Auto Care Insider Volume 106 - 2

SPECIAL
MESSAGE
IT'S BEEN
ONE HECK
OF A RIDE!

What I will miss
the most is
the day-to-day
interaction with my
staff colleagues -
especially being
"papa bear" to many
of them, offering a
safe, friendly and
confidential place
to talk, vent and
seek advice.
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AUTO CARE INSIDER |

VOL. 106

At the request of Bill Hanvey, president and CEO, Auto Care Association, this issue's
president's message features a special farewell note from industry veteran Rich White,
senior vice president, Auto Care Association, in honor of his recent retirement.

HOW ironic that 18 years ago, almost
to the day, I began my career at the
association. Rarely does someone
in their career have the opportunity
to do work that makes a difference
for an organization, individuals, an
industry or a specific cause. Well,
I feel extremely fortunate and am
thankful to have been afforded those
opportunities. Whether it was helping
fight the Right to Repair battle, blasting
Cash for Clunkers, changing our trade
show name from the ASIA-APAAMEMA Show to AAPEX, creating
the Car Care Professionals Network
(CCPN), working with a great volunteer
workgroup to create the Be Car Care
Aware campaign, or coordinating the
telematics education campaign, these
and other major initiatives clearly made
a difference for the association, its
members and the auto care industry.
Through the years I oversaw the
departments of education, marketing
and communications, market
intelligence, membership and trade
shows. What I will miss the most is
the day-to-day interaction with my
staff colleagues - especially being
"papa bear" to many of them, offering
a safe, friendly and confidential place
to talk, vent and seek advice.
I will also miss those supportive
volunteer leaders on the Marketing
and Communications Committee,
the board and Executive Committee.
I know that people who are retiring
typically say these things on their way
out the door, but I really do mean it.
If I had to pick one project of
which I'm proudest, it would be
the rebranding initiative. I will never
forget the day that I sat nervously
before the board of directors ready to
unload a bold proposal. After years
of taking it personally whenever I

heard, "Nobody knows what our
industry and association are and
what we do," I felt it was time to quit
bitching and do something about it.
Well, you know the rest of the
story. The association rebranded.
A strong foundation was built. But
now it's time to really harness and
devote that same level of energy
and passion and resources that
funded and created the new brand
into aggressive ongoing branding.
It's long been my vision that the
Auto Care Association should and
will become a more highly visible,
respected, influential and powerful
organization, equal to or greater
than the likes of AAA or AARP. It will
happen. Bill has charted the course
and set in motion the trajectory that
will take the association to the next
level. The Auto Care Association has
strengthened the professional staff
with new talent bringing much-needed
skills, expertise and experience to do
the job. I am extremely encouraged by
the direction of the association today.
Now I look forward to directing
the Car Care Council as a consultant
for a while to tackle some things that
I've wanted to do with the campaign
for a long time. On the personal side,
in addition to spending more time
with my family, I plan to harken back
to my 1970s Peace Corps days and
pursue volunteer opportunities to
help make a difference in the lives
of the needy and disadvantaged.
My sincere thanks to everyone for
giving me 18 years of challenging,
rewarding and happy experiences.



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