GREENBELT, Md. — The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), which runs the annual Brake Safety Week and the CVSA International Roadcheck, announced the new leadership group for 2023-2024.
Col. Russ Christoferson, with the Montana Department of Transportation, is the new president of the Alliance. Capt. John Hahn, of the Colorado State Patrol, is CVSA’s vice president, and Maj. Chris Nordloh, from the Texas Department of Public Safety, moves into his three-year term as past president.
CVSA Class I Members and Class II Local Members recently elected Maj. Erick McGuire, with the Florida Highway Patrol, to the position of CVSA secretary.
Maj. McGuire will serve one year as secretary of the Alliance, while concurrently serving as chair of the CVSA Election Committee. Then, he’ll serve one year as vice president of the Alliance and chair of the CVSA Finance Committee.
The year after that, he will become CVSA’s president. After one year as president, Maj. McGuire will then serve three years as past president – making the entire obligation a six-year commitment.
In addition to the executive leadership transition, the following region changes were made:
- Tpr. Brian Pfarrer, with the New Jersey State Police, is president of Region I. Sgt. Abraham Rosario, from the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, is vice president.
- Region III’s president is Lt. Mike Maytum, with the Nebraska State Patrol, and Lt. Christopher Keller, with the Michigan State Police, is vice president.
- Krista Cull, from Newfoundland and Labrador, is Region V president. From the Saskatchewan Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, Sgt. Mathew Austin will serve as vice president.
Additional changes to the organization’s structure and leadership can be viewed by clicking HERE.
