Jump Start 2023 Leadership Series

Renee Krug
CEO
Transflo

Tom McLeod
President
McLeod Software

Mike Neill
Chief Technology Officer
C.H. Robinson

Charlie Prickett
President and COO
AAA Cooper Transportation
Industry Experts

Jeff Berman
Group News Editor
Peerless Media

Dave Brajkovich
Chief Technology Officer
Polaris Transportation Group and NorthStar Digital Solutions

Bill Cassidy
Sr. Editor – Trucking and Domestic Transportation
The Journal of Commerce

Bob Costello
Chief Economist & Senior Vice President of International Trade Policy and Cross-Border Operations
American Trucking Associations

Rob Estes
President and CEO
Estes Express Lines

Avi Geller
CEO
Maven

Richard Greening
Chief Information Officer
DDC FPO

Dan Heinen
CEO
Kleinschmidt

Brent Hutto
Chief Relationship Officer
Truckstop

Zach Jecklin
Chief Information Officer
Echo

Denise Kearns
Environmental Professional
SmartWay

Mike Kelley
Chief Sustainability Officer and VP External Affairs
Yellow Corporation

Dr. John Kent
Director Supply Chain China Initiatives
University of Arkansas - Sam M. Walton College of Business

Victoria Kickham
Writer
DC Velocity

Donna Kintop
SVP – Client Experience
DDC FPO

George Lauriat
Editor-in-Chief
American Journal of Transportation

Michelle Livingstone
President
M.D. Livingstone Consulting

Dr. Karl Manrodt
Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Georgia College and State University

Brenda Maurice
Director of Organiztional Development
AAA Cooper Transportation

Jennifer McKeehan
SVP, End-to-End Delivery
Walmart

Andrea Miller
Manager of Finance (Costing & Analysis)
Yellow Corporation

Randy Mullett
Founder and Principal
Mullett Strategies LLC

Jon Parker
Director, Yield Management
Estes Express

Todd Polen
Vice President – Pricing Services
Old Dominion Freight Line

Keith Prather
Managing Director
Armada Corporate Intelligence

Amber Romando
Chief Operating Officer
Spartan Logistics

Dr. Jeff Rosensweig
International Business and Finance Professor
Emory

Olga Salinas
Sr. VP – Business Devevlopment
Redwood Mexico

David Samples
Chief Technology Officer
Transcard

Bill Shults
VP – Cost Intelligence Systems
SMC³

Candace Sider
VP – Government and Regulatory Affairs
Livingston International Inc.

Bill Sullivan
Executive Vice President of Advocacy
American Trucking Associations

Scott Sullivan
CIO/CFO
PITT OHIO

John Thielens
Chief Technology Officer
Cleo

Brian Thompson
Chief Commercial Officer
SMC³

Sarah Thuo
Partner
IBM Consulting

Joe Tillman
Manager – Education Programs
SMC³

Jay Tomasello
CIO
Forward

Amy Venable
Senior Director of Customer and Digital Technology
Estes Express Lines

Bill Ward, Jr.
President
Ward Transport

Blanton Winship, Sr.
President
Shiplify

Federico (Kiko) Zuniga
Executive Director
NCBFAA Educational Institute