Bowie, Md. – Voting is now open for the 2025–2026 Tire Industry Association (TIA) Board of Directors election. Five seats are available—four for a three-year term and one for a two-year term to fill a vacancy. A total of 9 candidates, including two incumbents, are running for election.
The 2025–2026 Board of Director nominees are:
· Stephen Callahan – Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
· Jeff Campbell – Tire Discounters Inc., Cincinnati, OH
· John Evankovich – Sam’s Club Tire and Battery Centers, Bentonville, AR
· Darrel Jackson – Big O Tires, Kernersville, NC
· Michael Jacobsen – Purcell Tire Company, Potosi, MO
· Al Klinge – Klinge Group of Companies, Sherwood, Queensland 4075, Australia
· Brian Laughlin – Technical Rubber Company, Johnstown, OH
· Seth Murphree – Travel Centers of America, Anderson, SC
· Jason Rook – Independent Tire Dealers Group, LLC, Wimberley, TX
Voting is open to all eligible TIA members in good standing. Members may cast their votes by mail-in ballot or online at: https://www.tireindustry.org/about/leadership/tia-board-election-voting/
Voting opened on July 9, 2025, and will close on September 1, 2025. Election materials have been mailed to the primary contacts at all eligible TIA member companies.
The election results will be announced in mid-September, and those elected will officially take office during TIA’s Annual Membership Meeting on Monday, November 3, 2025, in Las Vegas, ahead of the Global Tire Expo/SEMA Show.
For questions or additional information, please contact Sandra Martinez at smartinez@tireindustry.org.