I-CAR, the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, has announced its 2011 International Board of Directors and Executive Committee following the I-CAR Annual Membership Meeting in Dallas (Grapevine), Texas on February 10.
The 2011 Executive Committee consists of: Chair Elise Quadrozzi, Crawford & Company; Vice Chair William Brower, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Secretary Dustin Womble, Roger Beasley Collision Center for Society of Collision Repair Specialists; Treasurer Bob Keith, CARSTAR; Immediate Past Chair Tom Moreland, Akzo Nobel; Member-At-Large Bruce Bares, Certified Collision Centers; and Member-At-Large Rollie Benjamin, ABRA Autobody & Glass.
Elise Quadrozzi, Chair of the I-CAR International Board of Directors said, “I-CAR’s thirty year history of delivering solutions to the inter-industry and enabling members to maintain pace with the latest technologies and collision repair information will continue to be strengthened as I-CAR delivers on its Vision. With the introduction of the role-driven I-CAR Professional Development Program in 2010, the inter-industry has more opportunities to receive relevant training, advance professionally, and add even more value to their industry-recognized designations.”
The remaining Directors include - Farzam Afshar, Verifacts Automotive; Bruce Cooley, DuPont Performance Coatings, Inc.; William DeGrocco, GEICO Insurance; Ronald Doerr, General Motors Company; Chris Evans, State Farm Insurance Companies; David Henderson, See Progress, Inc.; Joseph Laurentino, Esurance; John Norton, Ford Motor Company; Greg Potter, Dearborn Group Technology for Equipment & Tool Institute; Timothy Richardson, Universal Technical Institute; Eugene Scambray, Copart; Mike Schoonover, Schoonover Bodyworks for Automotive Service Association; James Spears, USAA; and Doug Webb, CSi Complete - Education Foundation Representative.
The Board of Directors sets the overall strategic direction for the organization and assists in obtaining resources in support of the I-CAR Mission. The Board of Directors is comprised of representatives from each of the following six industry segments - collision repair; insurance; equipment, tools, and supplies; education, training, and research; vehicle manufacturers; and related industry services.
