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
Any partner, officer or employee of an LTL carrier member shall be eligible to be a director of this Association. However, not more than one eligible individual from a single member carrier shall be elected to serve on the Board at the same time.
Chairman:
Lesley Veldstra Killingsworth, Polaris Transportation Group
Vice Chairman:
Clete Cordero, Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc.
Treasurer:
Richard Ellis, Estes Express Lines
Secretary:
Debbie Ruane Sparks, NMFTA
Immediate Past Chairman:
Mike Morgan, B&H Freight Line, Inc.
Past Chairman:
Tim Vander Pol, Peninsula Truck Lines
Finance Committee
NMFTA's Finance Committee oversees the Association’s financial transactions including the budget process and its investment strategies. The Vice Chairman of this Association shall serve as the Chairman of the Finance Committee. The Treasurer of this Association shall serve as the Vice Chairman of the Finance Committee. Said Finance Committee Chairman shall select three more Board members to serve on the Committee. All members will serve for one year. The Board will establish guidelines and policies under which the Finance Committee will perform its various responsibilities. The Finance Committee will report to the Board and the Executive Director matters which have been considered and any recommendations that have been made.
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
NMFTA's Audit Committee oversees the internal financial reports and tax returns prepared by the outside accounting firm, and the audit conducted by the outside audit firm. That oversight will be conducted by the Committee in accord with the guidelines and policies established by the Board concerning those reports. The Chairman of the Audit Committee will be selected by the Association’s Chairman. Said Audit Chairman shall select two more Board members to serve on the Committee. All Committee members will serve for two years. The Audit Committee will report to the Board and the Executive Director matters which have been considered and any recommendations that have been made.
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
NMFTA's Classification Resource Committee (CRC) provides information and other resources to the Freight Classification Development Council (FCDC) on matters relating to the content of the NMFC. It provides information on classification research activities, the transportation characteristics of products moving via motor carrier and on motor carrier operations. The CRC may make recommendations and give advice regarding the Procedures for developing and maintaining the NMFC.
Chairman:
Lisa Klein, ArcBest Corporation
First Vice Chairman:
Greg Joyner, FedEx Freight
Second Vice Chairman:
Kris McLennan, A. Duie Pyle, Inc.
Secretary:
Debbie Ruane Sparks, NMFTA
Immediate Past Chairman:
Sheri Frieze, Midwest Motor Express, Inc.
General Counsel: Claire Shapiro
Regulatory Policy Committee
NMFTA's Regulatory Policy Committee considers and directs participation on behalf of the membership in state and local legislative, regulatory, and/or judicial proceedings which it deems to be of interest to or affect the membership in the conduct of their business, and in legislative matters, federal or state, which benefit, or are perceived as a detriment to, the motor carrier industry.
Chairman:
Richard Ellis, Estes Express Lines
Vice Chairman:
Matt VanDerPol, ABF Freight System, Inc.
Special Advisor:
Nicholas Wingerter, Truck Safety 1
Staff Liaison: Britton Mullen
Carrier Procedures Committee
NMFTA's Carrier Procedures Committee (CPC) considers procedures and best practices, rules and regulations covering interline settlements, claims, and other related traffic matters, and develops model agreements for use by the membership.
Chairman:
Jeremy Vetterkind, Sutton Transport, Inc.
Vice Chairman:
Greg McDermitt, Roadrunner Transportation Systems
Staff Liaison: Larissa Franklin, NMFTA
Digital LTL Committee
NMFTA's Digital LTL Committee reviews who is currently using electronic bill of ladings (eBOL), a mapping project which will highlight paper fields on an electronic sample, terms and conditions, notes, as well as shipper and carrier certifications.
Chairman:
Scott Thomley, AAA Cooper Transportation
Vice Chairman:
Jake Whitney, Magnum LTL, Inc.
Staff Liaison: Paul Dugent, NMFTA
