The Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) Steering Committee guides the establishment of priority areas for CCIF and ensures the continued success of CCIF events. Steering Committee members represent all CCIF sectors—collision repairers, OE manufacturers and dealers, insurers, and suppliers. It operates on a consensus model.
Being a CCIF Steering Committee member comes with significant responsibility and requires attendance at CCIF conferences each year (currently two to three per year) and availability for conference calls (six to eight per year). Committee members will be required to make a two-year commitment to the CCIF Steering Committee.
Members of the CCIF Steering Committee
Chair:
- Jeff Labanovich, Leader Auto Resources LAR Inc.
Vice Chair:
- Sylvain Seguin, Fix Network
Young Leader:
- Matthew Mauro, CARSTAR Canada
Educator:
- Ryan Sox, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Committee Members:
- Emily Lowe, OPENROAD RICHMOND AUTO BODY, Collision repairer shop owner/manager representative
- Brandon Roy, CARSTAR Halifax Group, Collision repairer shop owner/manager representative
- Shannon Tardiff, CSN Collision Centres, Collision repairer representative
- Sylvain Seguin, Fix Network, Collision repairer representative
- Brandi Brydges, AutoCanada, OE dealer representative
- Brian Chiu, Nissan Canada Inc., OEM representative
- Mike Beier, Consolidated Collision Services/Dealers Co-op Inc., OE dealer representative
- Jennifer Everett, Enterprise Mobility, Supplier representative
- Steve Gallace, 3M Canada, Supplier representative
- Christina Christopher, Aviva, Insurance representative
- Rich Zamperin, Insightful Consulting and Support Services, Special advisor
CCIF Administration:
- Maruk Ahmed, Automotive Industries Association of Canada, CCIF administration
- Stuart Klein, Automotive Industries Association of Canada, CCIF administration
Selection process
New Steering Committee members are selected by the Committees’ current Chair, existing Committee members, and AIA Canada’s Vice President of collision programs, based on the recommendations and applications that meet the criteria. Applicants are to apply using the online application form.
The Vice Chair is nominated by the AIA Canada Collision Repairer Council and approved by the AIA Canada Board of Directors. The Vice Chair of the CCIF Steering Committee will transition into the role of Chair once his or her one-year term as Vice Chair is complete.
Steering Committee structure
The Steering Committee is comprised of the following members:
- Chair
- Vice Chair or Past Chair (these roles alternate yearly)
- Up to two (2) Collision repairer: shop owner/manager
- Up to two (2) Collision repairer: National/regional network head office representative
- Up to two (2) supplier representatives
- Up to two (2) OEM or Dealer representatives
- Up to two (2) insurance representatives
- One (1) Young leader
- One (1) Educator
- AIA Canada Vice-president, Collision Programs
- AIA Canada Project Coordinator, Collision Programs
- One (1) industry special advisor position may be filled at the discretion of the Committee.
Young leader in collision repair
The Young leader in collision repair is a member of the CCIF Steering Committee is a dynamic and progressive leader in the collision repair space that is eager to participate, collaborate, and have an influence in the future of the collision repair industry. The incumbent will be between the ages of 19 and 30 and actively involved in the Canadian collision repair sector.