Awards Recognized Green Fleet Leaders
TORRANCE, CA - Government Fleet magazine honored fleet managers with its first annual "Fleet Environmental Leadership" Awards. "Greening" a fleet will improve its impact on the environment by reducing emissions and fuel consumption.
Public Sector Winners Present at Conference Award Ceremony
TORRANCE, CA - Government Fleet magazine honored fleet managers with its first annual "Fleet Environmental Leadership" Awards. "Greening" a fleet will improve its impact on the environment by reducing emissions and fuel consumption.
The presentation and ceremony took place at the 2009 Green Fleet Conference, Oct. 19, in Chicago.
Winners of this year's award are (in alphabetical order by location):
City of Cambridge, Mass., Sydney Cox , Supervisor, Master Mechanic
City of Chicago, Mayor Richard Daley & Commissioner Michael J. Picardi
City of Columbus, Mayor Michael Coleman
City of Culver City, Calif., Paul Condran, Equipment Maintenance Manager
City of Denver, Colo., Ernie Ivy, Fleet Director
City of Fort Wayne, Larry Campbell, Fleet Manager
City of Houston, Mayor Bill White
City of Inglewood, Calif., Rick Longobart, Fleet Manager
City of Kansas City, Mo., Samuel C. Swearngin, CAFM, Fleet Administrator
City of Milwaukee, Wis., Venu Gupta, Superintendent/Buildings & Fleet
City of New York, Ariella Maron, Deputy Commissioner for Citywide Energy Management
City of Seattle, Wash., Chris Wiley, Green Fleets Coordinator
City of Vancouver, B.C., Doug Smith, Manager, Equipment Services
City of West Covina, Calif., Shannon Yauchzee, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Florida Power & Light, George Survant, Dir. of Fleet Services
King County, Wash., Melody Bennett, Climate Change Program Manager
Orange County, Fla., David Roussel, Fleet Manager
Riverside County, Calif., Robert Howdyshell, Director of Purchasing & Fleet Services
Snohomish County, Wash., Allen M. Mitchell, CPFP, Fleet Manager
University of California, Los Angeles, Sherry Lewis, Associate Director
University of Michigan, Renee Jordan
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