Past Award Recipients
2022 TRANSCAER® Award Recipients 
Distinguished Service Award
Andy Ash, Retired, Director of Dangerous Goods, Railway Association of Canada
National Service Awards
Randy Mak, Retired, Dow Chemical
Regional Service Awards
Tyler Yates, EHS Manager, GATX
Curtis Myson, Dangerous Goods Specialist, Railway Association of Canada
Steven Santelli, Senior Dangerous Goods Officer, CN
Jon Gardinder, Hazardous Materials & Emergency Response Officer, CPKC
Tom Bozyk, Hazardous Materials Technician, BNSF
Dan Moore, Retired, Chemical Specialist/HazMat Responder
Doug Kittle, Retired, BC Region TRANSCAER Coordinator
2021 TRANSCAER® Award Recipients
2019 TRANSCAER® Award Recipients
Distinguished Service Award
Carrie Maxim, Site Logistics Team Leader - NOVA Chemicals
National Service Awards
Jeff Stevens, Director Information and Technology – Chemistry Industry Association of Canada
Regional Service Awards
Amber Rushton, Community Emergency Management Coordinator- Burlington Fire Department
Chris Nicholson, Senior Dangerous Goods Officer - CN
Cris Mitchell, Regional Quality Specialist- GATX Corporation
Dave Clarke, Instructor / Captain - Greater Toronto Airports Authority | Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute (FESTI)
George Biggs, Senior Railcar Design Engineer - GATX Corporation
Jeff Nee, Vice President, EHS- GATX Corporation
Jennifer Radbourne, Corporate account manager- GATX Corporation
Jim Torres, Railcar Design Engineer- GATX Corporation
Ken Johnson, President - Ken Johnson Trucking
Michael Heeringa Dangerous Goods Officer- CN
Trina Kautzmann, Tank Trainer coordinator, GATX Corporation
Tyler Yates, Environmental health and safety Manager – GATX Corporation
2018 TRANSCAER® Award Recipients
Distinguished Service Award
JP Couture, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Specialist, Railway Association of Canada
National Service Awards
Joe Caponio, Manager of Transportation & Fleet Compliance, ERCO Worldwide
Kara Edwards, Director of Transportation, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada
Regional Service Awards
Bernie Cook, Manager of Corporate Compliance Systems, Brenntag Canada Inc.
Neha Narang, Manager of Customer Service, ERCO Worldwide
Scott Croome, Manager of Dangerous Goods, Canadian Pacific Railway
Scott Legge, Operations Coordinator, NOVA Chemicals
Ryan Thiessen, Dangerous Goods Officer, Canadian National Railway
Sylvain Briere, Director of Environmental Safety and Security, Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Yves Hamel, Dangerous Goods Officer, Canadian National Railway
2017 TRANSCAER® Award Recipients
Distinguished Service Award
Randy Mak, Distribution Emergency Response Technician, Dow Chemical
National Service Awards
Craig McCaskey, Safety Specialist, Shell Chemicals
Dan Moore, Chemical Specialist/HazMat Responder
Regional Service Awards
Adrian Michielsen, Regional Emergency Preparedness & Response Advisor, Imperial Oil Canada
Andy Ash, Director of Dangerous Goods, Railway Association of Canada
Curtis Myson, Dangerous Goods Specialist, Railway Association of Canada
Chuck Obst, Environmental Specialist, INEOS
Dustin Ritter, Hazmat and Emergency Response Officer, Canadian Pacific Railway
Darlene Nagy, Hazmat Program Manager, Canadian Pacific Railway
James Martin, Operations Manager, Canadian Pacific Railway
JP Couture, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Specialist, Railway Association of Canada
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