
sustainability committee
Sustainability is understood as the balance of meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The Sustainability Committee focuses on the environmental aspects of sustainability and prioritizes the relevant topics for the auto care industry. The committee consists of association members who are involved in sustainability functions in the auto care industry, as well as interested and engaged members from the Auto Care Association that are passionate about the ecological integrity of our industry’s activities.
The Sustainability Committee shall advise the Auto Care Association on ways to increase the awareness on the importance of sustainability and on ways to support the members to enhance industry practices to become more environmentally friendly. The committee shall also advise the association on promoting the sustainable image of the auto care industry and to advise and influence legislative policies in the best interest of the environment and for the benefit of the members of the Auto Care Association.
Committee Members
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Ben Spitz
Parts Authority
Chair -
Stefan Feder
Continental ContiTech
Vice Chair -
Malcolm Sissmore
Sissmore Aftermarket Insights
Executive Committee -
Joseph Stephan
NEXUS Automotive International SA
Executive Committee -
Mike Allen
Federated Auto Parts Distributors, Inc.
Member -
Scott Cannon
O'Reilly Auto Parts
Member -
Michael Cowan
Honest1 Auto Care
Member -
Lee Forman
Dynamic Automotive
Member -
Don Gebhardt
Valvoline
Member -
Lisa Gochenour
Highline Warren
Member -
Troy Hitchcock
AutoZone, Inc.
Member -
Michael Kitching
GB Remanufacturing, Inc.
Member -
Theo Lamperis
BBB Industries
Member -
Mike Leupold
EnerSys Batteries
Member -
Thomas Pajer
Bridgestone Corporation
Member -
Micah Thompson
Advance Auto Inc
Member -
Duncan Gillis
BBB Industries
Board Representative -
Danielle Thomas-Pollard
Auto Care Association
Staff Liaison
For Questions

Danielle Thomas-Pollard
IT Director & Sustainability Commitee Liason
danielle.thomas-pollard@autocare.org
(240) 333-1035