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NAFA Announces 40 CAFM Graduates

In 2016-2017, 40 fleet professionals successfully completed the eight disciplines necessary to earn the certified automotive fleet manager (CAFM) designation, while 42 fleet professionals earned their Certified Automotive Fleet Specialist (CAFS) designation.

by Staff
May 17, 2017
NAFA Announces 40 CAFM Graduates

Nineteen of the CAFM graduates were present to celebrate at the NAFA I&E. Photo courtesy of NAFA

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Nineteen of the CAFM graduates were present to celebrate at the NAFA I&E. Photo courtesy of NAFA

In 2016-2017, 40 fleet professionals successfully completed the eight disciplines necessary to earn the certified automotive fleet manager (CAFM) designation.

Graduates must pass all eight disciplines of fleet management within a three-year period. The eight disciplines are: Asset Management, Business Management, Financial Management, Information Management, Maintenance Management, Professional Development, Risk Management, and Vehicle Fuel Management.

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The 2016-2017 graduates are:

  • George Albright, CAFM, vice president of operations, Transport Solutions of America, Woodstock, Ga.

  • Dustin Atkins, CAFM, fleet management coordinator, Seattle City Light, Wash.

  • Tom Bogdanowicz, CAFM, deputy fleet manager, State of Oklahoma OMES Fleet Management

  • Michael Bownds, CAFM, FPS partner, Element Fleet Management, Dallas

  • Pauline Bristol, CAFM, strategic consultant, Element Fleet Management, Cedar Falls, Iowa

  • Mark Brochtrup, CAFM, fleet manager, City of Coppell, Texas

  • Brian Carroll, CAFM, fleet manager, Canaveral Port Authority, Fla.

  • Leonard Cheever, CAFM, senior automotive engineer, City of Seattle

  • Mark Clark, CAFM, senior supervisor fleet maintenance management, Los Angeles Fire Department

  • Larissa Clinard, CAFM, fleet manager, J. F. Ahern Co., Fond Du Lac, Wis.

  • Roger Constantin, CAFM, fleet manager, Gaz Metro, Montreal, PQ, Canada

  • David Dahn, CAFM, corporate fleet program manager, Erie Insurance, Erie, Pa.

  • Anthony Ebanks, CAFM, fleet controller, National Roads Authority, Grand Cayman KYI, Cayman Islands

  • Allan Ford, CAFM, fleet inspector, BC Emergency Health Service, Saanichton, BC, Canada

  • Greg Forsblad, CAFM, relationship manager, Element Fleet Management, Eden Prairie, Minn.

  • Emily Garza, CAFM, fleet manager, Element Fleet Management, Houston

  • George Gauvreau, CAFM, manager, fleet, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada

  • James Hanson, CAFM, fleet administrator, Ransome Cat, Bensalem, Pa.

  • Jeffrey Hawthorne, CAFM, fleet manager, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Fla.

  • Naomi Kislanski, CAFM, coordinator - fleet sales & special events, Subaru Canada, Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

  • Benjamin Klang, CAFM, FMS specialist, Element Fleet Management, Eden Prairie, Minn.

  • Patrick Krapec, CAFM, account manager, Wheels, Inc., Des Plaines, Ill.

  • Eugene Lawson, CAFM, management specialist, City of Oklahoma City, Oka.

  • Justin Lee, CAFM, auto serviceman, City of Calgary, AB, Canada

  • Derek Legge, CAFM, shop foreman, West Valley Construction, Soquel, Calif.

  • Sandy Leonard, CAFM, fleet manager, City of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

  • Mohammad Mahdavi, CAFM, program manager, Fleet & Materials Metro Vancouver, GVRD Lake City Operations, Burnaby, BC, Canada

  • Brett Mayes, CAFM, vehicle maintenance supervisor, the University of Texas at Austin, Parking and Transportation Services

  • Michael Nelson, CAFM, transportation director, Cambridge-Isanti Public Schools, Dellwood, Minn.

  • Steven Noble, CAFM, automotive crew chief, City of Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Bradley Northup, CAFM, fleet coordinator, County of San Diego, Calif.

  • Kristin O'Driscoll, CAFM, manager, fleet management, Baxter Healthcare, Deerfield, Ill.

  • Jeremy Parenti, CAFM, equipment program analyst, Virginia Department of Transportation

  • Holly Quin, CAFM, capital projects coordinator assistant, Seattle City Light

  • DeAnn Reynolds, CAFM, fleet and equipment supervisor, City of Springfield Police Department, Mo.

  • Amber Ridgley, CAFM, manager, Element Fleet Management, Sparks, Md.

  • Karla Sebastiani, CAFM, U.S. fleet manager, Element Fleet/Abbott, Des Plaines, Ill.

  • Robert Sizemore, CAFM, automotive equipment supervisor, City of Cincinnati Metropolitan Sewer District, Ohio

  • Wayne Westerholm, CAFM, deputy director, Harding University Department of Public Safety, Searcy, Ark.

  • Ann Worm, CAFM, customer lead, Element Fleet Management, Eden Prairie, Minn.

Forty-two fleet professionals earned their Certified Automotive Fleet Specialist (CAFS) designation in 2016-2017. The CAFS program gives candidates the option of selecting any four of the eight disciplines to complete within a two-year period.

  • Jason Allan, CAFS, general maintenance supervisor, City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

  • Freddy Barajas, CAFS, automotive equipment mechanic, City of Oakland, Calif.

  • Russell Baum, CAFS, overseas fleet manager, U.S. Department of State, Arlington, Va.

  • Thomas Biamonte, CAFS, equipment supervisor, Brevard County Public Works, Fla.

  • Brad Carby, CAFS, district fleet manager, FedEx Express Canada, Calgary, Alberta, Canada           

  • Lindsey Casey, CAFS, fleet manager, Orange County Sheriff's Department, Calif.

  • Teela Chavedo, CAFS, fleet coordinator II, Cox Enterprises, Oklahoma City, Okla.

  • Michael Cirks, CAFS, TOS 4, State of Minnesota

  • Jase Conley, CAFS, fleet analyst, Encompass Home Health & Hospice, Dallas

  • Katherine Conroy, CAFS, specialist, Element Fleet Management, Eden Prairie, Minn.

  • Emanuela Cordeiro, CAFS, fleet director, Videotron G.P., Montreal, PQ, Canada

  • Paula Cress, CAFS, fleet coordinator, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., West Chester, Pa.

  • Dan Davis, CAFS, fleet administrator, Comfort Systems USA, Fort Wayne, Ind.

  • Stephen Dewey, CAFS, fleet supervisor, Palm Beach County, Fla.

  • Daniel Eden, CAFS, University of Washington Fleet Services

  • Samuel Evans, CAFS, fleet services manager, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Robert Fritz, CAFS, Lubbock, Texas

  • Francisco Gomez, CAFS, service center supervisor, City of Austin, Texas

  • Leah Gumbie, CAFS, fleet management coordinator, UFA Cooperative Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • Robert Hailey, CAFS, fleet manager, Cook Children's Healthcare System, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Kelly Hiscock, CAFS, fleet chargehand, City of Brandon Operations, MB, Canada

  • Thomas Hopkins, CAFS, director of field operations, ROUSH CleanTech, Clarkston, Mich.

  • Steven Knapp, CAFS, human resources analyst, City of Chula Vista, Calif.     

  • Jennifer Luistro, CAFS, fleet manager, Element Fleet Management, Nottingham, Md.

  • Brett McClure, CAFS, mechanic foreman, Franklin PUD, Ore.

  • Donald Means, CAFS, fleet superintendent, City of Fort Worth, Texas

  • Nancy Murray, CAFS, facilities, fleet & travel manager, Agfa Corporation, Elmwood Park, N.J.

  • Carlos Osterroth, CAFS, fleet manager, City of Medicine Hat, AB, Canada

  • Arthur Parr, CAFS, fleet safety manager, Bimbo Bakeries USA, Wernersville, Pa.

  • Amy Radakovich, CAFS, fleet manager, Element Fleet Management, Oswego, Ill.

  • Klaudyna Routt, CAFS, lease analyst, State of Oklahoma     

  • Matt Sager, CAFS, technician III, City of Austin Fleet Services, Texas

  • Mike Saulnier, CAFS, manager operation, City of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada           

  • Adam Seifert, CAFS, fleet manager, Need It Now Delivers, Toms River, N.J.

  • Ryan Snell, CAFS, FMS specialist, Element Fleet Management, Eden Prairie, Minn.

  • Don Test, CAFS, fleet/building and grounds foreman, City of Beavercreek, Ohio

  • Hjalmar Tiesenhausen, CAFS, fleet manager, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper, AB, Canada

  • Donald Walker, CAFS, vehicle fleet manager, Ada County Sheriff, Idaho

  • Russell White, CAFS, equipment analyst, Palm Beach County Fleet Management, Fla.

  • Craig Willingham, CAFS, fleet manager, Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Laura Wilson, CAFS, fleet manager, Element Fleet Management, Sparks, Md.

  • Russell Wilson, CAFS, fleet manager, KLJ Solutions, Bismarck, N.D.

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