Eighteen nominees have made the final cut for the 2014 Professional Fleet Manager of the Year award that will be announced at the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA) Conference, to be held September 7-10 in Las Vegas.

This year's group of nominees manages a total of more than 72,760 vehicles. The award is again sponsored by Wheels Inc. and AFLA.

The nominees are as follows:

• Brad Bohnen, head of fleet management - North America, Ericsson Inc.

• Bonnie Brown, manager of administrative services, Roche Diagnostics

• Randy Burwell, lead buyer and fleet specialist, Valero Energy

• Mike Butsch, director of global fleet operations, Joy Global

• Matt Chinn, fleet administrator, QEP Resources

• Kim Cregar, fleet associate, Eli Lilly and Company

• Brenda Davis, fleet commodity manager, Baker Hughes, Inc.

• John Dmochowsky, senior sales fleet manager, Mondelez International

• Dean Dunton, PMP, global procurement, global fleet manager, NCR Corporation

• Erin Gilchrist, fleet manager, Safelite AutoGlass

• Tim Harteu, director, fleet operations, Integrys Energy Group

• Kim Jamme, manager, fleet operations, Teva Pharmaceuticals

• Jonathan Kamanns, manager, fleet & SRM, Ingersoll Rand

• Brandon Morris, director, fleet services, DIRECTV

• Jeremy Sperling, fleet manager, Consolidated Communications

• Abe Stephenson, fleet & administration manager, DISH

• Charlie Szymanski, manager, global insurance and auto fleet, PPG Industries, Inc.

• Gage Wagoner, senior manager, NA fleet administration, Phillips Electronics NA

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