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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

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Chair

Joe Fitzpatrick
Lightning Express Delivery Service, Inc.

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Vice Chair

Andy Laing
DeCrescente Distributing Co., Inc.

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Treasurer

Joe Peplinski
Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc.

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Secretary

Terry Borwegen
Borwegen Trucking, Inc.

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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

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Kendra Hems
President
khems@nytrucks.org
(518) 458-9696 ext. 102

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Kate Kennett
Vice President
kate@nytrucks.org
(518) 458-9696 ext. 103

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Zach Miller
Vice President of Government Affairs
zach@nytrucks.org
(518) 458-9696 ext. 109

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Muriel Church
Communications and Marketing Manager
muriel@nytrucks.org
(518) 458-9696 ext. 107

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Dennis Carroll
Membership Relations Manager
dennis@nytrucks.org
(518) 458-9696 ext. 105

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Rebecca Ackner
Office Manager
rebecca@nytrucks.org
(518) 458-9696 ext. 104

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Kate Crandall
Program and Events Manager
kcrandall@nytrucks.org
(518) 458-9696 ext. 111

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Rusty Stetzel
Workforce Development Coordinator
rstetzel@nytrucks.org
(518) 458-9696 ext. 101

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Mary Harwood
Administrative Assistant
mary@nytrucks.org
(518) 458-9696 ext. 108

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Vincent Dinino
CDL Program Coordinator
vincent@nytrucks.org
(518) 458-9696

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Shay Legacy Foundation
Alan Gaines
Shay Legacy Foundation Manager
alan@nytrucks.org
(518) 458-9696 ext. 110

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TANY Services Bureau
Chris Rhodes

TANY Services Bureau Manager
chris@TANYServicesBureau.com
(518) 930-0070