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The TRANSCAER Team

Meet the Volunteers Who Help Shape the TRANSCAER Community

TRANSCAER® is organized into two groups: the National TRANSCAER Task Group (NTTG), including its Executive Committee, and our State Coordinator Team.

National TRANSCAER Task Group

The NTTG is the managing body of TRANSCAER initiatives. The NTTG steers the overall direction of TRANSCAER. The NTTG Executive Committee is responsible for long-range planning and coordination of all task group activities. They are also responsible for the conduct of NTTG business when the NTTG is not in session.

National TRANSCAER Task Group Meetings for 2025

Thursday, December 11, 2025
Time: 9:00AM EST to 2:00PM EST
Location - TBA + Virtual Attendee Component 

Our current NTTG includes the following volunteers:

2024-2026 Executive Committee

  • Joe Taylor, CSX Transportation, Chair (NTTG Member-At-Large)
  • Pete Kirk, The Dow Chemical Company, Vice Chair (ACC Member-At-Large)
  • Paul Holt, Union Pacific Railroad, Railroad Representative
  • Robyn Kinsley, The Chlorine Institute, Sponsor Representative
  • Keith Silverman, GoldShield Team, NTTG Member-at-Large
  • Erica Bernstein Fischer, CHEMTREC, Director

Sponsors

  • Jeff Sloan, American Chemistry Council
  • Paul Hartman, American Petroleum Institute
  • Andy Elkins, Association of American Railroads
  • Michele Twilley, AIHA Guideline Foundation
  • Hinson Peters, Center for Liquefied Natural Gas
  • Holley Henderson, Chemical Insights Research Institute, UL Research Institutes
  • Sarah Connelly, Chemical Insights Research Institute, UL Research Institutes
  • Joe Milazzo, CHEMTREC
  • Matt MIynarczyk, Industrial Steel Drum Institute
  • Missy Ruff - Renewable Fuels Association
  • Cindy Kuranchie, The Chlorine Institute
  • Ryan Bowley, The Fertilizer Institute
  • Tom Lynch, The Fertilizer Institute
  • Craig Jorgensen, The Sulphur Institute
  • David Vincent, The Sulphur Institute

Railroad Representatives

  • Derek Lampkin, BNSF Railway
  • Ken Collins, CN
  • Clem W. Schimikowski, CPKC Railway
  • Tony Rodriquez, CPKC Railway
  • Joe Taylor, CSX Transportation
  • Ryan Godsey, CSX Transportation
  • Sean Reid, CSX Transportation
  • Cary Hiles, Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc.
  • Scott Deutsch, Norfolk Southern Corporation
  • Jon Simpson, Norfolk Southern Corporation
  • Chip Heard, Union Pacific Railroad
  • Kristian Ahrens, Union Pacific Railroad
  • Matt Thompson, Union Pacific Railroad
  • John Vergis, Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway

Partners

  • Ken Desmond, National Volunteer Fire Council
  • Ken Willette, North American Fire Training Directors
  • Captain David Hessler, International Association of Fire Chiefs
  • John Woulfe, International Association of Fire Chiefs
  • Joan Segura, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  • Suzanne Ellis, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  • Karen Swindell, Federal Railroad Administration
  • Eddie Murphy, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
  • Rachel Melah, Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
  • Jennifer DeAngelis, Operation Lifesaver, Inc.

ACC Members

  • Dustin Dunn, Ashland LLC.
  • Toby Crow, Corteva Agriscience
  • Chad Blake, Covestro LLC.
  • Pete Kirk, The Dow Chemical Company
  • Jeff Senchak, Koppers Inc.
  • Joe Elliot, Koppers Inc.
  • Beau VanDyke, Koppers Inc.
  • Ryan Goldsmith, The Chemours Company

Additional NTTG Members

  • Dan Wright, Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.
  • Matt Paynter, Nutrien
  • Ron Lutzer, Nutrien
  • Sergio Navarro, Nutrien
  • Bruce Gacsal, Quality Carriers, Inc.
  • Darryl Warner, Quality Carriers, Inc.
  • Rick Hughes, Sunoco LP
  • David Binder, Tanner Industries, Inc.

Legal Counsel

  • Chris Brown, CHEMTREC

TRANSCAER Mexico

  • Manuel Betancourt Lopez, Corporativo CYDSA
  • Francisco Merchant Perez, CPKCm
  • Alan De Jesus Mora Picazzo, Grupo Mexico Transportes - Ferrocarril Mexicano S.A. de C.V

TRANSCAER Canada

  • Kristina Adler, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC)
  • Kara Edwards, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC)

State Coordinator Program

A dedicated group of volunteers from across the country and throughout the industry implement TRANSCAER initiatives at the state level.

Find your State Coordinator