The First Word With Phil Russo

Construction Begins on I&E 2012

It seems like just a few days ago we were in Charlotte, having the times of our lives at I&E 2011. Yet, here we are already planning for I&E 2012, while it is still more than 10 months away.

Last week, more than two dozen fleet professionals met in St. Louis to begin the process of developing I&E sessions for next year. All of these individuals were personally invited by either NAFA's President Douglas Weichman, CAFM or myself to participate on the I&E Curriculum Committee. In selecting individuals, we looked for those who could represent the various fleet segments (corporate, utility, government, etc.), as well as help us maintain diversity. I think the mix is excellent in every sense.

Here are some of the characteristics of the 2012 I&E Curriculum Committee:

Corporate fleet managers - 10
Utility fleet managers - 5
Government fleet managers - 4
Affiliates – 3
Public safety fleet managers - 2
University fleet managers - 1

Male – 19
Female – 6

1st year on Committee – 15
2nd year on Committee – 10

0-5 years in NAFA – 7
6-10 years in NAFA – 6
10-15 years in NAFA – 5
15 or more years in NAFA – 7

I would like to thank each of these individuals and give them the recognition they deserve. The 2012 I&E Curriculum Committee is:

Cal Kretsinger, CAFM, Ameren Energy, Chair
Steve Saltzgiver, Coca Cola, Vice Chair
Diana Alarcon, City of Ft. Lauderdale
Richard Battersby, CAFM, University of California
Donna Bibbo, CAFM, NovoNordisk
Kirk Budhai, Hearst Corp.
John Dmochowsky, CAFM, Kraft Foods
Patti Earley, CAFM, Florida Power & Light
Kevin Fisher, CAFM, Aramark
Mark Klein, Safelite
Paul Koch, CAFM, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Tom Lubas, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Bob Martinez, New York Police Department
Claude Masters, CAFM, Florida Power & Light
Tracy McCann, Mylan Inc.
Joe McDonald, Wheels, Inc.
Debbie Mize, Hallmark
Peg Nicholson, CAFM, Monsanto Co.
Steve Pederson, VPSI
Gary Robbins, Wright Express
Don Scare, Apria Healthcare
George L. Schwarz, Borough of Camp Hill
Nate Washington, Verizon
Doug Weichman, CAFM, Palm Beach County
Joe Werb, Ontario Power Generation

Sincerely,

P.S. Thanks to everyone who participated in our communications survey earlier this year. Please be sure to read my summary of the results, titled "Communications Benchmarking Survey Shows NAFA Trustworthy With Growth Opportunities," elsewhere in this issue of FleetFocus.