HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – I-CAR, the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, has announced its 2011 International Board of Directors and Executive Committee following the I-CAR Annual Membership Meeting in Grapevine, Texas, on Feb. 10.

The 2011 Executive Committee consists of:

• Chair Elise Quadrozzi, Crawford & Co.
• Vice Chair William Brower, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
• Secretary Dustin Womble, Roger Beasley Collision Center for Society of Collision Repair Specialists
• Treasurer Bob Keith, CARSTAR
• Immediate Past Chair Tom Moreland, AkzoNobel
• Member-At-Large Bruce Bares, Certified Collision Centers
• Member-At-Large Rollie Benjamin, ABRA Autobody & Glass

Elise Quadrozzi, chair of the I-CAR International Board of Directors, said, “I-CAR’s 30-year history of delivering solutions to the inter-industry and enabling members to maintain pace with the latest technologies and collision repair information will continue to be strengthened as I-CAR delivers on its vision. With the introduction of the role-driven I-CAR Professional Development Program in 2010, the inter-industry has more opportunities to receive relevant training, advance professionally and add even more value to their industry-recognized designations.”

The remaining board directors include:

• Farzam Afshar, Verifacts Automotive
• Bruce Cooley, DuPont Performance Coatings Inc.
• William DeGrocco, GEICO Insurance
• Ronald Doerr, General Motors Co.
• Chris Evans, State Farm Insurance Companies
• David Henderson, See Progress Inc.
• Joseph Laurentino, Esurance
• John Norton, Ford Motor Co.
• Greg Potter, Dearborn Group Technology for Equipment & Tool Institute
• Timothy Richardson, Universal Technical Institute
• Eugene Scambray, Copart
• Mike Schoonover, Schoonover Bodyworks for Automotive Service Association
• James Spears, USAA
• Doug Webb, CSi Complete - Education Foundation Representative.

The I-CAR board of directors sets the overall strategic direction for the organization and assists in obtaining resources in support of the I-CAR mission. The board is comprised of representatives from each of the following six industry segments - collision repair, insurance, equipment, tools and supplies, education, training and research, vehicle manufacturers and related industry services.