Leadership

University of the Aftermarket Staff

Brian Cruickshank, AAP
Director

Susan Woodcock
Administration

Dr. Tim Nash
Vice President, Graduate & Specialty Programs

University of the Aftermarket Foundation Board

Chairman: David Caracci, Catawba Island, OH
Lifetime Honorary Chairman: Clay Buzzard, AAP, Uni-Select USA, Tonawanda, NY
Vice Chairman: Jack Creamer, AAP, Distribution Marketing Services, Scottsdale, AZ
Vice Chairman: Kathleen Schmatz, AAIA, Bethesda, MD
Secretary: Bob McKenna, MEMA, Research Triangle Park, NC
Treasurer: Tim Lee, AAP, Lang Distributing, Inc., Kankakee, IL
Treasurer Emeritus: Aaron Berkowitz, ETW Corporation, West Caldwell, NJ

Trustees

Tom Aliotti, Activant Solutions, Livermore, CA
Rusty Bishop, Federated Auto Parts, Staunton, VA
Robert Egan, AAP, Federal-Mogul Corporation, Southfield, MI
Robert Kimbro, Standard Motor Products, Long Island City, NY
Duane Miller, General Motors Service & Parts, Grand Blanc, MI
Richard Morgan, AAP, Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, San Antonio, TX
Joe Pomaranski, Tenneco Automotive, Monroe, MI
Mort Schwartz, AAP, Jarmms Associates, Alamo, CA
Al Stecklein, Plews Co., Denver, CO
John Washbish, AAP, Affinia Under Vehicle Group, McHenry, IL
Dennis Welvaert, AAP, Dayco Products LLC, Tulsa, OK
AWDA Outgoing Chairman: Tim Sturdevant, S.A.E. Warehouse, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD

Foundation Administration

Investment Manager: Margo Shepard, Salomon Smith Barney, Kansas City, MO
Investment Manager: Ken Marker, Salomon Smith Barney, Kansas City, MO
Legal Counsel: George Keeley, Keeley, Kuenn & Reid, Chicago, IL
Comptroller: Susan Medick, AAIA, Bethesda, MD
Administrator: Barbara Cunningham, U of A Foundation, Kansas City, MO

Association Presidents

Robert McKenna
Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association

Kathleen Schmatz
Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association