NATIONALCONFERENCE Information

The National Association of Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools

33rd Annual National Conference

Please come join us … In Asheville, North Carolina!

Truck Driving … It’s who we are!

March 27-29, 2023

Crowne Plaza Resort

1 Resort Drive • Asheville, NC 28806

Reservations made by Phone: 1-828-285-2667

Ask for Nat’l Assoc of Publicly Funded Trk Driving Schls

Room Rate: $129 2 queens/$144 king

Registration Fee:

• $475 EARLY BIRD (60 days-January 27, 2023!)

• $550 Member Registration Fee

• $700 Non-Member Registration Fee

• $150 Spouse Registration Fee

(IncludesALL meals)

• $ 75 Spouse Banquet Fee ONLY

Reservation cut-off date:

Saturday, March 5, 2023

Register online today … https://napftds.org/conference/

NATIONAL CONFERENCE/NAPFTDS PARTNERSHIPS

PLATINUM Partner - $10,000 and includes:

• Space for Display booth at all receptions at National Conference

• Registration for four (4) participants at National Conference

• Space for display booth at all Region Meetings

• Annual membership dues

• Advertising in quarterly issues of Learning Curve

• Feature article in Learning Curve

• Listing associate company on links page on NAPFTDS website

• Placing company logo and link on all pages of website

GOLD Partner - $5,000 and includes:

• Space for Display booth at all receptions at National Conference

• Registration for three (3) participants at National Conference

• Space for display booth at all Region Meetings

• Annual membership dues

• Listing associate company on links page on NAPFTDS website

• Placing company logo and link on website “home page”

SILVER Partner - $2,500 and includes:

• Space for Display booth at all receptions at National Conference

• Registration for two (2) participants at National Conference

• Annual membership dues

• Listing associate company on links page on NAPFTDS website

• Placing company logo and link on website “home page”

Meal Sponsorships NEEDED …

TheAssociation has prided themselves in making annual conferences affordable for our members. We cannot do that without your support! After our conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, theAssociation found out that the $$$$ have changed through the pandemic. So the Board thought long and hard about covering our costs and make it so that theAssociation could give our members the quality of conference that each member deserves.

The bottom line … we had to increase our meal sponsorships and registrations to cover our actual expenses … all members are still getting more bang for their buck!

MEAL Sponsorships

The companies who have sponsored to-date are those to the right of each meal.

$5000 – Breakfast (March 27)

$2500 - Morning Break Sponsor (March 27) TMC

$5500 - Lunch Sponsor (March 27)

$2500 - Afternoon Break Sponsor (March 27) Stevens

$5000 – Reception Sponsor (March 27)

$5000 – Breakfast (March 28)

$2500 - Morning Break Sponsor (March 28)

$5500 - Lunch Sponsor (March 28) Schneider

$2500 – Afternoon Break Sponsor (March 28)

$4500 – 2 Banquet Sponsors needed (March 28)

$5000 – Breakfast (March 29)

$2500 - Morning Break Sponsor (March 29)

NAPFTDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOTICEOFELECTION–2023

DEADLINE EXTENDED FROM January 15 to February 15, 2023!

The National Association of Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools (NAPFTDS) is giving formal notice to all members that NAPFTDS will hold elections for its Board of Directors at its 2023 annual conference. The conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Tennis & Golf Resort, Asheville, NC.

In 2023, terms of two Full Member Directors will expire:

• John Thorpe, Central Tech;

• Michael McCarthy, Seward County Community College

(finished out Rob Behnke’s term as he moved to Interim Treasurer)

These two positions are voted on by the Membership as a whole (Full and Associate members only). The Executive Director positions are open as follows:

• John Rojas will move from President to the Immediate Past President position

• Lori Latigo moved from Vice President into the President’s position;

• therefore, the Vice President position is open

• the Treasurer position is open

• the Secretary position is open

The above positions are voted on by the Membership as a whole (Full and Associate members only). These nominations are to follow the following: Executive Board members must comply with Article VII Section 1. The terms of two Associate Board Members will be open:

• Lesley Vincent, Melton Truck Lines, Carrier Associate

• Jill Schutz, J.J. Keller & Associates, Vendor Associate

These 2 positions are three (3) year terms, voted on by the Membership as a whole (Full and Associate members only).

New or re-elected Directors who are elected at this conference will take office at the second board meeting of this conference.

The NAPFTDS Conference/Nominating Committee is responsible for collecting recommendations for candidates. The Directors are elected by vote at the annual conference. Voting members must be in good standing. For a candidate to be considered, the candidate’s organization’s membership dues must be current and have been a member a minimum of one year.

Members of the Board of Directors are required to attend the NAPFTDS conference/regionals, as well as the Board of Directors meetings held during the conferences, a Board Retreat-if needed, and regularly scheduled Board conference calls (11-13 conference call meetings on the second Wednesday of every month per year). Board Members are responsible for bearing the cost of attending all NAPFTDS functions.

All members of the NAPFTDS Board of Directors are eligible to serve as chairpersons of a NAPFTDS Committee. To be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors, the prospective Board member must dedicate time to actively fulfill the required duties.

If you are interested in being considered by the Conference/Nominating Committee as a candidate for the NAPFTDS Board of Directors, please submit your ‘Applicant Statement’ to the NAPFTDS Office via email cmoffet@napftds.org, or by mail to: 11511 Bekemeyer, Wichita, KS 67212.

If you have any questions regarding the process, please feel free to contact the Chairman of the Conference/ Nominating Committee Martin Garsee, office 713-718-8203, mobile 713-304-8324 or email martin.garsee@hccs.edu.

All submissions must be received no later than February 15, 2023. (this is an extension from January 15, 2023)

See the following page for the nomination process in its entirety.

NAPFTDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOTICEOFELECTION-2023

The National Association of Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools (NAPFTDS) is giving formal notice to all members that NAPFTDS will hold elections for its Board of Directors at its 2023 annual conference. The conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Tennis & Golf Resort, Asheville, NC.

In 2023, terms of three Full Member Directors will expire (John Thorpe, Central Tech; Michael McCarthy, Seward County Community College – Interim for Rob Behnke, Fox Valley Technical College). These three positions are voted on by the Membership as a whole (Full and Associate members only). Also, on the Executive Directors, John Rojas will move to the Immediate Past President position – moving Lori Latigo into President’s position; therefore, a newly elected Vice President position is necessarily as well as the Treasurer (Interim Treasurer-Rob Behnke) and Secretary (Mary Beth McCollum) positions. Executive Board members must comply with Article VII Section 1.

The terms of two Associate Board Members will expire (Lesley Vincent, Melton Truck Lines and Jill Schultz, J.J. Keller & Associates) of which the term is three (3) years and are voted on by the Membership as a whole (Full and Associate members only).

New or re-elected Directors who are elected at this conference will take office at the second board meeting of this conference.

The NAPFTDS Conference/Nominating Committee is responsible for collecting recommendations for candidates. The Directors are elected by vote at the annual conference. Voting members must be in good standing. For a candidate to be considered, the candidate’s organization’s membership dues must be current and have been a member a minimum of one year.

Members of the Board of Directors are required to attend the NAPFTDS conference/regionals, as well as the Board of Directors meetings held during the conferences, a Board Retreat-if needed, and regularly scheduled Board conference calls (11-13 conference call meetings on the second Wednesday of every month per year). Board Members are responsible for bearing the cost of attending all NAPFTDS functions.

All members of the NAPFTDS Board of Directors are eligible to serve as chairpersons of a NAPFTDS Committee. To be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors, the prospective Board member must dedicate time to actively fulfill the required duties.

If you are interested in being considered by the Convention/Nominating Committee as a candidate for the NAPFTDS Board of Directors, please submit your ‘Applicant Statement’ to the NAPFTDS Office via email cmoffet@napftds.org, via fax 316-425-3297, or by mail to: 11511 Bekemeyer, Wichita, KS 67212.

If you have any questions regarding the process, please feel free to contact the Chairman of the Conference/Nominating Committee Martin Garsee, office 713-718-8203, mobile 713-304-8324 or email martin.garsee@hccs.edu

All submissions must be received no later than January 15, 2023 DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 15, 2023!

Request for Nominations No less than two months prior to the convention at which an election of Directors is to take place, the Nominating Committee shall distribute a Notice of Vacancies to all members of the Association.

Members interested in serving on the Board of Directors must comply with Article VI Section 2, 3 & 4 of the Association Bylaws. Members interested are responsible for contacting the NAPFTDS office (316-425-3297 or cmoffet@napftds.org ) to inform the Association of their interest. The NAPFTDS office shall then forward to the interested member an “Applicant Statement”. The member shall return the completed Applicant Statement to the NAPFTDS office no later than January 15, 2023 DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 15, 2023. NAPFTDS Staff shall forward all “Applicant Statements” to the members of the Conference/Nominating Committee and shall publish it to all NAPFTDS members 1 month before the convention.

ARTICLE VI -BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 2. The total number of members of the Board of Directors of the Association (the “Directors”) shall be nineteen (19), comprised of the following: (a) twelve (12) Full Members, (b) four (4) Associate Members, (c) the current Executive Director, (d) the Immediate Past President and (e) one (1) Commercial Vehicle Training Association representative.

Section 3. Full Members – At the annual meeting of the Members, vacant Full Member positions on the Board of Directors shall be filled by qualified Full Members upon being elected by a vote of the Members. The election shall be conducted by presenting the full slate of candidates to the Members, who shall each be given the opportunity to vote for the number of candidates equal to the number of vacant Full Member positions. The candidates, in such number as is equal to the number of vacant Full Member positions, receiving the most votes shall be elected to the Board of Directors. Except as provided in these Bylaws, such Directors shall serve for terms of three (3) years.

Section 4. Associate Members – At the annual meeting of the Members, vacant Associate Member positions on the Board of Directors shall be filled by qualified Associate Members upon being elected by a vote of the Members. The election shall be conducted by presenting the full slate of candidates to the Members, who shall each be given the opportunity to vote for the number of candidates equal to the number of vacant Associate Member positions. The candidates, in such number as is equal to the number of vacant Associate Member positions, receiving the most votes shall be elected to the Board of Directors. Except as provided in these Bylaws such Directors shall serve for terms of three (3) years.

ARTICLE VII – EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. The Executive Board of the Association (the “Executive Board”) shall consist of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Executive Director and Immediate Past President. All Executive Board Members shall be Full Members of the Association, who have served one (1) year on the Board of Directors, and have been employed by a publicly funded Training Provider for a minimum of two (2) years

Conference/Nominating Committee Candidate Telephone Follow-up After the Conference/Nomination Committee has received applications for nominations from the membership. Committee shall conduct a follow-up phone call to prospective candidates prior to the conference at which the election is to be held, explaining the responsibilities and commitment of a Board member.

Procedure at Conference Each candidate shall be permitted to make a statement to the members, not to exceed two minutes. If candidate is not present at the conference a short bio will be provided. Following the presentations by candidates for the Board of Directors, the Conference/ Nominating Committee shall conduct a vote.

Balloting Ballots shall be prepared prior to the annual Conference by the Board Administrative Assistant. All members of the Association present at the conference shall be entitled to cast one ballot per Full or Associate members. Absentee Balloting is also permitted. There will be an absentee ballot available on the NAPFTDS Website after February 8, 2023 MARCH 1, 2023. All absentee ballots must be in the NAPFTDS office no later than February 28, 2023 MARCH 10, 2023! The ballots shall be counted by the Conference/Nominating Committee (2 Board members) with the assistance of the NAPFTDS Board administrative assistant. The results of the election shall be announced during the conference.

Please look at the Association News also for that application.

Good food, great friends and a meet and greet with those you don’t know!

J.P. Richard

Transportation Driver …

Thanks for the ride J.P.!

Evening Meal at Karichimaka

Mexican Restaurant

None of us left hungry ...

Port of Tucson

2022 Region 1 & 2 Sponsorships

The Association would like to thank each sponsor for ‘sharing the love’ with Region 1 & 2. Our regional meetings are a success because of you!

KUDOS to each of you!!!

Mission Statement

The National Association of Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools, Inc. is an organization established for the promotion of safety, professionalism and quality education within the transportation industry.