Freight

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)