David and Mary Caracci Pledge $50,000 to University
of the Aftermarket Foundation
BETHESDA, MD – March 20,
2006 – Aftermarket leader David Caracci and his wife Mary pledged $50,000
to the University of the Aftermarket Foundation, making them Honorary
Trustees. Their pledge is in support of Northwood University and in memory
of Marilyn Schwartz, the late wife of Jarmms Associates' Mort Schwartz,
past chairman of the Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA).
Chartered in 1986 as the
AWDA University Foundation to provide funding for aftermarket education
programs and research, the University of the Aftermarket Foundation has
gained a reputation as the driving force behind business management
education within the industry.
Interest earned on
investments of foundation funds is used to fulfill grant requests to cover
ongoing costs of developing innovative programming and effective delivery
of course material, which benefits personnel in the automotive
aftermarket.
David Caracci is current
chairman of the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) and was
recently named chairman of the University of the Aftermarket Foundation.
He has more than 30 years of management, marketing, manufacturing and
distribution experience in the global automotive aftermarket. His career
has included positions within Dana Corporation, KSG Industries, ROL
Manufacturing of America and Robert Bosch Corporation. He is a graduate of
Northwood University. Mary Caracci is a graduate of the University of
Toledo, with a degree in pharmacy.
For more information
about the University of the Aftermarket Foundation, contact Barbara
Cunningham at 941-927-6881 or e-mail
barbweek@comcast.net.
