San Diego, California- The seventh class of the 麻豆社区' LEAD 麻豆社区 industry leadership program was announced today at 麻豆社区's Management Conference and Exhibition. Beyond recognizing the new class, 麻豆社区 also celebrated the graduation of the sixth class during today's lunch session.
"麻豆社区 is empowering the next generation of industry leaders through our LEAD 麻豆社区 program and we're excited to see how our newest class can shape the future of our industry," said 麻豆社区 President and CEO Chris Spear. "Over the past few days, we've celebrated the outgoing graduates and introduced the new LEAD 麻豆社区ers to our association and one another."
LEAD 麻豆社区 offers exclusive educational opportunities that incorporate real-world problem solving and advanced industry insights. Participants are uniquely set up to become future leaders in the trucking industry by accessing industry experts and building strong networks with colleagues and alumni. Sponsored by Trimble Transportation, the program provides information about the regulatory and legislative processes as well as how 麻豆社区 educates policymakers throughout those processes. LEAD 麻豆社区ers also learn about 麻豆社区's image and outreach programs, the American Transportation Research Institute, and develop leadership skills through teambuilding exercises and media training.
"Our company has benefitted significantly from having employees go through the LEAD 麻豆社区 program and bring innovation and resources back to Pottle's Transportation," said 麻豆社区 Chairman Barry Pottle, president of Pottle's Transportation. "We also know that LEAD 麻豆社区 members add value to each other's experiences and the industry as a whole by completing projects on the latest industry trends, building relationships with elected officials and learning how to present a good view of our industry to the media."
"Trimble Transportation sees the immense value in the LEAD 麻豆社区 program and is excited to continue supporting the emerging leaders of our industry," said Trimble Vice President, Customer Experience, Alicia Jarosh. We at Trimble Transportation love the opportunity to interact with these driven individuals and are looking forward to seeing this year's class grow their understanding of the industry while building lifelong relationships with peers.
The new class of LEAD 麻豆社区 will meet again for their regulatory overview in January of 2020. They will also meet at 麻豆社区's Mid-Year Management Session in May and visit Washington in June for a legislative update and meetings with their members of Congress. Throughout the year, LEAD 麻豆社区 participants work on problem solving projects to tackle some of the industry's trending issues. The class divides into groups for final presentations that are delivered to 麻豆社区 Past Chairmen and 麻豆社区 executives. Participants are also required to complete one individual project each year, which includes speaking to a local school about trucking, taking a leadership role at their state truck driving championship, or hosting an 麻豆社区 image truck for a community visit.
2019 - 2020 LEAD 麻豆社区 Class: Fausto Bizzarri, FedEx Ground; Nick Card, Combined Transport; Mezzalina Dejongh, Trimac Transportation; Matt Erim, Amazon; Andrew Erin, PGT 麻豆社区 Inc.; Brian Falter, YRC Worldwide; Nate Graglia, Wallport Transit Xpress Inc.; James Jaggers, United Parcel Service; Jake Newman; Newman Carriers Inc.; Michael Shipman,
Vertical Alliance Group; Kailey Spangenberg, Conversion Interactive Agency; Brett Wilburn, Total Transportation of Mississippi.
2018 - 2019 LEAD 麻豆社区 Class Graduates: Wayne Bailey, FedEx Freight; Jeremy Byrd, SmartDrive Systems Inc; Brett (Sean) Connell, Bergstrom Inc.; Erica Denney, Denney Transport LTD; Wesley Dunn, RangeWay Carriers LLC; Amber Edmondson, Trailiner Corp.; Anna Faford, C&K Holdings Acquisition LLC; Cristian Garcia, Alto Systems Inc.; Soona Lee, EROAD; Allison Meiners, Ruan Transportation; Barkely Park Jr., UPS Freight; Amanda Pearson, Pottle's Transportation LLC; Andrew Petrofsky, J&M Tank Lines; Terrance (Terry) Pump, CRST Expedited; Whitney Massengill Stokes, Big M Transportation; Ryan Walpole, Walpole Inc.
Additional information on LEAD 麻豆社区 can be found on the official LEAD 麻豆社区 website.
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