Finalists For NAFA's 2018 Fleet Excellence Awards Are Announced

After weeks of intense judging by industry leaders, the finalists for NAFA’s 2018 Fleet Excellence Awards have been chosen. The Fleet Excellence Awards (or FLEXY for short) were designed to shine a spotlight on those who have impacted fleet management in both the corporate and public fleet segments during the previous year. Three finalists were chosen for each of the seven categories. Winners will be announced during the Sixth Annual Fleet Excellence Awards Event on Tuesday, April 24, at the Marriott Hotel, Anaheim, Calif. during NAFA’s I&E.

The FLEXY Awards were open to all fleet professionals throughout the United States and Canada, regardless of whether or not they were members of NAFA Fleet Management Association.

The categories for finalists are as follows:

Outstanding Achievement in Corporate Fleet Management

• Karla Guajardo, Fleet Manager, Honeywell International
• Adam Orth, CAFM, Fleet Services Manager, General Mills Inc.
• Yogi Shivdasani, LKQ Corporation

Excellence in Fleet Safety – Corporate

• Kevin Everett, Fleet and Environmental Manager, at EMCOR Services, MESA Energy Systems
• Andy Gattermeyer, Road Safety Advisor, BP Pipeline
• Joe Suarez, Director, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)

Excellence in Fleet Sustainability – Corporate

• Michael Bieger, Senior Director Global Fleet, ADP Inc.
• Sharon Etherington, Manager of Regional Procurement Services, Roche
• Safelite AutoGlass, Columbus, OH

Excellence in Fleet Safety – Public

• Patrick Bartole, CAFM, Fleet Manager, New Jersey City University Dept. of Facilities and Construction Mgmt.
• Charles Grab, UCONN Transportation and Fleet Services
• Rick Medina, Fleet, Fuel, and Equipment Services, Mission Support and Test Services LLC

Outstanding Achievement in Public Fleet Management

• Ronald Gitelman, CAFM, Fleet Administrator, Yale University
• Robert Gordon, Director of Fleet Management, DeKalb County Fleet Management
• Kathy Wellik, CAFM, Director, Iowa State University Transportation Services

Excellence in Fleet Sustainability – Public

• Richard Battersby, CAFM, Fleet Manager, City of Oakland Public Works
• Rick Medina, Mission Support and Test Services LLC, Fleet, Fuel, and Equipment Services
• Angela Sherick-Bright, Assistant General Manager, City of Los Angeles General Services Dept.

Excellence in Fleet Leadership

• Mario Moses, Fleet and Sourcing Manager, Bayer
• Steven Schoen, Director, Mobility Services Americas, Siemens
• Joe Suarez, Director, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)

NAFA’s 2018 I&E, which takes place April 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif., is the industry’s largest gathering of fleet managers! The perfect opportunity to increase your networking power, I&E is the largest community of fleet professionals who attend year after year because they experience I&E’s hands-on value. Attend I&E to get real money-saving, time-saving value! Network with thousands of fleet professionals, experience the latest services and products on the I&E Expo floor, receive cutting-edge training and education, learn how to improve your employer’s bottom line, and more!

For more information on NAFA’s 2018 Institute & Expo visit www.nafainstitute.org.