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