Committee & Program Leadership

Committee & Program Leadership

NMFTA committees guide the association’s administrative, advocacy, operating, outreach, and policy efforts.

Below are descriptions of the areas of responsibility, including the leaders, staff liaison(s), and committee list for each.

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Board of Directors

Chairman:
Mike Morgan, B&H Freight Line, Inc.

Vice Chairman:
Lesley Veldstra Killingsworth, Polaris Transportation Group

Treasurer: 
Clete Cordero, Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc.

Secretary:
Debbie Ruane Sparks, NMFTA

Immediate Past Chairman:
Tim Vander Pol, Peninsula Truck Lines, Inc.

Finance Committee

Chairman:
Lesley Veldstra Killingsworth, Polaris Transportation Group

Vice Chairman:
Clete Cordero, Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc.

Board Member: 
Steven Hartmann, Lynden Transport, Inc.

Staff Liaisons:
Debbie Ruane Sparks, NMFTA
Leslie Tate, NMFTA

Audit Committee

Chairman:
Lloyd Rawson, SAIA Motor Freight

Vice Chairman:
Lisa Klein, ABF Freight System, Inc.

Staff Liaisons:
Debbie Ruane Sparks, NMFTA
Leslie Tate, NMFTA

Classification Resource Committee

Chairman:
Sheri Frieze, Midwest Motor Express, Inc.

First Vice Chairman:
Lisa Klein, ABF Freight System, Inc.

Second Vice Chairman: 
Greg Joyner, FedEx Freight

Secretary:
Debbie Ruane Sparks, NMFTA

Immediate Past Chairman: 
Lesley Veldstra Killingsworth, Polaris Transportation Group

General Counsel: Claire Shapiro

Regulatory Policy Committee

Chairman:
Richard Ellis, Estes Express Lines
Special Advisor: 
Nicholas Wingerter, Truck Safety 1

Staff Liaison: Britton Mullen

Carrier Procedures Committee

Chairman: 
James Faas, North Park Transportation
Vice Chairman: 
Jeremy Vetterkind, Sutton Transport, Inc.

Staff Liaison: Larissa Franklin, NMFTA

Bill of Lading Committee

Chairman:
Scott Thomley, AAA Cooper Transportation
Vice Chairman:
Jake Whitney, Magnum Companies

Staff Liaison: Paul Dugent, NMFTA