Contact:	Angie Wilson (800) 272-7467, ext. 216 angie@asashop.org
For Release:	Immediate News Bulletin ASA-1 Jan. 3, 2008

Voting Opens for 2008 ASA Board Elections

BEDFORD, TEXAS, Jan. 3, 2008 - Elections for the 2008 Automotive Service Association (ASA) national board of directors are being held through Feb. 29.

There are six candidates seeking election this year for three board positions. Running for general director are Daniel S. Guido, AAM, incumbent, Tony's Service Center Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.; and A. Carroll Proctor, A.C. Proctor's Paint & Body Shop, Augusta, Ga. Running for mechanical division director are William P. "Bill" Moss, AAM, Advantage Certified Auto Group, Manassas, Va.; Rolf Werner, AAM, Werner's Mastertek Auto Service, Aurora, Colo.; and Dave R. Zwalina, AAM, Automotive One Inc., Longwood, Fla. Running as incumbent for collision division director is Darrell Amberson, AAM, Lehman's Garage, Bloomington, Minn.

All regular members in good standing with ASA are eligible to cast their vote for the position of ASA general director. The collision and mechanical division directors are each elected by their respective division. (An ASA member is assigned to the appropriate division based on information provided by the member when he or she joins ASA.)

Casting a vote is done by calling a toll-free telephone number or visiting a secure voting site accessed from ASA's home page (www.ASAshop.org). Whether voting by phone or via the Internet, ASA members will need their member number plus a three-digit security code to vote.

The voting line is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Candidate bios and audio campaign messages are also available by visiting www.ASAshop.org.

The Automotive Service Association is the largest not-for-profit trade association of its kind dedicated to and governed by independent automotive service and repair professionals. ASA serves an international membership base that includes numerous affiliate, state and chapter groups from both the mechanical and collision repair segments of the automotive service industry. ASA's headquarters is in Bedford, Texas.

ASA advances professionalism and excellence in the automotive repair industry through education, representation and member services. For additional information about ASA, including past news releases, go to www.ASAshop.org, or visit ASA's legislative Web site at www.TakingTheHill.com.

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