{"id":611,"date":"2023-11-15T22:21:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polaristransport.com\/portal\/?p=611"},"modified":"2023-11-15T22:22:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:22:58","slug":"polaris-lesley-veldstra-killingsworth-makes-history-as-1st-nmfta-chairwoman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/polaristransport.com\/portal\/2023\/11\/15\/polaris-lesley-veldstra-killingsworth-makes-history-as-1st-nmfta-chairwoman\/","title":{"rendered":"POLARIS\u2019 LESLEY VELDSTRA KILLINGSWORTH MAKES HISTORY AS 1<span style=\"font-size: 10px;vertical-align: super;\">st<\/span> NMFTA CHAIRWOMAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom:20px; width:176px; height:auto\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-614\" src=\"https:\/\/polaristransport.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lesley-Veldstra-Killingsworth-1-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/polaristransport.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lesley-Veldstra-Killingsworth-1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/polaristransport.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lesley-Veldstra-Killingsworth-1-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/polaristransport.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lesley-Veldstra-Killingsworth-1-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/polaristransport.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lesley-Veldstra-Killingsworth-1-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/polaristransport.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lesley-Veldstra-Killingsworth-1-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/polaristransport.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lesley-Veldstra-Killingsworth-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xelementtoproof\">We are proud to announce that Lesley Veldstra Killingsworth, our Director of Traffic &amp; Pricing has been elected as the first female chairwoman of the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA)!<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xelementtoproof\">This marks a historical moment for women in transportation. With an impressive 16-year tenure (12-year NMFTA member and 4-year board member), Lesley is considered \u201cjust the leader NMFTA\u2019s board needs,\u201d bringing a deep understanding of the freight industry and an ambition to promote future progress. We hope her appointment will inspire and empower more women to continue pursuing leadership roles and driving our industry forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xelementtoproof\"><span class=\"markddf00m6fw uM2yb\" data-markjs=\"true\">Congratulations<\/span>, Lesley on this wonderful achievement! We are so grateful to have you as part of the Polaris Team!<\/p>\n<p>Read the full press release here for more details:\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nmfta.org\/newsroom-articles\/lesley-veldstra-killingsworth-elected-as-nmftas-first-female-board-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">https:\/\/nmfta.org\/newsroom-articles\/lesley-veldstra-killingsworth-elected-as-nmftas-first-female-board-chair\/<\/a><\/p>\n<style>\n.featureImg-post{display:none}<br \/>\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to announce that Lesley Veldstra Killingsworth, our Director of Traffic &amp; Pricing has been elected as the first female chairwoman of the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA)! This marks a historical moment for women in transportation. With an impressive 16-year tenure (12-year NMFTA member and 4-year board member), Lesley is considered &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/polaristransport.com\/portal\/2023\/11\/15\/polaris-lesley-veldstra-killingsworth-makes-history-as-1st-nmfta-chairwoman\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;POLARIS\u2019 LESLEY VELDSTRA KILLINGSWORTH MAKES HISTORY AS 1<span style=\"font-size: 10px;vertical-align: super;\">st<\/span> NMFTA CHAIRWOMAN&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>POLARIS\u2019 LESLEY VELDSTRA KILLINGSWORTH MAKES HISTORY AS 1st NMFTA CHAIRWOMAN - Polaris Transportation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/polaristransport.com\/portal\/2023\/11\/15\/polaris-lesley-veldstra-killingsworth-makes-history-as-1st-nmfta-chairwoman\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"POLARIS\u2019 LESLEY VELDSTRA KILLINGSWORTH MAKES HISTORY AS 1st NMFTA CHAIRWOMAN - Polaris Transportation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We are proud to announce that Lesley Veldstra Killingsworth, our Director of Traffic &amp; Pricing has been elected as the first female chairwoman of the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA)! 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