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TM Welcomes New Board Members, Kicks Off Membership DriveTransportationMATTERS Welcomes New Board Members
In an effort to increase multi-modal and statewide representation, the board of directors for TransportationMATTERS welcomes three new members to the board: Ryan Ratledge, Paul Toth, and Kevin Burch. Each will serve a three year term.
Ryan Ratledge is the General Manager for the Indiana & Ohio Railway and the Central Railroad of Indiana based in Cincinnati, Ohio. He began his career just over 16 years ago as a switchman / brakeman with the ATSF Railway. In September, 2007, he joined the Rail America team as a General Manager in Elma, WA on the Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad moving to Cincinnati in 2008.
Paul Toth is the President and CEO of the Toledo-Lucas County Airport Authority. Paul has been employed with the Port Authority for over 20 years, serving in several capacities during his career. He served as Director of New Project Development and Technical Services and also served as Director of Airports for the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority prior to being appointed President and CEO in 2009
Kevin Burch has 37 years of experience in the trucking industry. Since 1990, Kevin has been President of Jet Express, Inc., as well as a partner in the company based in Dayton. Kevin is immediate Past-Chairman of the Truckload Carrier's Association, based in Alexandria, Virgina and an active member of the American Trucking Association.
Press releases for each announcement can be found on www.transportation-matters.org
New Membership Drive Kicks Off:
As part of a year-long membership drive, TransportationMATTERS members are eligible to receive the following discounts for recruiting new members:
25% off membership renewal for 1 new member recruited
50% off membership renewal for 2 new members recruited
Free membership for a year for 3 new members recruited
Make sure your recruit recognizes you on the membership form, forms can be found on www.transportation-matters.org under Join Our Cause.
Conferences of Interest
Ohio Conference on Freight 2010
September 14-15, 2010
Toledo, Ohio
The Ohio Conference on Freight brings together professionals from all modes of transportation to focus on the movement of goods through Ohio and the Great Lakes region. Over 200 attendees from 14 states and provinces come to share information and dialogue and learn about new developments in rail, ground, air, and sea transportation. www.ohiofreight.org.
OTEC Annual Conference
October 19-20, 2010
Columbus, Ohio
The Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference is a two-day conference attended by over 2,600 people from across the state of Ohio. The program tries to address the latest policy and technical information, as well as covering new ideas in transportation policy, planning, environmental, design, construction, maintenance, operation, local government, and management of transportation resources. TM will be presenting on October 20 at 10:30am! www.otecohio.org
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