Join Charlie Ayers, CCAR President, and Jennifer Maher, CEO/Executive Director of TechForce Foundation, for their webinar discussion about Be a Pathfinder and the industry wide initiative to drive the pipeline of tomorrow's transportation technicians on Wednesday January 8th at 6pm CST. Register now for the webinar.

The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) is a non-profit organization with a singular focus on the automotive industry and its needs for safety and hazardous material compliance and training. Founded in 1994 with grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), CCAR is also one of the original Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Alliance partners and is the only partner focused on providing safety best practice information to the automotive collision and repair industries. CCAR has twice been recognized by the ASE Training Managers Council (ATMC) with their "National Excellence in Training" award and was chosen by the North American Hazmat Action Committee (NAAHAC) to develop hazardous material handling training courses. To learn more about CCAR and its programs, please call 888/476-5465 or visit www.ccar-greenlink.orgTechForce Foundation is a 501(c)(3) with the mission to encourage and support students to and through their technical education and into careers in the transportation industry. TechForce is pleased to spearhead the FutureTech Success campaign, an industry wide initiative to drive the pipeline of tomorrow's transportation technicians. TechForce Foundation has built a strategic plan to address the technician shortage in the transportation industry. The solution will take an integrated, multi-faceted approach that requires full industry participation. The TechForce Foundation works through national and grassroots channels to shift the mindset of parents and influencers of middle-school students and break the outdated stigmas of the profession.  Primary objectives of TechForce include bringing tinkering experiences back into the lives of young people, connecting the dots between STEM and CTE education, building respect and funding for technical education, and engaging one of America’s largest industries to demand the education and training needed for its future workforce. To learn more about the TechForce Foundation, please call 623/445-0986 or visit www.techforce.orgCharlie Ayers first became involved with CCAR as a customer before joining CCAR as President. As Midas International’s Manager of Governmental Affairs, he recognized the benefits of using online training for all of the organization’s company store staff. Charlie was also a member of CCAR’s Board of Directors, first as Secretary, then as Vice Chair and finally as Chairman. He began his career in the early ‘80s as a technician for Gould Battery and has been certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) since the early ‘90s. In his 35-year career, he has led teams in a variety of areas, including customer service, fraud investigations, and franchisee business support. He is the Chairman Emeritus of the Motorist Assurance Program (MAP), a former arbitrator with the Chicago Better Business Bureau, and has volunteered his time as an ASE test question writer.Jennifer Maher is the CEO/Executive Director of TechForce Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) with the mission to encourage and support students to and through their technical education and into careers in the transportation industry.  Jennifer has enjoyed a 25-year career in nonprofit management, strategic marketing, communications and corporate alliances, serving on the senior leadership team for Make-A-Wish America as its vice president marketing and corporate relations; national director of corporate relations for YMCA of the USA; associate director for The Nature Conservancy; sales manager for Marriott Corporation; and president of a cause-marketing consulting firm, The Cause Academy.