April marks the beginning of service for the 2016–‘17 Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) Board of Directors.  The Association is pleased to welcome Carl Thomas, Lancer Service Auto Care, St. Paul , Bruce Tschida, Lake Marion Collision, Lakeville, and Dave Bock, Auto Value Parts Stores/APH, St. Cloud, to the Board of Directors.  They join other members of the Board, which include:

• Greg Kasel, Downtown Tire & Auto, Hastings – President
• Tom Gleason, Pro-Tech Auto Repair, Corcoran – Immediate Past President
• Wayne Watson, Autoworks Automotive Service Center, Woodbury – Secretary/Treasurer
• Will Latuff, Latuff Bros., St. Paul – Collision Division Director
• Mars Overlee, Rick’s 36 Automotive Services, Stillwater – Mechanical Division Director
• Jim Siegfried, Crystal Lake Automotive, Lakeville – Collision Seat

AASP-MN also extends a sincere thank you to this year’s outgoing board members:

• Kevin Martin, PPG Automotive Finishes, Edina
• Jerald Stiele, Hopkins Auto Body, Hopkins
• Joyce Weinhandl, Twin City Auto  Body, Bloomington & Northfield Auto Body, Northfield

The 2016-’17 Board was installed during the AASP-MN Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference, April 14^th, at the Ramada Plaza, Minneapolis.