Bill Bergen, National Training and Technology Manager, Product Quality & Service Support, Toyota Motor Sales, Torrance, Calif., is Chairman; Katherine Oliver, Assistant State Superintendent, Career and College Readiness, Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore, Md., is Vice-Chairman, and Colin Williamson, Dean, School of Transportation Technology, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, Pa., is Treasurer. Lori Blaker, President & CEO of TTi Global, Rochester Hills, Mich., is Past Chairman. In addition, Joe Torchiana, President, One Stop Tire and Auto Service, West Chester, Pa. joins the board as a trustee.
“One of NATEF’s great strengths is our Board of Trustees,” said Bill Kersten, NATEF President. “These dedicated individuals provide the ongoing guidance that keeps NATEF in touch with the educational needs of our industry and we are grateful both for their service and the support of their respective companies in helping to ensure the supply of qualified, entry-level automotive professionals well into the future.”NATEF was founded in 1983 as an independent, non-profit organization with a single mission: To evaluate technician training programs against standards developed by the automotive industry and recommend qualifying programs for NATEF accreditation. The NATEF process has resulted in accredited automotive training programs in all fifty states at the secondary and post-secondary levels.
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