Ohio dealers name new officers

June 24, 2002

The Ohio Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association (OTDRA) announced its new officers for 2002-2003 at its annual meeting held this past weekend in Columbus, Ohio.

They are: President Jim Federico, Federico Tire & Auto Service, Painesville, Ohio; First Vice President Rock Pollard, Madison County Tire, London, Ohio; Second Vice President D.D. Coley, Consumer Tire Inc., Mentor, Ohio; Treasurer George Birsic, Lakewood Firestone, Lakewood, Ohio; and Past-President Larry Kane, Terry's Tire Town, Alliance, Ohio.

Three-year directors include Mike Broadwater, Tyres International, Columbus, Ohio; and Randy Jones, Tire Man Auto Center, Maumee, Ohio.

OTDRA two-year directors include Mike Brickman, Suburban Car & Repair/Metro 25, Cleveland, Ohio; Mark Krebs, World Tire Corp., Toledo, Ohio; and Ted Smetzer, Smetz's Tire Center, Ashland, Ohio.

The association also named three one-year directors: John Murray, Conrad's Wholesale Tire, Cleveland, Ohio; Tony Vizyak, Great Lakes Tire Inc., Sandusky, Ohio; and Nick Riggs, Watts' Industrial Tires, Valley City, Ohio.