12 Candidates Vie for TIA Board Seats
Voting is open for the four open seats on the Tire Industry Association (TIA) Board of Directors. Twelve candidates are vying for the four open spots.
Those elected will serve three-year terms, and 2023-2024 board members will take office on Oct. 30, 2023, at TIA's annual membership meeting that precedes the Global Tire Expo/Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show.
Voting will close on Sept. 1. Election materials have been mailed to the primary contacts at all eligible TIA member companies. Members can vote via paper ballot or online.
The field of candidates includes one incumbent.
Board nominees are:
- Josephine Foley, manager safety and fleet department, Sullivan Tire & Automotive Service, Norwell, Mass.;
- Dave Gouthro, distribution center manager, Groupe Touchette/National Tire Distributors, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada;
- Brent Klomparens, director of marketing and key accounts, Technical Rubber Co., Johnstown, Ohio;
- Justin Large, director of sales, commercial products, Sailun Tire Americas, Brampton, Ontario, Canada;
- Tommy Lewis, contract maintenance assistant manager, Mangum’s Inc., Wilson, N.C.;
- Mike Lukavsky, president of K&S Tire Recycling, Chicago Heights, Ill.;
- Adam Moffatt, executive director, Tire Dealers Association of Canada, Port Dover, Ontario, Canada;
- Glen Nicholson, training and program manager, TBC Corp.;
- Brandy Sielaff (incumbent), vice president of human resources and safety, Commercial Tire, Meridian, Idaho;
- Jeffrey “JD” Staggs, field director of risk management, training and safety, Purcell Tire & Rubber Co., Phoenix, Ariz.;
- Craig Stevens, general manager, Big Horn Tire, Gillette, Wyo.; and
- Craig Tinklenberg, sales and safety trainer, Fuller Brothers Inc., Clackamas, Ore.