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
