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New Directors Join Association of Diesel Specialists Board

The following members were sworn in to the Board of Directors of the Association of Diesel Specialists (ADS) during the group’s recent International Convention & Tradeshow in Las Vegas.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC — The following members were sworn in to the Board of Directors of the Association of Diesel Specialists (ADS) during the group’s recent International Convention & Tradeshow in Las Vegas. All will serve until 2007. The new members are:

  • Scott Gerrard, J&S Diesel Service Inc., Las Vegas, NV
  • Sam Lipe, Mid South Diesel Service, Memphis, TN
  • Charles Oliveros, Williams Diesel Service Inc., Ocala, FL

The following manufacturer members joined the board, also serving terms through 2007:

  • Brad Buescher, Interstate McBee, Cleveland, OH
  • Simon Garner, Stanadyne Inc., Windsor, CT

ADS officers, who serve two-year terms ending in 2006, are:

  • Robert M. “Bob” Breunig, Diesel Injection Service Inc., Sun Prairie, WI
  • Vice president – Tom Folmar, Southeast Power Systems, Orlando, FL
  • Treasurer – Ken O’Brien, Cadel, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
  • Secretary – Ben A. Seidel, Midwest Fuel Injection Service Corp., Orland Park, IL

The A.D.S. Board of Directors 2005-2006 are:

  • Cam Mandel, Taber Diesel Service Ltd., Taber, Alberta, Canada – immediate past president
  • Rodney Davison, St. Joseph Diesel Inc., St. Joseph, MO
  • Harry Ellison, Central Motive Power Inc., Denver, CO – A.D.S. service company president
  • Jeff Esslinger, Western Turbo and Fuel Injection Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Andy Girres, Diesel Specialties of Omaha, Omaha, NE
  • Fran Labun, DENSO Sales California, Long Beach, CA
  • Sergio Lavalle, Inyectr

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