Conference Committee

Leadership

  • Chair: Arch Thomason
    CEO
    Sunland Logistics Solutions

  • Vice-Chair: Will Sparks
    Director, Logistics Field Support
    Tractor Supply Company

Facility Tours Co-Chairs

  • Kevin Ledversis
    Sales Director - North America
    Newcastle Systems

  • Christine Wheeler
    Director of Marketing
    Newcastle Systems

Subject Matter Experts

  • Scott Butterbaugh
    Sr. Director Logistics Operations US
    Mattel - Global Supply Chain

  • Rick Gott
    Director Global Logistics
    W.L. Gore & Associates

  • Larry Hargreaves
    Vice President Dedicated Operations
    Hopewell Logistics

  • Tim Hotze
    SVP, Global Supply Chain & Logistics: Network Planning and Global Intelligence
    Target

  • Andy Johnston
    Director of Innovation
    GEODIS

  • Steve Linn
    Vice President, Supply Chain Consulting
    OPSDesign Consulting

  • Michael Lunsford
    Manager of Industrial Engineering
    AutoZone

  • Chris Murtha
    Director, Brand Marketing
    Hyster-Yale Materials Handling

  • Robert (Bob) Ouellette
    Director
    Crimson & Co

  • Paul Slack
    Sr. Project Manager
    Amway Corporation

  • Chaneta Sullivan
    Director, Quality & Safety
    Chick-fil-a

  • Chelsea Tate
    Manager of Logistics Engineering
    LeSaint Logistics

Reviewers

  • Kelly Blair
    President
    Smart Solutions

  • Adriana Di Vito
    Partner Channel & Communications
    Generix Group

  • Judi Griffin
    Distribution Center Manager
    HD Supply

  • Steve Hopper
    Principal
    Inviscid Consulting

  • Jim Johnson
    Account Executive
    Hy-Tek Integrated Systems

  • Mari Mason
    Senior Lean Leader
    Ingersoll Rand

  • Megan Smith
    CEO
    Symbia Logistics

  • Michael Tolbert
    Director of Consumer Contract Logistics
    Kuehne + Nagel

  • Jorge Valle
    Sr. Manager Nogales Transportation, Distribution Safety
    Chamberlain Group Inc

  • Tom Wainwright
    Regional Operations Manager
    Lenox Industries