In January 2012, Wally Palen joined the executive team at TMMK responsible for the body operations department. As such, he leads Toyota’s largest stamping facility in North America, while also championing cross-functional stamping initiatives for Toyota’s North...
Mary Nicholson is Vice President & COO of Autodie LLC. For more than 40 years, Autodie has been among the world’s technological leaders in the metal forming industry. Autodie’s expertise translates into precise, reliable die solutions that routinely exceed...
Sandra McClelland is Chair of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) Plastics Division Auto Team and sits on the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing and Innovation (IACMI) Board of Directors for ACC. Ms. McClelland, a Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)...
Denise Zilch is the Manager, Administration and Events at the Center for Automotive Research. She has been with CAR since 2007. Her work involves tracking project expenses and revenues against budgets, preparing financial reports in accordance with contractual...
Cherie VanAllen is Vice President, Administration and Finance at the Center for Automotive Research. She graduated with a Bachelor’s of science degree in accounting from Ferris State University and has 20+ years of accounting experience.
Bernard Swiecki serves as the Senior Director of Research and Director of the Automotive Communities Partnership (ACP) at the Center for Automotive Research (CAR). Bernard has written and managed research in a diverse array of automotive fields pertaining to...
Adela Spulber joined CAR in 2015 as a Transportation Systems Analyst within the Transportation Systems Analysis research group. In this role, she focuses on connected and automated vehicle research, new mobility services, and contributes to efforts in economic...
