Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Association. Each year an election is held at the Annual Meeting in May for one-half of the seats on the Board. Any current, Regular member of the Association is eligible to run for a position on the Board.

President, Pace - Birmingham, AL

Chuck has over 35 years of transportation experience and has served as a member of the CLDA Board of Directors since 1996. Chuck came to the customized logistics industry with 9 years of regional trucking and airfreight experience. His 30 years experience in the same day sector ranges from operating as an independent contractor to all positions up to and now including CEO for Express Courier International, Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee).

Chuck started his career in the courier industry with Priority Dispatch (Cincinnati) in 1983 and joined Express Courier (Nashville) in 1993. Express is a full service same day logistics provider that operates in over 40 markets with a fleet of 1,700+ vehicles.

In 2000, Steve began Esquire Logistics, Inc. to capture a piece of the market that a small package courier company could not service well; large straight truck deliveries. Esquire Logistics has grown into a regional power house operating out of a 40,000 sq. ft. facility in Miami, Florida. From one dock they service the entire Southern Peninsula of Florida providing white glove, brown glove, air freight and general freight deliveries.

Steve has been married to Anita Howard for 15 years and has three children, Austin, Sydney and Stephanie. He is an Eagle Scout and a Boy Scout leader and heads the Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts honor society, for one of the largest troops in Florida.

Jason returned to his hometown in late 2007 to assume a key role in his family’s business enterprises, including Burns Management Group (BMG), Global Parking Systems (GPS) and QCS Logistics (formerly Quick Courier Services, Inc). Although Jason wears many hats, his true passion is leading the rebirth of QCS Logistics as one of the premier transportation & warehousing providers in Louisiana. As a second generation owner of QCS, Mr. Burns used his talents to reenergize the company by implementing a new state-of-the-art technology platform, he increased the companies’ service offerings to its growing customer base and expanded QCS’s footprint to new markets within region. These initiatives have resulted in record growth for the company over the past few years. 

Mark has been highly involved and dedicated at both the state and federal level to preserving the Independent Contractor model. He single-handedly moved the courier industry in MN to be included in a critical statutory definition of an Independent Contractor when trucking and labor forces were trying to exclude its inclusion. Mark continues to work closely with our federal sponsor of IC legislation.

Errol has also been very involved in the New York State Messenger and Courier Association (NYSMCA), where he served as president from 1996 to 1998 and 2012 to 2014. Overall, Errol has spent over a 15 years on the NYSMCA’s board. He also sits on their Government Affairs Committee and Technology Committee.

Errol has a wonderful personal life shared with his wife Mindy of 20 years and their three children Michael, Taylor and Alexandra. Errol takes great pride in being a member of our dynamic delivery community.

Jon Rydel has worked for Priority Express for the last 19 years and is the President and CEO. Priority Express provides same day delivery solutions within the Mid Atlantic area. Prior to Jon’s current role with Priority Jon was VP of Sales for 14 years and partners of three previously owned businesses - Priority Express LV, Priority Archives and Priority Shred.

Jon graduated from West Chester University, PA in 1995 with a BA in Public Administration. At West Chester Jon played Tight End for the football team during the 1991-1995 seasons, and was nominated nationally for the “Unsung Hero Award.” Jon is married to his wife Christy and has three children – Connor (14), Evan (12) and Claire (8) and lives in Glen Mills, PA.

Ralph Perrothers

Director

President, On The Go Cargo, Inc.- Carlstadt, NJ

Ralph Perrothers has over 39 years of logistics and transportation experience on the ground, in the air and on the ocean. For many years he has worked directly with a large portion of CLDA members moving expedited freight and packages of all kinds for a varied industry client base. Some of you will know him from Choice, AAA Courier, PDQ Courier and ATL Courier, NY, from the early years of his career. Since then Ralph’s career expanded to Domestic Airfreight, International Airfreight, NVOCC Ocean Shipping, Pharmaceutical Distribution and Expedited Air Courier Services.

In 1997 Ralph became President of On The Go Cargo, Inc., and created a complete logistics service. On The Go Cargo (OTG) has been an active participant in associations like the TIA (Transportation Intermediaries Assoc.), XLA, ECA, NTLA and the New Jersey chapter of the BBB. Ralph spent 4 years on the XLA Board of Directors before becoming Vice President in 2016. 
Forming solid relationships with agents, freight forwarders and expedited package express companies has made Ralph an asset to his clients and our industry for many years. Ralph looks forward to working within this organization to share ideas and hopes others can learn from sharing his experiences. Becoming a benefit to each other in support of our industry is a very important idea to Ralph and he strives to remain supportive to the industry and its leaders. 
 

Tim Cocchia is the Chief Operating Officer at Xcel Delivery Services Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona.  He has been an active member of the CLDA since he joined the association in 2000. He currently serves on the Purchasing Committee. Cocchia previously served on the MCAA Board from 2000-2004. In addition, Cocchia previously served on the association’s Membership Services and Conference Committees.  Xcel Delivery Services provides custom on-demand deliveries, logistics, warehousing, and distribution services throughout Arizona. They work in the banking and medical fields, as well as in other industries as couriers and drivers.

In July of 2003, Thomas ventured into a partnership with Advantage Delivery & Logistics (ADL) headquartered in Tampa, FL where he currently serves as the Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. In addition to having developed the current corporate infrastructure, Thomas aided the firm in nearly tripling its business while expanding its coverage into 6 new states.

Picard received her MBA from The Ohio State University with a concentration in leadership and her BA in International Politics and Spanish from Louisiana State University (LSU).

Partner-Senior Vice President, Nfinity Courier and Logistics - Houston, TX 

Randy Edmonds is a Partner-Senior Vice President at Nfinity Courier and Logistics in Houston.  Edmonds has been an active member of the CLDA since he joined the association in 1990.  He currently serves on the association’s Shippers Committee; Convention Committee; Purchasing Committee and Disaster Relief Committee.  Nfinity provides logistics and courier services for the pharmaceutical and automotive industry throughout the Southwest and Midwest. They provide scheduled and on-demand pickups and deliveries for medical labs as well as fleet replacement, warehousing and distribution logistics; in-house transportation management programs; route services and mail room management.

Priority Logistics Group is a recognized leader in third party logistics solutions, specializing in last mile management services. We provide customers with a simple, effective single sourced solution for managing critical time sensitive shipments--coast to coast. Our “Last Mile Management System” streamlines high quality delivery execution through better expertise, quality control and technology.

Today, Blaze Express Courier Service serves Southern Louisiana and the Gulf Coast for several industries including the Medical and Pharmaceutical industries as well as several third party logistics companies. Blaze Express Courier (with the former company) was a charter member of the CLDA. Charles has supported the CLDA with its efforts of maintaining the integrity of the Independent Contractor business model. In addition to visiting with his State Senator to help defeat harmful legislation affecting worker classification, he is also a regular at the CLDA Lobby Day events to help support this cause.

A Detroit native, Ben started Rightaway Delivery in December 1999 with 2 vans,  a computer and an idea to be the first web order entry and tracking delivery company in Michigan and launched 3 months before Fedex.

Rightaway Delivery's niche has always been on time sensitive deliveries. From  medical deliveries of organs to operating tables and medicine to patients. The company has grown to include a full service trucking operation and has become a full service logistics provider coordinating challenges for its customers all across the country.

Ben thanks all the people who he's met over the years and is honored to be working with and learning from these incredibly knowledgeable people.

His entire career, John has always been very successful in building strong and efficient operating teams in fast paced growth environments. He has proven leadership abilities in delivering innovative solutions and consistent best in class service to all he associates and works with. His core competencies include but are not limited to long term strategic planning; short term and long term financial planning; in-depth understanding of all operational and sales aspects that are an integral part of any organization.

Since 2007 John has served on The Board of Directors of Customized Logistics and Delivery Association (CLDA). He has chaired multiple committees including State Association; Membership; Vendor and currently chairs the Government Affairs Committee (GAC).