NAFA Announces 2012-2013 CAFM & CAFS Graduates
The NAFA Fleet Management Association announced the full class of 2012-2013 CAFM and CAFS graduates at the NAFA Institute & Expo. Of the 36 total CAFM graduates, 22 work for public-sector fleets.
The NAFA Fleet Management Association announced the full class of 2012-2013 Certified Automotive Fleet Manager (CAFM) and Certified Automotive Fleet Specialist (CAFS) graduates at the NAFA Institute & Expo. Of the 36 total CAFM graduates, 22 work for public-sector fleets. NAFA had announced early graduates (those who had obtained CAFM certification during the first half of the year) in February.
Government Fleet congratulates the public-sector fleet professionals who obtained CAFM and CAFS designation. Below are CAFM graduates, with new graduates listed in bold below.
Nancy Bean, CAFM, fleet manager, City of Redmond, Wash.
Jesse Beeks, CAFM, fleet operations supervisor, City of Fayetteville, Ark.
Cheri Carter, CAFM, fleet analyst, City of Abilene, Texas
Gregory Dimesa, CAFM, director, City of New York Police Department
Jerry Drake, CAFM, equipment maintenance superintendent, City of Tucson, Ariz.
Rick Haggard, CAFM, fleet project manager, Seattle City Light, Wash.
Nina Hoffert, CAFM, fleet manager, City of Lakewood, Colo.
Gary Lowe, CAFM, fleet administrator, City of Tucson, Ariz.
Joseph Luxem, CAFM, automotive maintenance crew chief, City of Seattle
Merle McCullough, CAFM, fleet manager, Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan.
Richard Panneton, CAFM, national manager, Land Fleet, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa, Ontario
James Perkins, CAFM, superintendent, Fleet Services, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia
Daniel Reichel, CAFM, fleet manager, State of Washington Department of Natural Resources
Kevin Schlangen, CAFM, fleet manager, Dakota County, Minn.
Donald Scruggs, CAFM, fleet maintenance officer, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Md.
Sydney Sexton, CAFM, assistant director, Fleet Services, Harris County, Texas
Scott Simonton, CAFM, fleet services manager, City of Wilsonville, Ore.
Tamzen Smith, CAFM, fleet superintendent, City of Tucson, Ariz.
Richard Sweepe, CAFM, equipment managemetn superintendent, City of Goodyear, Ariz.
Jack Tolmich, CAFM, fleet operations administrator, Denver Water Dept., Colo.
Michael Webster, CAFM, manager of fleet services, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, Ill.
Amanda Wilson, CAFM, fleet manager, Indiana University
The public-sector CAFS graduates are:
Kevin Austin, CAFS, fleet manager, City of Portland, Maine
Daniel Bent, CAFS, AS II, State of Delaware Office of Fleet Management
Francois Brosseau, CAFS, senior program analyst, Government of Canada Parks
Dale Collins, CAFS, fleet services supervisor, Fairfax Water, Va.
Donald Gabel, CAFS, field supervisor, Lake Havasu City Vehicle Maintenance, Ariz.
Brock Hollingsworth, CAFS, mechanic supervisor, Arapahoe County, Colo.
Milena Laban, CAFS, strategic coordinator, City of Edmonton, Alberta
Cyril Leon, CAFS, fleet equipment specialist, City of Tucson, Ariz.
Mario Menendez, CAFS, fleet maintenance supervisor, County of Collier Fleet Management, Fla.
Timothy Sanderson, CAFS, director of transportation services, City of Brandon, Manitoba
Gaye Shockley, CAFS, fleet supervisor, City of Lake Jackson, Texas
Mark Stephens, CAFS, garage manager, Snohomish County Public Utility District #1, Wash.
John Tennant, CAFS, fleet maintenance superintendent, City of Tucson, Ariz.
Henry Verner, CAFS, manager of fleet & materials, City of Brandon, Manitoba
Christina Wear, CAFS, fleet management specialist, Snohomish County Public Utility District #1, Wash.
Russell White, CAFS, equipment analyst, Palm Beach County Fleet Management, Fla.
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