ASE makes changes to AYES, NATEF boards

Dec. 31, 2012

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) will begin 2013 with changes in the leadership of the ASE Industry Education Alliance.

Effective Jan. 1, Trish Serratore has been named president of Automotive Youth Educational Systems (AYES) in addition to her role as president of the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). NATEF recently tapped One Stop Tire and Auto Service Inc. President Joe Torchiana for its ’13 board.

Chuck Roberts has been named vice president of both organizations and will assume day-to-day operational responsibility.

“There is a growing interest and excitement from the automotive industry for the ASE Industry Education Alliance and its mission to address one of the most pressing challenges in finding the qualified workforce we need today and tomorrow,” says Tim Zilke, ASE CEO and president.

“In order to better address the needs of our industry partners and position the Alliance for growth, ASE has announced a refocusing of roles and responsibilities for key Alliance leadership.”

ASE says the shift in responsibilities unifies the underlying changes to the NATEF and AYES programs which have been implemented over the past 16 months. It also streamlines the management process and allows better focus on growth for the future.

“This change leverages their complementary strengths to sharpen the focus on achieving the goals established when the ASE Industry Education Alliance was created. We look forward to providing an even greater level of service to ensure we have the qualified technical talent our industry needs.”