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News Bulletin ASA-27
May 26, 2009
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ASA Announces Collision Division Operations Committee
BEDFORD, TEXAS, May 26, 2009 - The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has announced its 2009 Collision Division Operations Committee. Darrell Amberson, AAM, Lehman's Garage, Bloomington, Minn., continues his term as Collision Division director. As such, Amberson serves on ASA's board of directors and chairs the ASA Collision Division Operations Committee. The position of Collision Division director is a two-year term.
Additional members of the operations committee have been announced by ASA's board of directors, including Ron Nagy, AAM, Nagy's Collision Center, Wooster, Ohio, who is serving as assistant division director. Nagy also serves on ASA's board as secretary/treasurer.
Rejoining the operations committee this year is Myron Hazen, AAM, Collision Repair Center Inc., East Moline, Ill. Returning committee members include Mike Anderson, AAM, Wagonwork Collision, Alexandria, Va.; Dan Bailey, CARSTAR Inc., Overland Park, Kan.; Dustin Eckhart, Hernandez Collision Center, Savannah, Ga.; Roy Schnepper, Butler's Collision, Roseville, Mich.; Mike Schoonover, Schoonover Bodyworks Inc., St. Paul, Minn.; and Dan Stander, Jerry Stander's Collision Works, Littleton, Colo.
Members of ASA's Collision Division Operations Committee represent shops of varying sizes from across the United States. The committee works on behalf of all ASA collision members to advance and promote the collision repair industry. Several committee projects are handled through various subcommittees, which currently include refinish, automobile manufacturer, estimating, insurance and crash parts.
ASA's 2010 convention will be held next spring in Arizona; specific dates and location have not been determined. The association's annual trade shows - the International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE) and the Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) - will be held during the second Automotive Service and Repair Week (ASRW), Nov. 4-7, 2009. All ASRW events will be located at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
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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