NAFA Honors Fleets for Sustainability

Over 25 honorees of NAFA’s inaugural Sustainable Fleet Certificate program have been named.

by Staff

May 23, 2017

NAFA Honors Fleets for Sustainability — Pictured left to right in the back at the Sustainability pre-con at NAFA are George Survant, sr. director fleet relations, NTEA, Alexander Barton, president, Barton Marketing Group, and Gary Lentsch, CAFM, fleet manager, Eugene Water & Electric Board. Photo courtesy of Kristen Driscoll.

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Pictured left to right in the back at the Sustainability pre-con at NAFA are George Survant, sr. director fleet relations, NTEA, Alexander Barton, president, Barton Marketing Group, and Gary Lentsch, CAFM, fleet manager, Eugene Water & Electric Board. Photo courtesy of Kristen Driscoll.

The honorees of NAFA Fleet Management Association’s inaugural Sustainable Fleet Certificate program have been named.

The certification program is the association’s latest initiative, which had 28 honorees, and is designed to educate fleet professionals on proven methods that will help them develop sustainable fleet initiatives. NAFA developed the certification program in response to its members expressing interest in learning more about the association's Sustainable Fleet Accreditation Program, according to the association.

Individuals who earned the certification successfully completed an exam that followed a training session.The fleets professionals who obtained the certification are:

Martin Biffin, principal mechanical engineer, Government of Bermuda Public Works

Mike Bisogno, CAFM, director, Commonwealth of Virginia Office of Fleet Management Services

Anthony Bowe, fleet management/shop supervisor, State of Minnesota Department of Transportation

Michele L. Bowles, CAFS, fleet manager, Washington Gas Light Co.

Ray Brisby, CAFM, fleet manager, Calgary Fire Department

Richard Callis, CAFM, sr. analyst, Enterprise Fleet Management, Charter Communications

Mike Camnetar, CAFM, director of fleet partnership solutions, Element Fleet Management

Jeffrey Carter, fleet manager, Portland General Electric

Patti Earley, CAFM, fleet fuel specialist, Florida Power & Light

Antoine Elias, lead senior plant engineer, Br. C.A.T. International Co. LTD

Robert Ellingsworth, CAFM, fleet manager, State of Minnesota Department of Transportation

Donald Eta, director, Fleet Management Services, City of Vaughan, Ontario

Marie Gianetti, insurance coordinator, Varian Associates, Inc.

Scott Glew, Manager, fleet services, Town of Richmond Hill, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Brad Hawthorne, deputy director, City of San Diego, Fleet Operations Department

Nina Hoffert, CAFM, fleet manager, City of Lakewood

Alia Khouri, deputy director, City of San Diego Fleet Services

James Laverty, CAFS, manager, Vehicle Pool, University of Alberta, Canada

Gary Lentsch, CAFM, fleet manager, Eugene Water & Electric Board

Zachariah McLawhorn, deputy director, State of North Carolina, Motor Fleet Mgmt. Division

Quintonio Ratteray, mechanical superintendent, Government of Bermuda Public Works

William Rogers, DPW - fleet services administrator, Indianapolis Fleet Services

Rick Sikes, CAFM, COO, CarbonBLU

Michael Simonds, fleet manager, City of San Diego Fleet Operations Department

James Tillman, director, Business Development EV Services and Battery Storage, MaxGen Energy Services

Katherine Vigneau, CAFM, professional development strategist, KMVS Fleet+ Consulting

Mike Wilkinson, fleet supervisor, Denver Water

Mike Wilson, CAFM, strategic fleet management specialist, Element Fleet Management

The certification program was launched in April 2017, and was developed through a partnership between NAFA, CALSTART, and NC State University. NAFA is looking to offer the sustainable certificate training in autumn 2017

Topics:NAFA Certification Program Sustainability Green Fleet

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