, Province of British Columbia, Victoria, BC
Anne LaBarbara, CAFM^®, Account Manager, Donlen Corporation, Northbrook, IL
Gary Lentsch, CAFM^®, Fleet Manager, Eugene Water & Electric Board, Eugene, OR
Timothy Norton, CAFM^®, Fleet Supervisor, State of Minnesota, Lino Lakes, Minnesota
Adam Orth, CAFM^®, Assistant Vice President, Sales, GE Capital Fleet Services, Eden Prairie, MN
Robert Parker, CAFM^®, GE Capital Fleet Services, Eden Prairie, MN
Mike Plato, CAFM^®, Director - Fleet (EMS), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB
Mark Stark, CAFM^®, Fleet Systems Manager, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Robert Stine, CAFM^®, Director, Hillsborough County, Tampa, FL
Candyce Trautwein, CAFM^®, Strategic Consultant, GE Capital Fleet Services, Eden Prairie, MN
Ed Wilson, CAFM^®, Fleet Inspector, Province of British Columbia, Saanichton, BC
Henry Verner, CAFM^®, Manager of Fleet & Materials, City of Brandon, Brandon, MB