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.

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.