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2023 Speaker Biographies

ATRI President/COO Rebecca Brewster

Rebecca is the recipient of several awards including Fleet Owner magazine’s 2016 Dozen Outstanding Women in Trucking, the 2013 Influential Woman in Trucking award from the Women in Trucking Association, and the 2010 J.R. Bob Halladay award given by the 50 state trucking associations. Rebecca has been with ATRI for 30 years. Prior to that, she was the Public and Governmental Affairs Director for the Cary, North Carolina Chamber of Commerce and a Fleet Analyst with Moen, Inc. She has a B.A. in English from Wofford College and is a Fellow of the North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership.

ATA Chairman Dan Van Alstine

Dan Van Alstine is President and Chief Operating Officer at Ruan Transportation Management Systems, headquartered in Des Moines, IA. Ruan, started in 1932, is a family-owned asset-based 3PL with more than 300 operations and 5,600 team members across the U.S. Through Dedicated Contract Transportation, Managed Transportation, Brokerage Services, and Valued-added Warehousing, Ruan partners with customers to deliver tailored, integrated solutions. Ruan prides itself on being a great place to work with a focus on safety, transformative technology, customer satisfaction, driver engagement, team member involvement, and giving back to the communities it serves.

Women In Trucking CEO Ellen Voie

Ellen Voie (Voy-a) is an internationally recognized speaker and authority on gender diversity and inclusion for women working in non-traditional careers in transportation. 

Voie founded the Women In Trucking Association in 2007, and currently serves as the nonprofit organization’s President & CEO. The Women In Trucking Association was formed to promote the employment of women in the trucking industry, to remove obstacles that might keep them from succeeding, and to celebrate the successes of its members. 

Director PA Independent Fiscal Office Matthew Knittel

Formerly employed as a financial economist by the US Department of Treasury and an economist by the Michigan Department of Treasury. Mr. Knittel holds a M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Michigan State University and a bachelor's degree in Economics from Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Mr. Knittel has taught courses at Johns Hopkins, Temple and Penn State Universities and published several articles in the National Tax Journal, the NBER and US Treasury's Office of Tax Analysis working paper series.

Chris Henry FMCSA Pennsylvania Division Administrator

Chris has dedicated his adult life to commercial motor vehicle safety serving in Federal Service for over thirty-four years specializing in motor carrier safety programs at the FHWA Office of Motor Carrier Safety and at FMCSA. Chris currently holds the position of Division Administrator for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Pennsylvania Division Office in New Cumberland. The position oversees all FMCSA Federal and State Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Programs carried out in the State of Pennsylvania. He has previously held positions as a Motor Carrier Safety Specialist, Hazardous Materials Specialist, State Program (grant) Specialist and Division Administrator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Maryland, Princeton, New Jersey and Hartford, Connecticut.