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 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.
