President

Vice President

Mathew DiPilato
Arka Express, Inc. 
Vice President -

Sales & Commercial Strategy 

Steven Blinn

Norfolk Southern Railroad 

National Account Manager -

Metals & Construction 

Treasurer

Secretary

Eric Pitcher

BNSF Railway 

Regional Manager - Economic Development

Valerie Pierucci
WIZ Logtec Solutions, Inc.

Director of Sales - USA

Aaron Decker
Canadian Pacific

Charlie Burdic
CIT Rail - Retired

Collin Shammo

Coyote Logistics

Elise Gerlach
CH Robinson

Jim Gunther
CN

John Widowfield
CSX

Kelly Usher
BCS Placement

Michael Westergren
TRAC Intermodal

Percy Fields
The Belt Railway Company

of Chicago

Thomas Jackson
The Greenbrier Companies

Tracy Davis

Acme Transportation Co.

Tom Mitich

MSC

The Traffic Club of Chicago is a member-driven organization that functions best with active participation. We encourage all members to consider joining one of the Club's nine Committees. Interested in joining a committee? Please contact TCC Staff at staff@traffic-club.org. 

Annual Dinner

Education 

Finance 

Michael Westergren  (Chair)
TRAC Intermodal

Jason Olinger (Vice Chair)
Yellow

Denny Grim (Chair Emeritus)
Business to Business

Communications 

Dan Behr (Chair Emeritus)

Behr & Associates

Marketing

Membership

Networking/Golf

Kelly Usher (Chair)

BCS Placement 

TBD (Vice Chair)

Valerie Pierucci (Chair)
WIZ Logtec Solutions, Inc. 

TBD (Vice Chair) 

Retirees

Scholarship

Sponsorship

Charlie Burdic (Chair)
CIT Rail - Retired 

Jim Keuck (Vice Chair)

BNSF Railway - Retired

Jim Gunther (Chair)
CN

Jim Keuck (Vice Chair)

BNSF Railway - Retired

Young

Professionals

Valerie Pierucci (Chair)
WIZ Logtec Solutions, Inc.

John Norman (Vice Chair)
Loadsmart

Executive Director

Managing Director

Megan Galeher

Traffic Club of Chicago
P: 630-529-1333
staff@traffic-club.org

Jeff Church

Traffic Club of Chicago
P: 630-529-1333
staff@traffic-club.org