Kentwood, MI – The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA), an independent non-profit standard-setting and certification organization for automotive crash parts, announced the election of Dustin Harrier, VP, Training and Technology at Crash Champions, to its Technical Committee.
CAPA’s Technical Committee is the body responsible for reviewing and approving CAPA Standards and revisions to existing standards. Its membership reflects a true cross-section of the aftermarket automotive industry, including collision repairers, distributors, insurers, manufacturers, and quality experts, ensuring that CAPA Standards remain grounded in real-world expertise.
“We’re pleased to welcome Dustin to the Technical Committee,” said Gerald Poirier, Chair, CAPA Board of Directors. “The Technical Committee’s strength has always been the breadth of experience its members bring to the table. Dustin’s background in collision repair adds an important perspective, and we look forward to his contributions.”
Also serving on CAPA’s Technical Committee are:
- Randall Bollander, Empire Auto Parts
- Ray Pearson, LKQ/Keystone
- Rick Stenftenagel, Meyer Distributing
- Joseph Tsai, UCC Auto Parts
- Jeremy Scott, AFICS
- Michael Romanello, Allstate Insurance
- Michael Smith, GEICO
- Elaine Novak, USAA
- Richard Wang, Gordon Auto Body Parts Co., Ltd.
- Jim Miras, Micro Rim Corp.
- Jim Fisher, PBSI-DS
- Jeff Chen, T.Y.G. Products, L.P.
- Roy Schnepper, Butler’s Collision
- Greg Gambrel, Caliber Collision
- Robert Aldridge, ProColor Collision
- Alan Bush, ADLB and Associates Consulting, LLC
- Nick Scheid, LNS & Associate
- Rod Enlow, RENlow Auto Technical Consulting, Inc.
About CAPA
The Certified Automotive Parts Association, founded in 1987, is the nation’s only independent, non-profit certification organization for automotive crash parts whose sole purpose is to ensure that both consumers and the industry have the means to identify high-quality parts via the CAPA Quality Seal. CAPA is an ANSI-accredited standards developer for competitive crash repair parts. For more information see CAPAcertified.org.
