Celebrating Membership Milestones

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NAFA would like to thank all Members and Affiliates for being a part of our family, and especially to those celebrating key membership milestones. It is our Members who help make this Association successful. Your volunteer work has helped create and successfully run various committees; provide publications; educational workshops; and annually offer our Institute and Expo. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication!

Celebrating 45 Years With NAFA:

A. Warren Feirer 
Leonia, NJ

A. Warren Feirer became NAFA's 16th President in 1979 and served until 1981. During his influential career in fleet, he was employed by Ford Motor Company, Olin Corporation, Standard Brands, and RJR Nabisco. His career accomplishments have led him to twice be nominated for the Fleet Hall of Fame and earned him NAFA's highest honor – NAFA's Distinguished Service Award – in 1992.

Feirer's career within NAFA began in 1966 when he first joined the New York Chapter. It didn't take long for him to get involved within the Chapter as he soon began managing the meal and room arrangements for the monthly meetings. Feirer went on to hold various positions within the chapter and served as Chapter Chair from 1969-1971.

In the years that followed, Feirer became an important Member of NAFA on the national stage.  He led workshops at several NAFA conferences, served as a member of NAFA's national Board from 1973 to 1984, spearheaded the development of the NAFA Reference Book, contributed a chapter on Lease versus Ownership in the Fleet Manager's Manual and also directed the publication of the book while serving as NAFA President, participated in the development of the CFM and CAFM programs, and led NAFA Foundation's study of company provided vs. driver provided company cars.  In addition, he was a trustee of the NAFA Foundation from 1986 to 1992 and served as President of the foundation for the final five years.

While serving as NAFA President, Feirer accepted an award from President Carter for the Association's efforts in planning fuel conservation during the height of the fuel crisis.

Feirer remains an influential member of the fleet community through his work as a Field Editor and author of fleet management articles for Bobit Publishing and other magazines.

Leonie Von Halle 
Fleet Manager
Computer Sciences Corp.
El Segundo, CA
 
Leonie Von Halle has served NAFA in many capacities over the past 25 years. She has served as Secretary, Treasurer, and Chairperson of her local Chapter while also being involved with chapter committees; most notably, the Membership and Arrangements Committee which she once chaired. Nationally, Von Halle has served as Reception Co-Chair for the 1994 FMI in San Diego and as Vice Chair of FleetEd in 2006-2007.

Von Halle began her career in fleet as Fleet Administrator for Teledyne Inc. where she was responsible for a fleet of 4,000 vehicles. She left Teledyne after 13 years to join Pinkerton as Fleet Manager and then joined Computer Science Corporation (her current employer) as Fleet Manager in 1999.

In her spare time, Von Halle loves to travel and says she has visited many countries in Africa, Europe, South America, and Asia. She also enjoys doing volunteer work for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

"I really have enjoyed my involvement with NAFA and all the wonderful people that I have met in the Association," said Von Halle. "The knowledge gained through meetings and educational classes has been invaluable to my career in fleet."



Andrea Wawrzyn 
Fleet Administrator
Rockwell Automation -
Allen-Bradley
Milwaukee, WI

Andrea Wawrzyn has been an active member of NAFA's Wisconsin Chapter since joining the Association.  She served as the Wisconsin Chapter Program Committee chair from 1992 to 1997 and was the Chapter's Audit Committee Chair from 1993 to 1995. NAFA thanks Andrea for her many years of service.

View the complete list of Membership Milestones, click here.