Speakers

John Bennecke

Regional Managing Director, True Partners Consulting

John Bennecke

John P Bennecke combines the interpretative talent of a business law background with the analytical skills of an IRS Enrolled Agent. He is the Midwest Regional Managing Director and leader of True Partners Consulting’s Chicago Office, John manages tax compliance and consulting for large and mid-size multinational corporate entities, S corporations, partnerships, and individuals. He is the firm’s service line leader for Accounting for Income Taxes (ASC740, formerly known as FAS109), tax reporting, and compliance. He provides services related to internal controls and SOX compliance, as well as tax due diligence, research and tax planning, audit defense, and provision automation. He also serves on the firm’s accounting periods and methods team.

Donald Broughton

Managing Partner - Principal, Broughton Capital LLC

Donald Broughton

Donald Broughton founded Broughton Capital LLC in April 2016. Many in the transportation industry know him for his quarterly tracking of trucking bankruptcies and his development of a ‘Value to Density Spectrum’ study of the tangible goods flow and its economic ramifications. As a Transportation Analyst, his stock-picking performance has been repeatedly recognized by the Wall Street Journal and he is a frequent guest on national broadcast media, such as CNBC, Nightly Business Report, CNN, and Fox. Before becoming a side-side analyst over 20 years ago, Mr. Broughton spent eight years in various Distribution and Operations management roles in the beverage industry.

Doug Clark

Founder & CEO, Corcentric

Matt Clark

Doug Clark has served as Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of Corcentric (formerly AmeriQuest) since 1996. His professional experience includes stints in public accounting, investment banking, and as a technology and transportation entrepreneur. Doug was instrumental in growing Corcentric into one of the leading tech-enabled business services companies with more than 2,000 customers throughout North America. During his tenure, he has led the company to be named nine times to the Inc. 5000 List of America’s “Fastest-Growing Private Companies.”

Jane Clark

Vice President of Member Services, NationaLease

Jane Clark

Jane Clark is Vice President, Member Services for NationaLease. In this position, she is focused on managing the Member Services operation, as well as working to strengthen member relationships, reduce member costs, and improve collaboration within the NationaLease supporting groups. Prior to joining NationaLease, Jane served as Area Vice President for Randstad, one of the world’s largest recruitment agencies, and before that, she served in management posts with QPS Companies, Pro Staff, and Manpower, Inc. Jane received a B.A. degree in Communication from North Central College and an M.A. in Communication from Northern Illinois University.

Ken Davis

Founder, Greentree Advisors, LLC

Ken Davis

Prior to establishing Greentree Advisors in 2018, Ken spent 31 years with Eaton PLC, most recently as Vehicle Group President. During his time spent in this role, he helped generate $3.5B in group revenue, managed 46 facilities in 15 countries, and led eight joint ventures for the industrial manufacturer. With almost four decades of experience in the global vehicle industry, Ken serves as a member of several joint venture boards of directors, including Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies, Southwest Michigan First, and Gilmore Car Museum. He received a BS degree in General Management from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Michigan

Joe Gallick

Senior Vice President of National Account Sales, NationaLease

Joe Gallick

Joe Gallick is Senior Vice President of Sales for NationaLease. An experienced supply chain executive and spokesperson in the logistics provider industry, he served as Senior Vice President of Penske Logistics for thirteen years before joining NationaLease. Prior to that, he was Vice President, National Accounts for Penske Truck Leasing for four years. Joe is a graduate of Montclair State University and currently serves as a liaison with the Penn State University Center for Supply Chain Research. He was the 2010 recipient of the Penn State University Robert D. Pashek Award for his contributions to the logistics and transportation fields, one of only twenty-five academic, governmental or industry professionals honored since the center’s inception. He is also a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Truck Rental and Leasing Association, as well as various industry trade organizations.

Rob Garcia

Senior Vice President of Supply Management, NationaLease

Rob Garcia

Robert Garcia, Senior Vice President, Supply Management, manages a team of professionals that focus on providing competitive advantage through strengthened supplier relationships, reduced cost, and improved supplier accountability throughout NationaLease supply chain programs. Rob brings an accomplished executive background in product line management with financial and market analysis expertise. Rob’s professional experience of twenty-eight years includes managing roles in the finance technologies, transportation, construction, logistics, banking, and communications industries. Rob served nine years as Senior Operations Manager for Ryder Transportation Services where he was responsible for managing vehicle operation centers, marketing, and financial activities. Rob earned a BA and MBA - Finance, from the University of Miami.

Lt. General Russel L. Honoré

Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, Leadership Expert, Safety & Global Preparedness Authority

Lt. General Russel L. Honoré

As the commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, LTG Honoré became known as “The Category 5 Gen.” for his striking leadership style in coordinating military relief efforts in post-hurricane New Orleans. He is a decorated 37-year army veteran and global authority on leadership. When Hurricanes such as Harvey, Irma, and Maria approach, news networks like CNN, Fox, MSNBC, and CBS consider him their go-to expert on emergency and disaster preparedness. Gen. Honoré developed his crisis-management expertise over an extensive military career. He planned and supported the United States military response to the devastating flooding which swept Venezuela 1999 and Mozambique in 2000. As Commander of SJFHQ-HLS under NORTHCOM direction, he planned and oversaw the military response to the Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy and the DC Sniper Shootings. His uplifting dose of candor with real-world leadership lessons is designed to equip audiences with a preparedness mindset. He shares his no-nonsense approach to getting the job done and instills confidence in tomorrow’s leaders.

Joe King

Co-founder & President, Fleetrock

Joe King

As a co-founder of Fleetrock, and President of the company, he currently oversees business execution, growth, and strategy. The Fleetrock platform and service solutions help Customers optimize and create value in every service interaction. Joe is passionate about the Customer Experience and helping businesses leverage their data to gain insight and achieve better business results.

Andrew Stasiowski

Vice President of Government Relations, Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA)

Jake Jacoby

Andrew Stasiowski has more than 15 years of experience in state legislation formerly as Senior Legislative Assistant to Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). Andrew served in Capito's office in many capacities from 2008-2015, specializing in transportation policy as well as financial services, budget and small business issues. Before working in Capitol Hill, Andrew worked on a state-wide campaign in Massachusetts as a Field Coordinator doing grass roots operations and working directly with local businesses. As part of TRALA’s government relations team, Stasiowski manages both federal and state issues representing TRALA and its membership before Congress as well as state legislatures.

Sean Storey

Vice President of Capital Equipment, NationaLease

Sean Storey

Sean Storey, Vice President, Capital Equipment, is a transportation executive with over 35 years of experience in Operations, Logistics, Supply Chain, Dedicated and Fleet Purchasing who joined the Corcentric team in November 2019. Storey's duties at NationaLease involve the direct management of the equipment sourcing and procurement activities plus vendor relationships for both Corcentric and NationaLease. Sean started his transportation career straight out of college as a front-line driver supervisor with LTL carrier Central Transport and continued to advance over the years with other companies such as Builder's Transport and Cardinal Logistics. Storey graduated with a BS in Administrative Management from Clemson University.

Steve Tam

Vice President, ACT Research

Steve Tam

Steve Tam is one of ACT Research’s two principal commercial vehicle market analysts and leads their used truck market. With more than 25 years of experience in the commercial vehicle industry, his industry expertise and knowledge of project and database management, as well as collection, analysis and reporting of specialty data make him a requested speaker at industry events. He is also on their Board of Directors.

Dean Vicha

President, NationaLease

Dean Vicha

Dean was named President of NationaLease in 2012 and has been with the company since 2005. At that time, he was part of the National Account team in the Midwest, where he helped grow the National Account Program to more than $447 million in term sales. In 2008, he became Vice President of Member Services, executing a strategy that provided a sustainable competitive advantage to NationaLease Members and growing the membership base. In 2010, Dean became Vice President of National Accounts, leading that team, in 2011, to a record-breaking year in sales.

Robert Villanueva

Executive Vice President, Q6 Cyber

Robert Villanueva

Robert Villanueva currently leads the Cyber Threat Intelligence Division of Q6 Cyber. Mr. Villanueva joined Q6 Cyber after 25 years of dedicated service in the United States Secret Service, where he specialized in transnational cybercrimes, access device fraud, network intrusions, and identity theft data breaches affecting the private sector. During his tenure, Mr. Villanueva was assigned to various offices,including Miami, Europe, Latin America, and Washington D.C., and served in both investigative and undercover capacities around the world. Mr. Villanueva founded the U.S. Secret Service’s Cyber Intelligence Section, which coordinates global cyber operations. Mr. Villanueva also headed the U.S. Secret Service’s Miami Electronic Crimes Task Force, which counts 800+ members from the private sector, academia and local/federal law enforcement.