The Board of Directors consists of volunteers who are elected by the House of
Delegates to a specific office for one year terms beginning at the Delegates'
Meeting in May to the following year.
CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President/National Delegate
Jeffrey Walter
 Jeff is COO/co-owner of Zimmerman’s Automotive in Mechanicsburg, PA. He started
with the company in 1976 working for his father-in-law, Norman Zimmerman, who
started the company in 1958. Today, Jeff is an owner of the company with his
wife Judy and Paul and Jay Zimmerman (Judy’s uncles).
Jeff is an ASE certified Tech with L-1. He has served as the State Treasurer
for AASP-PA and as a past president for AASP-PA Chapter 24. He was Assistant Mechanical
Director for AASP-PA. He served on the I/M work group. He is a trainer for AASP-PA
and a PA I/M Inspection trainer.
Jeff was a key person in a major expansion for Zimmerman Automotive in October
2000. They expanded the business to a new 20,000 sq. ft. facility. This new facility
houses a two-bay quick lube, a used auto sales department with an 80 car inventory
and four-bay recon shop also an 11-bay service department. Zimmerman’s is an
AASP-PA Green and Gold Star Shop. They are an AAA Approved service facility. They
use Shop Key and Alldata as management programs in the service department.
Vice President
Rick Suman
Rick Suman has been the owner and operator of Suman Automotive since 1992. Rick
has been an advocate of AASP-PA principles since he first entered the automotive
service industry.
Rick Suman has served two-terms as the Secretary of AASP-PA. For several years,
Rick has been an officer for AASP-PA Chapter 3, serving as President and Secretary.
He has also served for many years on the Main Event Trade Show Committee.
Secretary
Dave Bausinger
David has been in the automotive repair industry since 1975 and opened Dave's
Auto Service in November, 1996. David is currently operating in a new location
with a new name: Dave's Pro Auto Service, Inc. His repair shop is a participating
Carquest Tech Net Shop.
David is an ASE certified master technician with an L1 certification. He is president
of the local AASP-PA chapter 31 and has been a member of AASP-PA since June 2000. He is also on the advisory committee of Lycoming Career and Technology Center.
David is an active member of his church were he serves as vice president of the
church council. He also serves on various committees and he has been a member
of the church vocal choir and hand bell choir since junior high.
Treasurer
Allen Wetzel
Allen Wetzel has been in the automotive repair business for 33 years. Since 2002,
he has been the sole proprietor of Wayne Wetzel & Son.
Allen is an ASE Master Technician, with L-1 Advanced Engine Performance certification.
Allen is the President of AASP-PA Chapter 26, a sponsoring member of IATN, and
a member of the SunTech Automotive Technology Advisory Committee since 1984.
He is also active in the St. Paul's UCC Church Kitchen Committee and is a Past
President and Treasurer of the Selinsgrove Kiwanis Club. In 1987, Allen was honored
as a Distinguished Kiwanian. In 1991, he was named Kiwanian of the Year.
Collision Division Director
Nevin "Butch" Horne III
 Hornes Body Shop was started in 1939 by Nevin W. Horne, Sr. (Nep). Butch’s grandfather
rented two different shops on West Broadway until 1944, when he purchased their
current location in Red Lion, PA. Nep ran the shop until 1978. Then Butch’s
father, Nevin W. Horne (Buck), ran the shop until 1995, when Butch took over.
In 2000, he joined the NAPA Autocare Collision Centers group. This allowed him
to stay an independent while still offering a national warranty on repairs done
at his shop. It also helped further his education and certifications.
Butch is an I-Car Platinum Individual and a Master ASE Repairman/Refinisher Technician.
He has also taken Structural Collision Repair, 24 hr.; JC Automotive Training
Center; Martin Seymour Painter Certified; and Wreck Master Certified Level 4/5.
Mechanical Division Director
Dave Carney
I have been interested in all things mechanical since I can remember. My dad
owned a speed shop when I was young and then an auto repair shop. Some of my earliest
memories are of climbing tire piles of M&H drag slicks and stacks of Cragar
Wheels.
At the age of 14, I secured my first real job as a stock boy for a NAPA parts
store.
After high school, I attended West Virginia University in the Mining and Mineral
Engineering program. This was the result of my Dad wanting better for me. He
didn’t want me having to turn wrenches all my life like he did, but that are exactly
what I wanted to do. So after a lot of arguing, I finished my freshmen year of
college but never went back and never regretted it.
That next fall I attended Vale Technical Institute and graduated at the top of
my class. After graduating Vale, I went to work for my Dad. He owns a very successful,
modernized auto repair shop. You would think that it would be a no-brainer to
work for your Dad and then someday take over the reins, but that is not the way
it always works out. Again, no regrets.
In 1999, I decided to open my own repair shop. Crazy, right? The result is
that I am now the proud owner of Carney’s Auto Repair Service in Uniontown, PA. That same year I joined AASP-PA after meeting Dennis Wince at a scan tool shootout
held at his shop. I am a member of Chapter 10 in Westmoreland County. I’ve served
as a delegate for about eight years and have been a Chapter Vice-President for
about four years. I currently hold ASE Master and L1 Emissions Certifications.
Being a member of AASP-PA has been invaluable. I don’t know of any other way
I could have learned as much about our ever changing industry. The meetings,
seminars, classes, and trade shows have all the tools available for anyone willing
to learn. They are also places to meet and get to know our colleagues. My fellow
AASP-PA members are always willing to listen and offer advice for any situation
I have found myself. This in itself is priceless.
Towing Division Director
Tony Monnett
 Since 1985, Tony Monnett has owned and operated T&M Automotive, located in
Carlisle. His 7,000 sq. ft. facility is a AAA-Approved Auto Repair Center and
Parts Plus Car Care Center. His business is also a Car Care Council Certified
Inspection Member and a sponsoring member of iATN.
T&M employs only ASE-certified techs for quality repairs and performance.
Having highly skilled technicians, coupled up with the most up-to-date equipment,
guarantees customer satisfaction. T&M uses Alldata and Shop Key for all shop
TSB's updates and vehicle information. T&M offers full general repair, one-stop
shopping, specializing in transmissions and drivability diagnostics: car and light
truck, foreign and domestic, standard and automatic transmissions.
T&M is certified as both an AASP-PA Green Star and Gold Star Shop. All of
T&M's technicians are trained on a regular basis to keep the business running
to its peak performance. Training is provided by Management Success, AASP, Horizon,
Jendham, Standard Motor Products, ATRA and ATSG.
Tony is currently the AASP-PA Towing Division Director. He has served as Delegate
of AASP-PA Chapter 24 for three years and one year as the Chapter Vice President.
Past President
Gary Bankos
 Gary began his automotive career nearly 30 years ago in a business owned by his
father-in-law: Jim's Auto Repair.
Gary is an advocate of training and more training,
along with hands-on experience. While serving on his local chapter as Treasurer,
Secretary, President and Delegate, he earned an Associate Degree in Automotive
Technology and pursued technical training with Aspire, NAPA, Horizon, and AASP-PA.
Since 1995, when he became owner of Jim's Auto Repair, Gary has placed a primary
emphasis on business and management training courses.
At the state level, Gary
has also served as Vice President and Treasurer and has held key posts with the
Mechanical Division and the Policy Committee.
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