Christine Corelli – Christine Corelli & Associates, Inc., Morton Grove, IL - Christine Corelli is a successful businesswoman, columnist, and author of five books, including the best selling “Wake Up and Smell the Competition.” The first print run of her newest book, “Capture Your Competitors’ Customers and KEEP Them” sold out in just two weeks. To her credit, she has also had over two hundreds works featured in leading trade publications, including many in the automotive industry and related businesses. Many have been featured in The MN Recycler newsletter.

Christine speaks on leadership for results, sales excellence, employee motivation for bottom and top-line improvement, cutting edge customer service solutions, and sustainability. As a business speaker Christine is known for her high-energy style of firing hard questions and generating ideas. With hundreds of presentations to her credit, she is a true veteran of the platform and maintains an active speaking calendar.

She has worked top performing across the globe, including GE, Xerox, Goodyear, Honda, Harley Davidson, Ford, the American Marketing Association, the Harvard Business School, SEMA, Automotive Training Institute and more. To learn more visit christinespeaks.com.

Dave Kendziorski – Owner – Stormtech, Inc. - David Kendziorski helped Automotive Recyclers of Minnesota develop the Minnesota Certified Automotive Recycler (MN-CAR) program in 2007, and serves as the MN-CAR Program Manager. Dave is President of Stormtech, Inc., which specializes in developing and managing state certification and compliance programs for the auto recycling industry. Dave oversees state programs for over 500 recyclers in California, Wisconsin, Michigan,, Illinois, and Minnesota. Dave is the author of the Automotive Recyclers Association’s Storm Water Guidance Manual, and he previously managed ARA’s Certified Automotive Recycler program. Dave has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Master of Science degree in Water Resources Management from the University of Wisconsin. He brings 35 years of experience as a stormwater consultant.

Cory King – Partner - Fine, Boggs & Perkins LLP., San Diego, CA - Cory’s employment law practice focuses in both the “prevention side” of employment claims, as well as litigating all types of employment matters. Mr. King regularly advises employers regarding effective methods to avoid employment-related claims, including preparation of employment agreements, drafting policies and procedures, training managers on “best practices,” and offering day-to-day advice to employers regarding a myriad of employment and wage/hour issues.

Mr. King has extensive experience handling claims and litigation and is also active in legislative issues affecting employers. He is a frequent lecturer to various business and employer groups around the country on labor and employment issues. He has conducted scores of workshops and seminars and spoken to numerous conventions and business groups.

Rob Rainwater - General Manager, Jerry Brown’s Auto Parts, Glens Falls, NY. - Rob has been working in the auto recycling industry for over 20 years. He has worked in all facets of the industry, from parts puller, deliveries, sales and management. He has been a vital part of the phenomenal growth that JBAP has experienced over the years. Rob has sat on the Board of Directors of the PRP-NE along with the NY ARA.

Rob has progressed into public speaking in part due to the insurance programs he has conducted, along with his sales experience. Rob has presented sales seminars for the United Recyclers Group, NY ARA,VA ARA, MI ARA, PRP-NE, PRP National, ARA National All State Insurance, Progressive Insurance, and Travelers Insurance. His continued training and experiences have given him the distinction of being a true leader in the recycling industry.

Nancy Randall – Senior Product Manager - Hollander - Nancy has over 9 years of software experience with applications, databases, and instructional design, the last 3 years with Hollander, Inc. Nancy works in all areas of product management including customer research, conceptualization, design and release, with a focus on translating the “day-in-the-life” of our customers into effective workflows and solutions.

Jim Stone – CEO, CarInspector.US, Inc. – Jim is the founder and CEO of an automotive inspection business operating throughout the United States and Canada, and manages a network of more than 1,300 automotive inspectors and experts. To date his business has performed more than 15,000 inspections on automobiles, light trucks, motor homes, travel trailers, road tractors, and watercraft. In addition to expert inspections they perform duties of a transfer agent including: inspection of vehicle, transfer of title, monies, and other necessary documents to facilitate the legal transfer of vehicle ownership. They provide claims management services to the automotive recycling industry, in which they handle their customers in a fair and professional manner to determine their customers properly installed their parts and help guide them to a proper diagnosis.

Melissa Wenzel –MN Pollution Control Agency - The Industrial Stormwater Program regulates over 3,400 facilities and Melissa Wenzel is the lead staff to provide technical and regulatory assistance, education and outreach and program coordination. Melissa has been in the program for over 4 years, after working in the MPCA’s technical/regulatory call center for 5 years. She helps coordinate training opportunities for Permittees about industrial stormwater requirements with the University of Minnesota and maintains the Industrial Stormwater Program web page.

Ginny Whelan – ARA – Educational Foundation Managing Director - Ginny Whelan has over 35 years experience as an owner of a full service, self service, mobile car crushing business and launched the first trading partners group in the US and Canada. She was the first woman president of the international Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) and has chaired the Governmental, Environmental, Electronic Commerce, Regional Directors Committees of ARA and President of the ARA Education Foundation. Ginny was named a lifetime honorary member of the ARA and named one of the 25 most influential automotive recyclers in 2007 and 2008. She holds degrees in education and business and is the founder and managing director of the ARA University and administrator consultant for the ARA Electronic Commerce and Gold Seal Committees.