Originally published July 6, 2009
As part of its commitment to providing effective support to its volunteers and instructors, I-CAR established six regions in the United States that will replace the current three-zone structure. The new structure is designed to provide enhanced leadership and support for I-CAR training for the collision inter-industry.
As part of the realignment, I-CAR has named six regional managers to provide support to volunteers and instructors. Those named to the regional positions are Bob Mickey (Northwest), Gene Lopez (Southwest), Keith Risley (North Central), Doug Schlueter (South Central), Allan Smith (Northeast) and German Mejia (Southeast).
The new regional managers will report to David Coffey, director of national market development, and will be responsible for leading the support and development of volunteer committees and local part-time program instructors. They will officially take on their new roles on Aug. 1.
“Through these changes, our objective is to strengthen the environment within I-CAR and our ability to work together to serve the needs of the collision industry,” says Jeff Peevy, I-CAR director of field operations. “This is true not only for those in the field, but applies to the valued team members in the Training Support Center in Hoffman Estates, Ill., and the Tech Centre in Appleton, Wis.
“Ultimately, this structure establishes a strong team of individuals who, together, can deliver on our single goal of providing the training and knowledge necessary to the inter-industry to achieve safe, cost-effective repairs and to provide a quality experience for the collision repair consumer.” Peevy says.
Current zone manager and area training coordinator positions will be phased out over a nine-week period as part of the re-organization and will report to David Coffey during the transition.
Johnny Dickerson, area training coordinator, will be taking on new responsibility through the newly created position of performance training coordinator. Dickerson will support the I-CAR Welding Qualification Test programs and work closely with tech centre staff in the exploration and development of future hands-on, performance-based training programs. Dickerson will report to Mike Miller, I-CAR field support manager.
“I am confident that, as we continue to evolve as an organization, I-CAR will advance through the development of strong teams supporting well-designed and well-coordinated training activity across the country,” says John Edelen, I-CAR president & CEO “This is our commitment to the inter-industry, as we continue to pursue achieving our mission.”
