Corporate Directory
Corporate Officers
Larry R. Parsons
Chief Executive Officer
Jonathan Chastek
President
Alec Jarvis
Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
Donna Phillips
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Administration
Carla Gonzales
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Phone: 330-767-7233
Sales & Marketing
Drew Nelson
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
(Coal, Coke)
Phone: 330-767-7282
Cell: 330-844-1852
Jeff Sunderland
Assistant Vice President Business Development
Phone: 330-767-7286
Cell: 330-204-5522
Justin Crues
Assistant Vice President of Sales & Marketing
(NGL’s, Petroleum, Industrial Minerals)
Phone: 330-767-7287
Cell: 330-417-8632
Kelly Joseph
Director of Sales & Marketing
(Plastics, Chemicals, Metals, Scrap, Dimensional Loads, Railway Equipment)
Phone: 330-767-7245
Cell: 330-844-0409
David Carlin
Marketing Manager
(Aggregates, Grain, Food, Lumber, Forest, Waste Products)
Phone: 330-767-7281
Cell: 480-305-3233
Carly Bowersock
Marketing Administrator
Phone: 330-767-7226
John Clemens
Customer Success Specialist
Phone: 330-767-7208
Cell: 330-413-0843
Andrew Wohlheter
Customer Success Specialist
Phone: 330-767-7222
Cell: 330-280-6770
Customer Service
Customer Service
Phone: 800-837-5622
Phone: 330-767-7500
Email: customerservice@wlerwy.com
Transportation
Jim Hill
Vice President Transportation
Phone: 330-767-7253
Ken Malone
Division Superintendent
Phone: 330-767-7243
Jeff Davis, Sr.
Director of Transportation
Chief Dispatcher
Phone: 330-767-7215
Tim Weyandt
Assistant Director of Transportation
Phone: 330-767-7219
Crew Dispatcher (24 hour desk)
Phone: 800-837-5622 or 330-767-7211
Ron Smith
Trainmaster – Hartland
Phone: 419-668-1126
Nick Berresford
Trainmaster – Brewster/Gambrinus
Phone: 330-767-7506
Rob Wilson
Assistant Trainmaster – Brewster/Gambrinus
Phone: 330-767-7506
Darren Ohler
Trainmaster – Hanna/Rook
Phone: 330-413-6302
Hank Allender
Trainmaster – Akron/Falls Jct.
Phone: 330-784-8185
Mike Scott
Assistant Trainmaster – Hanna
Phone: 330-413-6302
Josh Rimmele
Assistant Trainmaster – West End
Phone: 419-668-1126
Allen-Michael Brown
Assistant Trainmaster – Medina
Phone: 330-784-8185
Lorne Dodds
Road Foreman of Engines
Phone: 740-535-0441
Jason Cowart
Road Foreman of Engines
Phone: 330-767-7506
Finance
Donna L. Phillips
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 330-767-7254
Randy Rottman
Controller
Phone: 330-767-7260
Tammie Herring
Director of Accounts Payable
Phone: 330-767-7261
Ben Schillig
Director of Cost & Budgeting
Phone: 330-767-7218
Jodi Specht
Assistant Vice President of Revenue Accounting
Phone: 330-767-7258
Sara Ehman
Manager of Revenue Waybilling
Phone: 330-767-7264
Brandon Gillespie
Manager of Collections
Phone: 330-767-7249
Fred Hazel
Director of Purchasing/Fleet Administrator
Phone: 330-767-7263
Real Estate
Jeff Davis, Jr.
Director of Real Estate
Phone: 330-767-7284
Cell: 330-936-1489
Jeff Sunderland
Assistant Vice President Business Development
Phone: 330-767-7286
Cell: 330-495-3593
Safety
Ed Steiner
Superintendent of Safety, Rules and Training
Phone: 330-767-7507
Cell: 330-904-5872
Robyn Gilles
Safety Administrator
Phone: 330-767-7228
James Parsons
Safety Coordinator
Phone: 330-767-7237
Law & Government Relations
Alec Jarvis
Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
Phone: 330-767-7250
Human Resources
Joseph Burley
Vice President of Human Resources
Phone: 330-767-7265
Darren Van Winkle
Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations
Phone: 330-767-7291
Susan Barringer
Director of Payroll & Benefits
Phone: 330-767-7257
Information Systems
Marc Masters
Vice President of Information Systems
Phone: 330-767-7251
Technology Division
Tom Booher
Network Administrator
Phone: 330-767-7252
Kathy Secondi
Applications Manager
Phone: 330-428-2987
Transportation Division
Brittany Ohler
Transportation Support Manager
Phone: 330-767-7244
Alan Phillips
Data Team Lead
Phone: 330-767-7238
Bob Harbert
Transportation Billing Lead
Phone: 330-767-7503
Transportation Data Specialts
Linda Evans, Rick Gilmore, Melissa Hernandez, Trevor Mitchell, Jamie Yonts
Phone: 330-767-7500
Engineering
Mark Svetlich
Vice President Engineering
Phone: 330-418-5791
Dan Reinsel
Assistant Vice President of Engineering & Signals
Phone: 330-495-7859
Heidi Rowlands
Engineering Administrator
Phone: 330-767-7229
Tim Andrews
Signals & Communications Supervisor
Phone: 330-417-5541
Tim Durant
Bridge & Building Supervisor
Phone: 330-312-1181
Adam Hattery
Supervisor of Work Equipment
Office: 330-767-7256
Cell: 330-949-6683
Mechanical
Car Shop
Joe Bruce
Mechanical Superintendent
Phone: 330-767-7278
Matt Page
Assistant Superintendent Mechanical
Phone: 330-767-7247
Dan Newsome
Manager/Mechanical
Phone: 330-767-7268
Brian Sigmond
Mechanical Supervisor
Phone: 330-767-7268
Locomotive Shop
Tim Page
Superintendent Motive Power
Phone: 330-767-7267
John Vergis
Hazardous Materials/Environmental Officer
Phone: 330-767-7280
Rodney Myers
Asst. Superintendent Motive Power
Phone: 330-767-7266
Jack Bryan
Locomotive Supervisor
Phone: 330-767-7274
Subsidiaries
Akron Barberton Cluster Railway
Herbert Shanklin
General Manager
Cell: 330-697-0857
Phone: 330-745-4431
Neomodal Terminal
Director
Phone: 330-879-1473