CAFM Grads Reap Rewards And Applause

More than half of the recent graduates of the CAFM certification program walked across the Ferrara Theatre stage on April 23 during the 2012 I&E in St. Louis, MO, receiving recognition for their hard work and expertise of the fleet management disciplines.

NAFA welcomes thirty-one new graduates from the class of 2011-12, including four who earned the certification over that weekend. In addition, more than five hundred fleet professionals currently are signed up, and since the program’s inception, close to three hundred have completed it overall.

"One day, I hope everyone here will be able to stand and be recognized for this achievement," said Bryan Flansburg, CAFM, NAFA Vice President. "Together we’re helping to make this designation the gold standard throughout the industry."

Flansburg opened the session with gratitude for "some of the hardest working volunteers in NAFA," the members of the Certification Board. The Certification Board is comprised of Board Chair Paul Koch, CAFM; Vice Chair Bob McElheney, CAFM; Patrick Barrett, CAFM; John Brewington, CAFM; Raymond Brisby, CAFM; Amy Catalano, CAFM; Jon Crull, CAFM; Kevin Fareri, CAFM; Rachel Johnson, CAFM; Marc Knight, CAFM; Christopher Lyon, CAFM; and David Thompsen, CAFM. He also noted that this year, for the first time, NAFA will hold an additional Boot Camp in October as a stand-alone seminar. "Interest in the program has been so great that NAFA decided to offer certification students more opportunities to participate and benefit from the Boot Camp experience," he said. Plus, the Boot Camp will be back at next year’s I&E, as well.

"The number of CAFM graduates has risen greatly in the years since the Boot Camp was introduced, and I don’t believe that’s merely a coincidence," he said. "The Boot Camp works. If you are currently in the CAFM/CAFS program or are considering the program, I urge you to be part of next year’s Boot Camp. In addition to being able to ask questions to CAFM instructors
about the areas you’re struggling with, there are excellent sessions on each of the eight disciplines. Plus, you’ll be able to take your exams twice: once before the I&E and once after." Those eight disciplines include asset management, business management, financial management, fleet information management, maintenance management, risk management, vehicle fuel management, and professional development.

Congratulations to the class of 2011-12 CAFM graduates!

Brett Barganz, CAFM
Assistant to the Public Works
Director, Village of Glenview
Dept. of Public Works
Glenview, IL

Timothy Calhoun, CAFM
Fleet Director, Palm Beach County
Fire Rescue Dept.
Palm Beach Gardens, FL

James Coates, CAFM
Account Manager,
LeasePlan USA
Cumming, GA

Krista Davis, CAFM
Fleet & Travel Coordinator,
NuStar Energy
San Antonio, TX

Sandeepinder Dhaliwal
Director, Fleet Operations,
Province of British Columbia
Ambulance Service
Victoria, BC

Michael Donahue, CAFM
Manager, Transportation,
Omaha Public Power District
Elkhorn, NE

John Ferguson, CAFM
Fire Equipment Supervisor,
City of Durham
Durham, NC

Iseña Garcia, CAFM
Administrative Specialist,
City of Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, VA

Yvette Gentry, CAFM
Fleet Manager,
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
The Woodlands, TX

Mark Gnatowoski, CAFM
Administrator, Office of Equipment
Management, State of Ohio Department
of Transportation
Columbus, OH

Paul Hash, CAFM
Fleet Services Manager,
Columbia Association
Columbia, MD

Frank Holland, CAFM
Hopkinton, MA

Gary Kelly, CAFM
Superintendent of Fleet Services,
Tucson Electric Power Company
Unisource Energy Services
Tucson, AZ

Melanie Kiker, CAFM
Support Services Manager,
Warren Equipment
Midland, TX

Nanci Lien, CAFM
Fleet Administration Manager,
City of Seattle Fleet & Facilities
Department
Seattle, WA

Delma Loomis, CAFM
Fleet Coordinator, Spectra Energy Fleet
Services Department
Houston, TX

Thomas Meyer, CAFM
Progress Energy Service Company
Orlando, FL

Nancy Palmer, CAFM
Fleet Administrator,
Consol Energy, Inc.
Canonsburg, PA

Robin Rehborg, CAFM
Fleet Operations Manager, State of
North Dakota Dept. of Transportation
Bismarck, ND

Steve Rindshoj, CAFM
Fleet Operations Manager,
Cox Enterprises
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Walt Rundell, CAFM
Ranken Technical College
Godfrey, IL

Anthony Saxon, CAFM
Fleet Services Support Supervisor,
Georgia Power Company
Augusta, GA

Paul Schmidt, CAFM
Senior Buyer, City of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX

Dennis Simcoe, CAFM
Director, City of Edmonton Fleet
Services
Edmonton, AB

Bill Sterner, CAFM
Equipment Services Supervisor, City of
Fort Worth Equipment Services
Fort Worth, TX

Peter Varney, CAFM
Associate Director, University of
Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Georgiane Walls, CAFM
Account Manager, Wheels, Inc.
Des Plaines, IL

Jennifer Walls, CAFM
Deputy Fleet Officer,
City of Austin
Austin, TX

Michael Wegas, CAFM
Fleet Manager, Cleveland
Metroparks
Fairview Park, OH

Chris Wiley, CAFM
Green Fleets Coordinator,
City of Seattle Fleet
& Facilities Department
Seattle, WA

Michael Zeak, CAFM
Silver Springs, FL

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