
James Vasquez – President
Jim started in the transportation industry over 30 years ago as a CDL driver. Jim feels very fortunate to have some long time customers who have become great friends over the years.
Jim has one daughter (Stephanie) and one son (Brian). Stephanie is married and lives in Orlando, FL. Brian is married and lives in Barrington, IL. Jim feels blessed to have seven granddaughters and one grandson. In his free time, he likes to workout, golf and travel the globe. But, he find the most enjoyment in life spending time with his family, especially playing with his grandkids.

Brian Vasquez – Vice President
Brian V. started in the transportation industry directly out of college at the University of Iowa in 2010. He began his career in transportation sales for an insurance brokerage in Dubuque, IA. In June of 2012, Brian joined the family business learning customer service & overall operations. Brian has held positions in all facets of the organization including account management, operations management & national account sales roles. He is still actively in sales but now oversees all divisions of the company as Vice President. Brian’s dream is to grow the company to $100 million! He puts his focus on retaining current customers, driving new business sales & acquisitions.
In his free time, Brian is a Make a Wish wish grantor as well as on the board of the annual Make a Wish ‘Walk for Wishes’ event. He also likes to golf, work out & hang out with his growing family (4 daughters; Ashton, Austin, Jordan Jo & Mackenna).

Stephanie Nagrodess – Vice President, finance and human resources
Stephanie has over 25 years of experience in accounting, of which 20 of those years have been within the transportation industry. During that time she was able to cross train in almost every area, which gave her a full understanding of the industry and how it operates. Stephanie joined the Par Logistics team in December of 2015 as an Accountant. Shortly after she was promoted to Accounting and HR Manager and then later to Vice President, Finance and Human Resources.
Stephanie has a strong faith in God and a passion for helping others. She is a member of Victory Cathedral Worship Center where she attends regularly and is an assistant children’s church teacher. She loves spending time with her family and puppy, working out and being outdoors.

Dan Salvato – Operations Manager, Expedite Division
Dan joined the Par logistics team in April of 2014 as a part time customer service representative and joined the staff full time in 2017. Dan caught on quickly to the operations side of the company and through diligence and attention to detail has become one of the companies top load planners. He enjoys the family like atmosphere at Par Logistics and looks forward to the new challenges that he faces every day.
Dan graduated Knox College in 2011 majoring in Economics and Environmental Studies.

Ana Gonzalez – Director of Customer Service
Ana started with the company in 2018 with no logistics background but was able to her way up to Customer Service Supervisor and then to Director of Customer Service.
In Ana’s free time, she enjoys music, dancing and being outdoors. Her and her daughter take care of their Shih-poo dog. She is also a 2nd degree black belt!
Independent Sales Contractors

Brian Paulsen
Brian started in the transportation industry back in 1993 after graduating from Northern Illinois University. His first position was a sales trainee and has never looked back. Over the years he has been building a base of customers that keep partnering with him and can call many of them his friends. He has worked with Par Logistics now for 12+ years.
In his free time he likes to workout, golf, watch a good movie, travel and of course spend time with his family.

Sami Remick
Sami has been working for Par Logistics for around 10 years, and knows the ins and outs of the transportation business. She has also worked in the hospitality industry and has her license in real estate. She is very outgoing and loves meeting new people. She has made many lifelong friends this way throughout her career.
She loves cooking, running, traveling & most of all being a Mom! “I am grateful to be able to work for such generous people and a great company, and couldn’t be able to do any of it without my entire team and my amazing customers!”