Contributing Editors

Our contributing columnists consist of some of the foremost nationwide leaders in the industry today who offer expertise and knowledge in a variety of areas which pertain to the collision repair industry:

Mike Causey

Mike Causey is a writer, consultant and lobbyist for the automotive and collision repair industries. He specializes in collision repair, auto glass, insurance, business and political issues. Mike is a Registered Lobbyist for the Independent Auto Body Association (IABA), Citizens for Healthcare Freedom and the Glass Industry Legislative Coalition. Available for speaking engagements and interviews, contact him at this address: Causey & Associates, P.O. Box 16725, Greensboro, NC 27416 Email: gocausey@aol.com Phone: (336) 210-1947

Tom Franklin

Tom Franklin has been a sales and marketing representative and consultant for forty years and is the author of the books, "Business Battlefield Marketing for Body Shops", "Tom Franklin's Top 40 Marketing Tactics for Body Shops", and "Strategies for Greater Body Shop Growth". His marketing company now provides marketing solutions and services for body shops and other businesses. He can be reached for questions or comments at (323) 871-6862, by fax at (323) 465-2228, or by E-Mail:tbfranklin@aol.com.

Dick Strom

Dick Strom is the owner of Modern Collision Rebuild in Bainbridge Island, Washington. He can be reached at 206- 310-2008. e-mail: moderncol@quest.net




John Yoswick

John Yoswick, a freelance writer based in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing about the automotive industry since 1988, is also the editor of the weekly CRASH Network (www.CrashNetwork.com). He can be contacted by email at jyoswick@spiritone.com




Myles Mellor

Myles Mellor-The Crossword Guy! Myles Mellor is one of the top crossword puzzle writers in the world. He creates theme puzzles for magazines and websites as well as a number of other puzzle creations. He publishes 80-100 puzzles monthly in individual outlets. He is also a syndicated puzzle writer for Tribune Media Services. His credits include Turner TV website, Nasdaq, NASA, American Airlines, The History Channel Magazine, Entrepreneur, Dwell, Land's End, Discover and 100's more. He published 8 crossword books in 2008 which are being sold in Books-a-million stores nationwide.

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