International. Gary Wainwright was elected as an Associate Class representative on the ALI Board of Directors.
Doug Brown of Vehicle Service Group was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI).
Gary Wainwright of Weco Inc. joined the board as an associate-class representative at the organization's annual meeting in Las Vegas on Oct. 31.
ALI's Board of Directors includes representatives of vehicle lift manufacturer members, as well as a representative elected by the ALI Associate Class.
ALI Associate Class membership is available to North American organizations that conduct vehicle elevator inspections with at least one ALI-certified elevator inspector on staff.
This is Brown's first one-year term as chairman of the board. Wainwright will serve his second non-consecutive two-year term.
Joining Brown and Wainwright at the 2023 board are former President Jeff Kritzer of BendPak Inc. (Santa Paula, California), Brian Spikes of Challenger Lifts (Louisville, Kentucky), Allan Pavlick of Stertil-Koni (Stevensville, Maryland), Gary DiAngelo of Total Automotive Lifting Solutions (Oakville, Ontario), Stet Schanze of Grey Manufacturing Company (St. Joseph, Missouri) and President of ALI, R.W. "Bob" O'Gorman.
