Sonya Girard Selected to Join NAFA's Board of Directors

NAFA’s Nominating Committee has completed its work and selected a candidate to fill the expiring term of a current member of the Board of Directors. The committee selected Sonya Girard, Fleet Manager and Project Specialist for IDEXX located in Westbrook, Maine; a leader in pet healthcare innovation. Girard has been with IDEXX since 1995.

Girard has been a NAFA Member since 2014 and is a member of NAFA's New England Chapter. She has served on the NAFA Curriculum Committee, presented at NAFA's Institute & Expo and on NAFA webinars, co-authored several white papers, and served on numerous advisory boards over the course of her career.

“The Board shares a common mission of focusing on improvements that add value to the fleet industry,” Girard said. “To me, joining the Board is about having the opportunity to provide strategic and innovative insights that will help drive positive change and forward progress for fleet managers across North America.  I’m honored to have been selected and I look forward to working with this dynamic team.”

Girard's term on the Board of Directors will begin on February 20, 2020.

The Nominating Committee evaluated Candidate Consideration Forms submitted by members who wished to be considered for the highest leadership positions in NAFA. Each committee member evaluated every candidate on ten characteristics and skills deemed desirable by NAFA’s Board of Directors. The committee also considered the candidates’ work background, involvement with NAFA, and ability to help advance NAFA’s mission, goals, and strategic plans.

Continuing to lead the Board of Directors will be:

• Patti Earley, CAFM^®, Florida Power & Light (President)
• Ray Brisby, CAFM, Calgary Fire Department (Senior Vice President)
• Michael Camnetar, CAFM, LeasePlan (Vice President)
• Kathy Wellik, CAFM, Iowa State University (Secretary/Treasurer)
• Bryan Flansburg, CAFM, First Student (Immediate Past President)
• Richard Battersby, CAFM, City of Oakland
• Nancy Bean, CAFM, City of Provo   
• David Hayward, Deloitte
• Robert Mossing, STERIS Corporation
• Maria Neve, Mercury Associates
• Adam Seifert, CAFM, ARI
• Mark A. Smith, CAFM, Trimble Inc.

Girard succeeds Steven Saltzgiver, CAFS^®, Mercury Associates. In addition to being a committed, long-term NAFA Member, Saltzgiver has served as Board liaison to the Association's committees, presented at NAFA's I&E, and recently served as a speaker for NAFA's Department of Transportation Compliance Webinar Series. NAFA thanks Steven Saltzgiver for his continued support of the Association and commitment to fleet professionalism.

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