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 28 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 | Russell Belcher
| Senior Business Development Manager
| QMI/ITW Professional Automotive Products
| | Mike Berra, Jr. | Vice President | Community Tire Retreading | | Larry Brandt | CEO | United Tire Group, LLC | | Dean Bray, Jr. | Vice President | Bray's Recapping Service, Inc. | | Ken Brown | Manager and Owner | Alan Brown Tire Center | | Eddie Burleson | General Manager | Central Marketing, Inc. | | Ernie Caramanico | Vice President | Amityville Firestone | | Lyssa Da Costa | International Marketing & Communications | Hercules Tire International | | John Derringer | President | Driven Products LLC | | Paul Dvorak | President/CEO
| American Industrial Tire Corp. | | Robert Frick | Southeast Regional Manager | Schrader International | | Tom Formanek | Regional Sales Manager | Stellar Industries | | Randall Groh | Vice President of Product Marketing | U.S. AutoForce | | Dick Gust | President | Liberty/Lakin National Tire Recycling | | Robert Hendry | VP Sales & Marketing | 31 Incorporated | | Reece Hester | Executive Director | NC Tire Dealers Association | | Keith Jarman | President | AME International | | 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. | Dan Rose
| Controller
| Tire Alliance Groupe, Ltd.
| | Mike Wolfe | Owner | Southeastern Wholesale Tire | | Tom Wright | Owner | Wright Tire Service | Steven Zimmerman
| V.P. - Sales
| Tuffy Mfg. Industries
| | Stu Zurcher | President | Strategic Alliance Group, Inc. |
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