Leadership

George retired from State Farm Insurance after 37 years of service. During his career George was responsible for developing and delivering auto estimating curriculum for auto estimating personnel and management companywide. George also provided guidance and direction to claims management in multiple states and served as the State Farm spokesperson to the auto repair industry.

George is a Past President of the National Auto Body Council. George has chaired both the Tradeshow Committee and First Responders Emergency Extrication (FREE) committees.

George has served on the Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) Board of Trustees, is a Past Chairman of the Collision Industry Conference (CIC), and a recipient of the Hall of Eagles award for his efforts in the auto body repair industry.

George speaks at local, national, and international industry events providing insight on auto body repair issues and providing quality Customer Service.

Kerry began his career with Enterprise in the DFW market in 1990. Kerry held the positions of Branch, Area and Regional Rental Manager during his time in the DFW market. Kerry moved to St. Louis in 2006 to join the Insurance Replacement Team as a National Marketing Manager. Kerry was named Director, Insurance Replacement Division in 2012. In this role Kerry managed relationships with the top ten insurance carries in the U. S. In November of this year, Kerry was promoted to his current position of Director, Manufacturer & Collision Repair Business Development, North America.

Elizabeth has served on the National Auto Body Council Board of Directors since 2013 and is in her third year as an officer on the board. As current Vice Chair of Industry Development, she has taken a lead role in revitalizing the membership value proposition and is deeply committed to the mission and vision of the National Auto Body Council. Elizabeth is a CIC Gold Pin member and an active member of the Women’s Industry Network (WIN) Outreach Committee.

Elizabeth holds a degree in Finance from Illinois State University and resides in Bloomington, Illinois.

Born and raised in Sycamore, Georgia, Barry spent his youth as an apprentice in his father’s collision shop and still enjoys restoring both cars and antique furniture to this day. After joining the US ARMY and serving (an Operation Desert Shield Veteran), was honorably discharged; he began his professional career at Mitchell International. He became a Board Member of the National Auto Body Council, chairing the Trade Show Committee, is a multi-year Gold Pin Member of the Collision Industry Foundation and is a member of the Automotive Recyclers Association.

Barry is a father of two sons, a Jeep off-road enthusiast, is happiest near the ocean and is actively involved with the Scottish Rite, having received the Pillar of Charity award twice. Barry is the co-founder of the C.H.A.N.G.E. Foundation – a non-profit think tank that collectively has raised over $3 million for nonprofits that were stalled and needed an extra push and energy. His push in life is to do as much good as possible, filling the conduit of life with good. His personal mantra is Do Well. Do Good. Feel Good.

Domenic’s talents have been utilized through his knowledge of the collision industry, high profile client relationships and strategic business solutions. His drive, performance, expertise and reputation as a consistent industry achiever have led him to continual growth at PPG and within the collision industry associations. In his current role, Domenic works with various industry leaders to identify and seek solutions to business challenges that the automotive aftermarket industry faces. Domenic has served on the Board of Directors of the National Auto Body Council (NABC) for the past 8 years, currently in his second term as Chairman, a former Trustee and Treasurer of the Collision Repair Education Foundation and is a multi-year Gold Pin member of CIC.

Domenic studied business management and computer science at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Joe has plans on growing on Long Island for the next 3-5 years. Amodei also has both his son’s Joe and Chris whom are area managers and are a big part of his growth plan.

Joe’s values have always been “Take care of the customer and the customer will always come back”.

Joe has developed a different work culture to a standard repair process and made the shops more efficient and has developed a great new infrastructure of people and processes within the business that has allowed us to continue to grow in the future. Joe credits the company’s growth to a culture focused on three things: quality repairs, earning customer trust through outstanding service, and industry leading cycle time.

Joe has been a member of the National Auto Body council since 2008 and has an ongoing commitment to the recycled rides program. A member of The Long Island Auto Body repairman’s association that has helped gift over 20 vehicles since 2008. Joe is also on ASA Collision Operation committee.

Bell’s career has focused on distribution, business strategy and channel management and today he is regarded as one of the automotive paint industry’s leading authorities in the field of aftermarket distribution. He is a current board member and past Chairman (2014-2016) of Paint, Body and Equipment Specialists (PBES), and current member of the Auto Care Association / AAPEX . He is also an active member of the Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) and Collision Industry Conference (CIC) where he has served on various subcommittees.

Kevin has been a member of CIC for years and has also attended many SCRS meetings and training on behalf of LORD Corporation. In addition, Kevin is active with I-CAR both as a contributor and instructor through the I-CAR Industry Training Alliance.

Kevin is currently a member of NABC, and was instrumental in having LORD Corporation join the organization five or six years ago.

For the past few years Kevin has worked with NABC Chairperson Marie Peevy on the Awards Committee and played an active role in recognizing exceptional collision repair professionals in the communities in which they live.

Kevin attended John Carroll University in Cleveland Ohio, where he lives with his wife Susan. Kevin and Susan have five grown children and one grandchild, with another on the way in December.

In 2005 Mayer retired from GEICO and took a position with Insurance Auto Auctions. He was the Director of Industry Relations. While with them he was elected to his first term on the National Auto Body Council Board. Mayer helped launch the Recycled Rides program and became the Director of Procurement for many years. He was able to convince many insurer contacts to donate vehicles to the program. Mayer was with IAA for 11 years having just retired with them last year. He is now a consultant for them.

Mayer attended St. John’s University where he received a BS in Management. He is a US Army veteran having served 2 years on active duty (inductee) and 12 years in the Reserves (voluntarily). He obtained the rank of SFC (E-7).

Mayer resides in Odenton Maryland with his wife.

His recent activities include; President of Dent Concepts, Board of Directors at the National Auto Body Council, and a contributor to the curriculum development for PDR at I-CAR.

As President of Natalco, Anthony continues to be innovative; along with creating industry awareness about repair methods, best practices, and market trends.

Currently, Anthony co-chairs the Distracted Driving Initiative (DDI) for the National Auto Body Council. During his tenure at NABC, he has assisted with the refacing of the Initiative from infancy to a well-recognized program. DDI targets the nation’s communities to provide a community based program.
Anthony is a frequent speaker at several industry events and summits within the auto, property, and aftermarket industries. Currently, he lives in Nashville, Tennessee where his interests are in Jazz music and enjoying time at home.

Debbie has been a member of the NABC for two years. Recycled Rides was the major draw, she has witnessed first hand how the gift of transportation can change a life, As an experienced Marketing Professional she will bring to the board her skills in many methodologies including communications, branding, research and event planning.

At home, Debbie is highly involved in community programs, and was Board Chair for the South Westminster Arts Group from 2009-2015 This group brought art experiences and education to the low income communities in Westminster, Co. Under her tenure she helped secure funding and brought to life programs that included sculpture in the park, community festivals and free art education for children. Debbie is also part of the Heart of Westminster, a citizen’s group protecting the rights of homeowners in her neighborhood. The groups acts as a catalyst to city government to ensure the under-served in the neighborhoods of South Westminster have a voice in local government decisions. In addition, Debbie was also instrumental in the creation of the newly formed Inclusivity Board in Westminster, having served on the Inclusivity Task Force.

Debbie and her husband spend their free time working on their house, which they affectionately call the money pit. It is an 1885 Victorian Shingle Home located in Westminster Colorado.

George retired from State Farm Insurance after 37 years of service. During his career George was responsible for developing and delivering auto estimating curriculum for auto estimating personnel and management companywide. George also provided guidance and direction to claims management in multiple states and served as the State Farm spokesperson to the auto repair industry.

George is a Past President of the National Auto Body Council. George has chaired both the Tradeshow Committee and First Responders Emergency Extrication (FREE) committees.

George has served on the Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) Board of Trustees, is a Past Chairman of the Collision Industry Conference (CIC), and a recipient of the Hall of Eagles award for his efforts in the auto body repair industry.

George speaks at local, national, and international industry events providing insight on auto body repair issues and providing quality Customer Service.

Charles S. “Chuck” Sulkala, founder and current Executive Director of the National Auto Body Council, is a widely recognized speaker and spokesperson for the collision repair industry. Having been involved with a 65-year-old family-owned business in Boston, MA. for the last 45 years, he is certainly no stranger to the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. His industry leadership positions including:

• President, Massachusetts Auto Body Association (MABA);
• Chairman, Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS);
• Chairman, Collision Industry Conference (CIC) and also chairing numerous committees
• Chairman, Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR),
• Chairman, I-CAR Canada;
• Vice-Chairman, I-CAR Educational Foundation renamed the Collision Repair Education Foundation and current Trustee Emeritus.
• Collision Division Steering Committee, Automotive Service Association (ASA)
• Board of Directors, Collision Industry Foundation

Sulkala has been honored as “Man of the Year” by the Massachusetts Auto Body Association and “Collision Executive of the Year” by Body Shop Business magazine, as well as received the “Industry Achievement Award” from the Society of Collision Repair Specialists. He was also named Trustee Emeritus by the I-CAR Educational Foundation; Honorary Life Member of NABC; a Hall of Eagles recipient; recognized with the ASA 2001 Humanitarian Award, and Auto Body Repair News recognized him as one of the Collision Industry’s 25 Movers and Shakers of the 20th Century. His highest honor was as the first recipient of the Collision Industry Conference, Chairman’s Award recognizing a lifetime of service to the collision industry. In addition, he has also been recognized by ABRN for a Lifetime Achievement Award as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award from SCRS.