Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee
Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee members
Air
- Tracie Walter
President
Bemidji Aviation - Brian Peters
Director, Air Service Development
Metropolitan Airports Commission
Associations
- Margaret Donahoe (MFAC Executive Committee member)
Executive Director
The Minnesota Transportation Alliance - Dan Murray
Senior Vice President
American Transportation Research Institute - Wesley Arentson
Chair of CSCMP and Strategic Account Executive
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (MPLS/STP) - Bruce Abbe (MFAC Executive Committee member)
Strategic Advisor of Trade & Transportation, Consultant Abbe Comm.
Specialty Soya & Grains Alliance - Laura Lemke
Executive Director
Minnesota Grain and Feed Association - John Hausladen
President
Minnesota Trucking Association - Bentley Graves
Director, Health Care & Transportation Policy
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Carriers
- Tony Cordle
Director of Operations – North Central States
UPS - Travis Dietrich
Director of Truckload Operations
Bay and Bay Transportation - Bill Goins
Vice President of Commerce Mobility
Global Wellness Connections - Hal Grey
Senior Manager
FedEx Express - Joanna Jungels
Oversize and Flatbed Permit Manager
Anderson Trucking Service - Todd Gilbert
President
Valley Cartage - Eric Sieve
Vice President
Dedicated Logistics
Industry Workforce
- Nicholas Katich
Minnesota Legislative Director
UTU-SMART-TD (Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transit Union)
Minnesota Department of Transportation:
- Shelly Meyer (MFAC Executive Committee member)
Director, Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations
MnDOT Central Office
- Jay Hietpas (MFAC Executive Committee member)
Assistant Commissioner, Operations Division
MnDOT Central Office - Ann Lynch
Interagency Railroad Director
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Pipelines
- Jason Grev
Director, Government Affairs
Enbridge Energy Company, Inc.
Ports and Waterways
- Deb DeLuca
Executive Director
Duluth Seaway Port Authority - Ron Dvorak (MFAC Executive Committee member)
Marketing Director
Lake Superior Warehousing Co., Inc. - Kathryn Sarnecki (MFAC Executive Committee member)
Senior Vice President for Real Estate and Development
Saint Paul Port Authority - Lee Nelson
President
Upper Rail Services, LLC
Rail
- Lydia Underdahl (MFAC Executive Committee member)
Government Affairs MN/ND/SD Director
BNSF Railway - Larry Loyd,
Senior Director of US Government Affairs, CP Railroad - Mark Wegner
President
Minnesota Regional Railroads Association
Shippers
- Michael Loney
Senior Manager of Distribution Management
Abbott Laboratories - Kyle Graven
Senior Director of Transportation
The Schwan Food Company - Kimberly Caron
Lead Program Manager for Supply Chain Integration
Target Corporation
Statewide/Regional Organizations
- Steve Bot, P.E.
City Administrator and Public Works Director – City of Saint Michael
City Engineers Association of Minnesota - Ron Chicka
Metropolitan Interstate Council Director
Greater Minnesota Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) - Steve Elmer (MFAC Executive Committee member)
Planning Analyst
Twin Cities' Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) - Tim Finseth (Interim Appointment)
Northwest Regional Development Commission
Minnesota Association of Regional Development Organizations - Jeff Schroepfer
Captain
Minnesota State Patrol - Neal Young (MFAC Executive Committee member)
Economic Analysis Director
Minnesota Dept. of Employment & Economic Development
Third Party Logistics Providers
- Jason Craig (MFAC Executive Committee member)
Director of Government Affairs
C.H. Robinson
Tribal Government
- Levi Brown
Tribal Liaison and Director of Tribal Affairs
Advocacy Council for Tribal Transportation (ACTT)
U.S. DOT
- Wendall Meyer
Division Administrator
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)