The Florida Independent Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association (FITDRA) has elected new officers and board members.
Officers include President John Tidwell, Mike Gatto Inc., Melbourne, Fla.; Vice President Cindy McGee, McGee Tire Stores, Lakeland, Fla.; President Elect Dave Zwalina, Automotive One, Longwood, Fla.; and Secretary/Treasurer Sherry Marcoe, Jeff Clay & Sons, Kissimmee, Fla. Joe Kovac of Kovac Automotive in Davie, Fla., is now immediate past president.
Newly elected/appointed board members include John Barr, Pioneer Tire, Riverview, Fla.; Dick Erickson, Sun Tire Inc., Jacksonville, Fla.; Wayne Hazen, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., St. Cloud, Fla.; Shawn Long, Long Tire, Valrico, Fla.; Vic Knoblock, Post Office Tire, Ocala, Fla.; Lewis McKay, Dolphin Tire, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Terry Moore, Olin Mott Tire Stores, Tampa, Fla.; and Kelley Rowland, Citrus Tire & Auto, Inverness, Fla.
State and regional directors continuing on the board include Roger Casey, Florida Tire Supply, Auburndale, Fla.; John Deegan, Tenneco Automotive, Oviedo, Fla.; Art Franco, Florida Tire Supply, Jacksonville; Larry Nystedt, Federated Insurance, Tampa, Fla.; and Todd Vannoy, Tires Inc., Pensacola, Fla.
The FITDRA held its most recent convention two months ago in Clearwater Beach, Fla.