Consider Service on TIA's Board of Directors Serving on TIA’s Board of Directors is an excellent way to give back to the tire industry. Board members have the opportunity to affect positive change, and their expertise is an invaluable aid in helping TIA accomplish its mission of being the premiere representative organization for the industry.
TIA’s volunteer Board is comprised of 36 individuals from across the various sectors of the tire industry, including automotive, commercial, retreading, and recycling. The Board is governed by the association’s bylaws, and meets twice a year* to vote on matters concerning TIA and the industry.
In addition to attending board meetings, TIA’s Board members have the opportunity to sit on committees that concentrate on a specific area within the association, such as Training, Membership, Events, and Government Affairs. These committees meet by teleconference on an as needed basis and play a vital role in the association. If interested, Board members who have served for 18 months or longer may run for the Executive Committee, which consists of TIA’s current President, Past President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Volunteer Board members serve three-year terms; nominations open in April, with balloting completed by early September.
*Full meetings of the Board are held in the summer (typically May or June) and during the Global Tire Expo/SEMA Show In Las Vegas, Nevada (Late October to early November). The summer meeting is 2-3 days in length, and the meeting during the Expo is held the Monday before the SEMA show begins.
TIA Board of Directors | Gary Albright | President & CEO | Becker Tire & Treading | | Michael Baggett | Eastern OTR Sales Manager | Yokohama Tire Corp. | | Dan Beach | Retired | Tire Alliance Group | Russell Belcher
| Senior Business Development Manager
| QMI/Ever-Wear
| | Mike Berra, Jr. | Vice President | Community Tire Retreading | | Larry Brandt | CEO | MSB Tires, LLC | | Dean Bray, Jr. | Vice President | Bray's Recapping Service, Inc. | | Roy Bromfield | CEO | Q Tires, Inc. | | Ken Brown | Manager and Owner | Alan Brown Tire Center | Eddie Burleson
| General Manager
| Central Marketing, Inc.
| | Ernie Caramanico | Vice President | Amityville Firestone | | Edward Chrisman |
| Silver Creek Tire | | Dan Clark | President | Tire Warehouse | | Wayne Croswell | President & CEO
| WECnology | | Tom Formanek | Manager, Tire Service Products | Stellar Industries | | Gordon Gough | Executive Vice President | The Ohio Council of Retail Merchants | | Randall Groh | Vice President of Product Marketing | U.S. Oil Co., Inc. | | Dick Gust | President | Liberty/Lakin National Tire Recycling | | Robert Hendry | VP Sales & Marketing | 31 Incorporated | | Chip Huber | President | Q Fix Truck Service | | Keith Jarman | President
| AME International
| | Bob Katz | President | Nu-Tread Tire & Auto Service Center | | Ron Martin | CEO | Martin Tire & Co. | | Brett Matschke | President | Richlonn's Tire & Service Centers | Jim Melvin
| Vice President
| Tire Pros of RI, Inc.
| Glen Nicholson
| Director, Quality Assurance
| TBC Retail
| | Jim Pangle | Vice President, Store Operations | Fountain Tire | | Freda Pratt-Boyer | Senior Auditor | Purcell Tire & Rubber Co. | | James Raben | Owner/Stockholder Vice President of Purchasing | Raben Tire Company | | Robert Ross | Area Manager | Hercules Tire of Canada, Inc. | | Warren Secord | President | Warren Secord Tire Factory | | Jim Short | Owner & President | Radial Tire & Bandag | | Bruce Street | District Manager | Hibdon Tire | | Mike Wolfe | Owner | Southeastern Wholesale Tire | | Tom Wright | Owner | Wright Tire Service | | Stu Zurcher | Resource Coordinator | Dealer Strategic Planning, Inc. |
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