AASA Hires Megan Gardner as Director of Membership and Sponsorship
Gardner’s responsibilities in her new position at AASA will include membership growth and retention, identifying member needs and potential new association services, and building relationships and relevance with sponsor-partners of AASA events and special programs.
Meet the January ‘Guess the Car’ Champion: Jake Myers
The correct answer for the January contest was the Toyota C-HR.
BBB Industries Announces Promotions of Chris Garner, John Boyer
“These promotions reflect our company’s commitment to excellence,” BBB Industries CEO Duncan Gillis said. “Chris and John have been vital to BBB’s growth, and we are proud to recognize their contributions to our company’s success with these promotions.”
Throwback Thursday: 2000 Counter Pro of the Year Rob Simpson Always Willing to Go the Extra Mile
“If you provide the customers with consistent and trustworthy service, it will ensure that the customers return again and again,” Simpson said. “I have always prided myself on going the extra mile – maybe I even get carried away sometimes.”
Standard Motor Products Appoints James Burke as COO
Currently, Burke is the company’s executive vice president finance and chief financial officer.
Glen Culbertson, Co-Founder of Jobber-Software Firm CounterWorks, Passes Away
CounterWorks has served more than 1,000 jobber sites throughout the automotive aftermarket during the past 35 years.
Throwback Thursday: 2006 Counter Pro of the Year Harris Steinberg Carries Torch for Family Business
Mirroring the values of his father and uncles, Steinberg has brought significant changes to Morris Auto Parts, allowing it to thrive in the modern world.
Federated Auto Parts Mourns Loss of Longtime Member Russell Mastroff
Mastroff passed away on Dec. 22, 2018 of natural causes.
Central Auto Parts Distributors Founder Daniel Scrivens Passes Away
From his training as a mechanic while he was a soldier in the British Army, Scrivens forged a successful and storied career in the automotive industry right up to his retirement at 85 years old.
Throwback Thursday: 2002 Counter Pro of the Year Jerry Ives Makes Music Behind the Counter
Ives is a renaissance man: a parts guru with a bachelor’s degree in music theory/composition.
ZF Aftermarket Announces Mark Cali as Head of Independent Aftermarket for US and Canada
Cali will be responsible for growing the aftermarket sales and expanding product distribution throughout the region.
NAPA’s R.J. Marra, 26, Earning His Stripes as Trusted Counter Pro
Marra’s father owns a NAPA store in New Canaan, Connecticut, and Marra recalls tagging along with his dad on Saturday mornings when he was 4 or 5 years old. “I always love telling people that my earliest memories here are reaching up to put a part on the bottom shelf,” Marra says.
