“I’m very excited to welcome our new board members, and to have such passion and energy across the nonprofit organization right now. I’m confident we have the right, hard-working leadership team in place to further the mission and vision of TMSA,” said Mark Derks, Chief Marketing Officer of BlueGrace Logistics and President of TMSA.

Marc Blanchette, VP Business Development & Marketing, C.A.T. Inc., will serve as Membership Committee Co-Chair alongside Matt Wagner, Vice President, Sales And Marketing, Jarrett Logistics Systems who has served in that role since 2021. 

Michelle LeBlanc, Founder & CEO, Drop & Hook, steps into a newly created board role as Committee Coordinator facilitating project management and communication efforts between the expanding committee structure of the organization. Finally, Gary Cornelius, VP of Business Development, TCW, and Kathleen Kaag, Vice President of Marketing, Loadsmart, both join as At-Large board members.  This rounds out a team of 26 exceptional industry leaders serving on the TMSA Board of Directors.

TMSA is the only association dedicated to advancing the success of marketing and sales professionals in all modes of the commercial freight transportation market. From president and vice president to manager, director and coordinator, members are at all levels and represent all market segments including motor carriers, 3PLs, railroads, air carriers, ocean lines, port authorities, OEMs, media and suppliers.

TMSA's mission is to enable sales and marketing professionals to learn and give back to the transportation and logistics industry through education, connections and resources, ultimately strengthening their individual development, their businesses and the industry-at-large. TMSA's vision is to be the pre-eminent non-profit sales and marketing association that transportation and logistics professionals turn to for industry-specific education, connections and resources.

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