Board & Staff
An all-volunteer board of directors comprising representatives from member companies of all sizes, from every region of New York State, governs the Trucking Association of New York (TANY).
2024—2025 Board of Directors
Chair
Joe Fitzpatrick
Lightning Express Delivery Service, Inc.
Vice Chair
Andy Laing
DeCrescente Distributing Co., Inc.
Treasurer
Joe Peplinski
Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc.
Secretary
Terry Borwegen
Borwegen Trucking, Inc.
Immediate Past Chair (’23-’24)
Mark Giuffré
United Parcel Service
Western Region Vice Chair
Joe Berti, Speed Global Services
Genesee Region Vice Chair
Robert Peckham, Tenstreet, Inc.
Central Region Vice Chair
Stephen Erwin, Clinton's Ditch Co-Op, Inc.
Eastern Region Vice Chair
Robert Benuzzi, Adirondack Beverages, Inc.
Metro Region Vice Chair
Steven Levy, Sprague Operating Resources LLC
TSC Maintenance Chair
Swede Oun, O & K Truck Repairs, Ltd.
ATA State Vice President
Gabrielle Simmons, Wadhams Enterprises, Inc.
At-Large Member
Helen Brooks, FedEx Corporation
At-Large Member
Cate Eagan, Cason Transport, LLC
At-Large Member
JoAnn Hayes, George Hildebrandt, Inc.
At-Large Member
Mike Loss, Wegmans Food Markets
At-Large Member
Karen Margott, USI Insurance Services
At-Large Member
Colleen Rejman, Venice Enterprise, Inc.
At-Large Member
Eric Ryan, TD Bank
At-Large Member
John Stewart, HazMat Environmental Group, Inc.
At-Large Member
Chris Stone, Sonwil Transportation
TANY Staff
Kendra Hems
President
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Kate Kennett
Vice President
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Zach Miller
Director of Metro Region Operations
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Muriel Church
Communications and Marketing Manager
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(518) 458-9696 ext. 107
Dennis Carroll
Membership Relations Manager
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(518) 458-9696 ext. 105
Rebecca Ackner
Office Manager
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(518) 458-9696 ext. 104
Kate Crandall
Program and Events Manager
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(518) 458-9696 ext. 111
Rusty Stetzel
Workforce Development Coordinator
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(518) 458-9696 ext. 101
Mary Harwood
Administrative Assistant
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(518) 458-9696 ext. 108
Vincent Dinino
CDL Simulator Trainer
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(518) 458-9696
TANY Services Bureau
Chris Rhodes
TANY Services Bureau Manager
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(518) 930-0070