The National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation
(NATEF) announced the officers and incoming members of
its Board of Trustees for 2011.
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.
For more information about visit www.natef.org.
