Finalists For NAFA’s 2016 Fleet Excellence Awards Are Announced

After weeks of intense judging by industry leaders, the finalists for NAFA’s 2016 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 Fourth Annual Fleet Excellence Awards Gala on Tuesday, April 19 at the Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas 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

• Jude Eserman, Aggreko, Houston, TX
• Nikith Rajendran, Solar City, San Francisco, CA
• Dave Rush, RJ Reynolds, Lexington, NC

 

 

Excellence in Fleet Safety - Corporate

• Cindy Fraley, Eli Lilly & Co., Mooresville, IN
• Erin Gilchrist, Safelite Autoglass, Columbus, OH
• Yolanda Johnson, UCB Pharmaceuticals, Atlanta, GA

 

 

Excellence in Fleet Sustainability - Corporate

• Erin Gilchrist, Safelite Autoglass, Columbus, OH
• George Survant, Time Warner Cable, Charlotte, NC
• Bill Ursic, NPL Construction, Washington, PA

 

 

Excellence in Fleet Safety - Public

• Gerry Calk, City of Austin, TX
• Dalton Pratt, Texas DOT, Austin, TX
• David Worthington, County of Sonoma, Santa Rosa, CA

 

 

Outstanding Achievement in Public Fleet Management

• Jeff Booton, Denver International Airport, Denver, CO
• Mario Guzman, CAFM^®, City of West Palm Beach, FL
• Jeff Meggitt, Regional Municipality of York, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

 

 

Excellence in Fleet Sustainability - Public

• Jeff Jeter, Chesterfield County, VA
• Keith Kerman, NYC Fleet, City of New York, NY
• Kelly Reagan, City of Columbus, OH

 

 

Excellence in Fleet Leadership

• Keith Kerman, NYC Fleet, City of New York, NY
• Erin Gilchrist, Safelite Autoglass, Columbus, OH
• Robert Stine, CAFM^®, Hillsborough County, FL

 

NAFA’s 2016 Institute & Expo, which takes place April 19-22 at the Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX, is the fleet industry event of the year. Fleet professionals from throughout the world attend to learn about the latest technologies, best practices, and industry trends from over 60 hours of fleet educational sessions. In addition, the conference features an Expo Floor with more than 250 vendors showing the latest products and services.

 

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