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Todd Van Duren NORTHERN REGION II (Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Union, Warren) Scott Barna (Alt.) David Ferraez John Johnson, Jr. Sean Lyons Chris Preziosi, Jr. (Alt.) Edward J. Rossi William L. Strauss, III Stephen Tilton James Curley, III ....................................................................................Chairman Eric Nielsen ...................................................................................Vice Chairman Ronald E. Baus, Jr. .................................................................................Secretary Andy Shapiro ..........................................................................................Treasurer Michael P. DeSilva ...................... Regional Vice President (Northern Region I) Mark Montenero ........................Regional Vice President (Northern Region II) Richard Malouf, Jr. ..........................Regional Vice President (Central Region) Ed Barlow, III ................................Regional Vice President (Southern Region) Michael P. DiFeo .....................................................................Budget Chairman Michael McGuire ...................................NJ CAR Insurance Co. Ltd. Chairman Richard DeSilva, Jr. .......................................NJ CAR Services, Inc. President Richard DeSilva, Jr. ...........................................NADA Director for New Jersey Frank M. Pezzolla ..................................................Truck Committee Chairman Charles S. Miller ...................................................................CAR-PAC President Thomas DeFelice, lll ............................................................NextGen Chairman James B. Appleton ...............................................................................President CENTRAL REGION (Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean) Robert Ciasulli Thomas Faragall Garry Foltz Elizabeth Giglio (Alt.) Adam Kraushaar Melissa Longo Shari Sandidge (Alt.) Paul Sansone, Jr. Anton Semprivivo David Wintrode, Sr. (Alt.) Jordan Wright SOUTHERN REGION (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem) Russell Abate Jason Elkins Jeremy Fisher William Kassner (Alt.) Steven Kindle (Alt.) Judith Krupnick David Kull Peter Lanzavecchia (Alt.) Stacey Lilliston James McCormick Robert D. McCormick Tina Wright 6 President’s Message CAR-PAC is Making a Final Push To Raise $500,000 Ahead of 2023 Elections BY JAMES B. APPLETON 10 Chairman’s Message Support New Jersey Consumers And Help NJ CAR Fight The Adoption of ACCII BY JAMES CURLEY, III 12 NADA Director’s Message NADA Working on a Wide Variety of Critical Legislative Priorities BY RICK DeSILVA, JR. 14 It’s Time To Acquire Inventory Like Your Job Depends on It … Because It Does BY STU ZALUD 16 5 Questions With... Assemblywoman Ellen Park, 37th Legislative District Senator Troy Singleton, 7th Legislative District 20 New NJMVC Power of Attorney and the Impact on Dealerships BY GREYSON HANNIGAN 23 Charge Up New Jersey EV Incentive Program 26 Deleting Customer Data Stored in Vehicles Best Practice or Legal Requirement? BY DAVID ESTRADA 28 NJ CAR Partners Will Soon Introduce Brief Health Benefit Videos BY BRUCE MAZZARELLI AND STEPHEN HORVAT 29 Every Dealership Should Be a Member of NJ CARPOOL 30 Thank You to Those Who Contributed to NADA PAC 32 NJ CAR Recognizes the Dealerships That Have Contributed to CAR-PAC 4 new jersey auto retailer
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