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NAFA’s CAFM Class of 2005 Honored at FMI-LEG

ISELIN, NJ, May 22, 2006– The National Association of Fleet Administrators, Inc. (NAFA) is proud to congratulate 13 individuals who completed the rigorous Certified Automotive Fleet Manager (CAFM) program.  The course, which must be completed within three years, consists of seven curriculum modules: asset management, business management, financial management, fleet information management, maintenance management, risk management and vehicle fuel management.

The graduates in the CAFM Class of 2005 are: Michael Atkinson, CAFM, Montgomery County Maryland; Patrick Bartole, CAFM, New Jersey City University; Kenneth Bernard, CAFM, City of Roanoke Virginia; Robert Charette, CAFM, Town of Groton Connecticut; Carol Davis, CAFM, Advance Auto Parts, Roanoke, VA; Robert Elllingsworth, CAFM, State of Minnesota DOT; Irene Grant, CAFM, City of Abilene Texas; Bill Hall, CAFM, Canada Post Corp.; Gary Horwald, CAFM, City of Santa Barbara California; James Schwab, CAFM, City of Cincinnati Ohio; Matthew Stewart, CAFM, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Illinois; Diane Watkins, CAFM, City of Cincinnati Ohio; David “Scott” Watts, CAFM, Samson Investment Co., Tulsa, OK.

The mission of the CAFM program is two-fold: first, to foster professional education through a curriculum that features the important elements of effective automotive fleet management; and secondly, to identify people with exceptional knowledge of the practices and principles necessary for effective management of an automotive fleet.

The National Association of Fleet Administrators, Inc. (NAFA) is a not-for-profit, individual membership professional society serving the needs of Members who manage fleets of automobiles, SUVs, trucks, vans and a wide range of specialized mobile equipment for organizations in the United States and Canada.   NAFA’s Full and Associate Members are responsible for the specification, acquisition, maintenance and disposal of more than 3.5 million vehicles – including in excess of 1.1 million trucks. 

Patti M. Earley, CAFM (l), chair of NAFA's Certification Committee and
NAFA President Charles A. Gibbens, Jr., (r) pose with the CAFM Graduating
Class of 2005