Erika Bruhnke is the Vice President of Training Services for RailPros, leading the organization’s Training and Media Services divisions. These divisions create and deliver vital rail safety programs to both contractor and railroad employees, as well as supporting the RailPros staff with their training needs.

Prior to joining RailPros, Erika spent a decade with BNSF Railway. She began as a Management Trainee, graduating to the role of a Terminal Trainmaster in Seattle, WA. She quickly promoted to a Division Safety Manager in Billings, MT and a few years later to a Senior Safety Manager role at BNSF headquarters.

After joining the system safety team, she progressed through the safety ranks, concluding her BNSF career as the Director of System Safety where she oversaw all system safety communications and training.

During her time with BNSF, Erika also was an active participant in regional diversity councils, eventually assuming the role as President of the Women’s Network.

Currently, Erika serves on the Board of Directors for the National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) and the League of Railway Women (LRW), and participates on Committee 24 with the American Railway Engineering & Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA) and the Supplier and Young Professionals Committees with the American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA). 

Beth Whited was appointed executive vice president-Sustainability and Strategy in February 2022.

In this role, she helps lead the development and implementation of Union Pacific’s strategic vision as it strives to become the nation’s No. 1 supply chain logistics provider and oversees its sustainability initiatives, guiding the railroad’s efforts to reach net zero by 2050.

She will continue as Chief Human Resource Officer, leading the Workforce Resources team’s pioneering efforts to provide a world-class employee experience.

Whited had served as executive vice president and chief human resource officer since 2018 and was responsible for Union Pacific’s human resources and labor relations functions, as well as the company’s employee engagement culture initiatives.

Prior to that, she was executive vice president and chief marketing officer. She previously led the Chemicals business for four years and served as vice president of the railroad’s National Customer Service Center.

Since joining Union Pacific in 1987, she has held a variety of executive roles in Strategic Planning, Investor Relations, Finance, and Marketing and Sales, including president of subsidiary Union Pacific Distribution Services.

Whited is a member of the Humanities Nebraska Board, Lauritzen Gardens Board, Omaha Symphony Board and the Heartland Workforce Solutions (HWS) Board.

She was a founding member and former president of Union Pacific’s LEAD (Lead, Educate, Achieve, Develop) women’s initiative.

In 2021, Beth was named the LRW Railway Woman of the Year.

She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Iowa.

She and her husband Kelvin have three children.

Joe (Joseph) Daloisio, III, was born into the rail industry.

His father, Joseph Daloisio, Jr. worked for Railroad Construction Company, Inc. (RCC), which was founded by his father, Joseph Daloisio, Sr. in 1926. 

As Track Division Manager and Senior Project Manager for RCC, Joe continues the family legacy and has dedicated his career to improving the rail industry, through quality construction and his active involvement with two well-known and respected industry associations: the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) and the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA).

Joe was voted onto the NRC Board in 2012 and is presently serving on the Executive Board as Vice Chair.

Through his AREMA membership, Joe joined Committee 41 – Track Maintenance, and applies his knowledge and hands-on experience to the committee, assisting in the professional education of others and the development of recommended practices. 

Native to New Jersey, Joe and his wife Lauren have raised a family of their own in Bergen County, Joseph (18), Nick (16) and Annabella (11).

When Joe isn’t working on the railroad, he is actively improving his town by serving on multiple boards, including secretary of the land-use board, vice president of a holiday festivities non-profit and sits on the board of directors for a special needs housing organization. 

Farah is currently Trinity Industries' Senior Manager of Professional Recruiting and has been with Trinity going on 6 years, handling talent acquisition.

Trinity Industries, Inc., owns market-leading businesses that provide railcar products and services in North America under the trade name TrinityRail®. TrinityRail’s unique platform provides a single source for comprehensive rail transportation solutions that optimizes customers’ ownership and usage of railcar equipment and enhances the value-proposition of the rail modal supply chain.

Farah is extremely passionate about relationship building and matchmaking for employee/company fit, and has been in the recruiting industry for over 26 years with an emphasis on IT Staffing for 15 of those years.

Her previous roles included, Vice President of Recruiting at Proceed Technical Resources and Recruiting Manager at ITLogic Partners.