The ASE Education Foundation has announced its new officers and board members for 2026.
The foundations new officers are:
- Chair Brian LaCroix, automotive instructor at Capital Region BOCES Career and Tech School in Albany, New York
- Vice chair Jim Sennett, manager of automotive repair programs for the American Automobile Association (AAA)
- Treasurer Lisa Vassallo, technical training operations manager at BMW of North America
- Secretary Drew Jablonowski, director of technical education, field support and customer experience at DRiV Incorporated
- Past chair is Dwayne Myers, president and CEO of Dynamic Automotive
Eight new individuals have joined the board in 2026 including: Kristin Conte of Ford Motor Company, Matt Crumpton of NAPA Auto Care, Jeff Gaskill of Snap-on Tools, Kyle Grisham of Christian Brothers Automotive, Brent Kindred of Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Association Foundation, Jared Monroe of Columbia Area Career Center in Columbia, Missouri, Fred Mora of Gulf States Toyota and Jeff Peevy of I-CAR.
Reelected to an additional term on the board are Jenny Kovacs of C. Harper Ford, Joe Oleson of FedEx Freight and Jared Ricart of Ricart
Automotive.
“On behalf of the ASE Education Foundation, I extend our gratitude to these officers and board members for their generous commitment of time and expertise,” said Mike Coley, president of the ASE Education Foundation. “Their knowledge will play a crucial role as we confront the technician shortage and pursue important initiatives in the coming year. We are grateful to all foundation board members, past and present, for their dedication and steadfast support of the ASE Education Foundation and the future of the transportation industry.”
