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Nominees for Election to the 2008–2009 AREMA Functional Group Board of Directors Nominated For Senior Vice President Name William E. Van Trump Title Senior Assistant V.P. Engineering Organization/Company Union Paciﬁc Railroad Biography: Mr. Van Trump began his career in 1967 as a laborer and machine operator on track maintenance gangs. He has worked for Union Paciﬁc Railroad for over 35 years, in the track maintenance and construction departments. He has had a variety of management positions from Roadmaster to Division Engineer to his current position as Senior Assistant V.P. Engineering. He holds a BA degree from the University of Wyoming. He is currently serving on the Functional Group Board of Directors as Director – Maintenance. Joined AREMA or Predecessor Organization Joined AREA in 1985 Nominated For Vice President – Passenger & Transit Name Robert J. Verhelle Title Deputy Chief Engineer Electric Traction Organization/Company Amtrak Biography: Mr. Verhelle is a past Chairman of AREMA Committee 33, and is currently the Secretary for Committee 33. He is currently serving on the Functional Group Board of Directors as Director – Passenger and Transit. Joined AREMA or Predecessor Organization Joined AREA 1989 Nominated For Director – Track Name Joseph A. Smak Title Director, Track Standards and Speciﬁcations Organization/Company Amtrak Biography: Mr. Smak has been heavily involved with Committee 4 as the Secretary, Vice Chairman, and Chairman. He is a member of the American Society of Non Destructive Testing. Joined AREMA or Predecessor Organization Joined AREA in 1985 and RDM in 1996 Vice President – Communications & Signals Name Noble Michael Choat Title President Railroad Controls, Ltd. Organization/Company Biography: Mr. Choat has held and is currently holding leadership positions in AREMA and RSSI, as well as serving on the Signal Task Force of the AAR. Joined AREMA or Predecessor Organization Joined AREMA in 1998 Nominated For Nominated For Director – Structures Name James N. Carter, Jr., PE Title Chief Engineer Bridges and Structures Organization/Company Norfolk Southern Railway Company Biography: Mr. Carter is a member of ASCE, Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute, Virginia Tech Alumni Association, Virginia Tech Hokie Club, and the United States Golf Association. He is currently serving on the Functional Group Board of Directors as Director – Structures. Joined AREMA or Predecessor Organization Joined AREA in 1975 B&B in 1986 Nominated For Director – Maintenance Name Todd L. Dragland Title Manager Track Maintenance Organization/Company Canadian Paciﬁc Railway Biography: Mr. Dragland is currently involved with Committee 41 – Track Maintenance Steering Group. Joined AREMA or Predecessor Organization Joined RDM in 1993 Nominated For Vice President – Maintenance Name Raymond S. Zenisek Title Director – Fixed Plant Engineering CSX Transportation Organization/Company Biography: Mr. Zenisek received an Award of Excellence in 1989 from CSX Transportation. He is an active member of the AAR Heavy Axle Load Committee since 2003 and is also a member of USTA. He is currently serving on the Functional Group Board of Directors as Director –Maintenance. Joined AREMA or Predecessor Organization Joined AREMA in 1981 Nominated For Vice President – Track Name Randy L. Bowman Title Engineer Track and Materials Organization/Company Norfolk Southern Railway Company Biography: Mr. Bowman has been the Secretary, Vice Chairman and Chairman of AREMA Committee 4 and the Subcommittee Chair of Committee 5. He is currently serving on the Functional Group Board of Directors as Director – Track. Mr. Bowman is also a member of the American Society for Metals and the Transportation Research Board. Joined AREMA or Predecessor Organization Joined AREA in 1991 and B&B in 1995 Nominated For Director – Maintenance Name Nigel W. Peters, P. Eng., Ph.D. TitleAssistant Chief Engineer Bridges and Structures Organization/Company Canadian National Railway Biography: Mr. Peters is a Fellow of ASCE, a member of ASCE Structural Engineering Institute, member of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, and is a Fellow of the Permanent Way Institute (PWI) Great Britain. Mr. Peters is also involved with the AAR, as he represents CN on the Heavy Axle Load and Engineering Research Committees. Mr. Peters is currently on the Functional Group Board of Directors as Director- Engineering Services and has also been heavily involved in AREMA Committee Leadership positions. Joined AREMA or Predecessor Organization Joined AREA in 1983 Nominated For Director – Passenger and Transit Name Bruce R. Pohlot Title Senior Vice President Organization/Company Parsons Brinckerhoff Biography: Mr. Pohlot has been very active in Committee 11 as the Secretary, Vice Chairman and Chairman of that committee. He is a past Director on the Associate Board of the Association of American Railroads and is a member of the Transportation Research Board (Member AR060 RR Maintenance). Joined AREMA or Predecessor Organization Joined AREA in 1984 Nominated For Director – Engineering Services Name Michael T. Mischke Title Consulting Systems Engineer Organization/Company BNSF Railway Company Biography: Mr. Mischke is a member of the Geographic Information Technology Association (GITA). He has been involved with Committee 2 in various roles, including Secretary, Vice Chairman and Chairman of that Committee. He has authored several papers for the Annual AREMA Conference (2003, 2005 and 2007). Joined AREMA or Predecessor Organization Joined AREA in 1991 Director – Passenger and Transit Arthur E. Misiaszek, PE Amtrak Northeast Division – Deputy Division Engineer Organization/Company Amtrak Biography: Mr. Misiaszek is the prior Secretary, Vice Chairman and Chairman of Committee 17. He was also a prior member of the Nominating and Membership Committees. Joined AREMA or Predecessor Organization Joined AREA in 1985 and RDM in 1984 Nominated For Name Title Nominated For Director-Communications and Signals Name Gary E. Kujala, PE Title Director - Transportation Projects Organization/Company CSX Transportation Biography: Mr. Kujala is active in Committee 37 as Vice Chairman of that committee. He is also an IEEE member. Joined AREMA or Predecessor Organization Joined AREA in 1998 www.rtands.com Railway Track & Structures August 2008 13 http://www.rtands.com

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