Pub. 1 Issue 3

Finalists from each group: LA County HS Auto Tech Student Team Association Instructor Representing Agoura HS John Andersen Mikayla O’Donnell – Tyler Smith GLANCDA Canyon HS Pete Ciccone Joseph Gezahegn – Ryan Gregory GLANCDA Mark Keppel HS Jim Horton Melissa Huang – Edgar Mena GLANCDA Palmdale HS Tim Green Gregorio Campos –Eric Navarro GLANCDA Van Nuys HS Joe Agruso Daniel Dimal – Jonathan Salazar GLANCDA Artesia HS Marty Supple Maelianne Washington – Jose Luna SMCDA California HS Bill Buttinelli Victor Sahagun – Chris Hoover SMCDA Narbonne HS David Rivera Andres Sanchez – Dayanne Gamez SMCDA Sonora HS David Endo Michael Skaggs – Steve Avola SMCDA Southeast ROP Marty Supple Effdharvie Amores – Anthony Martinez SMCDA Whittier HS Abel Ponce Brenda Jauregui – Solomon Lopez SMCDA Local Industry Gift Sponsors: SNAP ON • LONGO TOYOTA LEXUS SCION • FORD ASSET Local Industry Station Judge Volunteers: Richard Nicholson, Offiffice of Education & Technical Studies Marvin Linville, CA AYES/NATEF Gustavo Ramirez, Robert Rakusan, John Kluver of BMW Technical Training Center, Ontario CA Rick Cuesta, Dennis Erickson, Feviu Villarreal of LAcarGuy, Family of Dealers Bob Jersey, Mariano Rubio, Billy Stuart of Penske’s Longo Toyota Scion Lexus Joe and Lisa Bahna of Ford ASSET Jody DeVere, AskPatty.Com Allan Leader—Northwood University Training the Technicians of the Future: Los Angeles County is one of the largest retail automotive markets in the world with about 500,000 new vehicles sold each year. This high-volume of vehicle sales and the advancement of automotive technology creates a demand for dealers to hire highly trained personnel. This competition promotes the industry need and availability of quality jobs for future technicians. The Greater Los Angeles NewCar Dealers Association provides valu- able educational and philanthropic benefits to the Los Angeles Com - munity. The Association believes that involvement with local charitable organizations makes a positive difference for everyone involved. 17