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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – The I-CAR International Advisory Committee (IAC) has added four new members – Leo Maki, Michigan Appraisal Service; Wendy Brent, GEICO; Roger Bloom, State Farm Insurance; and Patrice Marcil, DuPont Canada – to assist the committee in fulfilling its mission as a communication link between the I-CAR International Board of Directors and staff with the volunteers who help deliver training to the collision inter-industry.
"I am very excited to welcome the four new members of I-CAR's International Advisory Committee,” says Bill Stage of AkzoNobel Coatings and co-chairman of the Committee. “The IAC is the direct voice of I-CAR volunteers to the Board of Directors. The addition of the newest members provides a good cross representation of the I-CAR zones and international licensees.”
Stage also thanks outgoing committee members Paul Thompson of State Farm, Theresa Kostick of All Line CARSTAR, and Rodney Hughes in Canada, whose terms on the committee have expired.
Over the past year, the International Advisory Committee has worked with I-CAR’s local volunteers to focus the training organization’s effort to improve I-CAR class attendance and develop strategies to recruit the next generation of I-CAR volunteers and instructors.
“The members provide I-CAR’s staff and Board of Directors with a connection to I-CAR’s volunteers. It supports the effective sharing of ideas and communication of information on a range of training issues important to the inter-industry,” says John Edelen, I-CAR president and CEO. “The work of the committee and the link that they provide to the volunteers is critical during these challenging times for the inter-industry.”
