7:30am
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Judges Meeting (Computer Lab)
Opening Ceremony & Instructions (Cafeteria)
Competition Begins
Auto Industry Presentation (Collision Shop)
Lunch available (Cafeteria)
Competition Ends
Awards Ceremony (Auto Shop)
BE SOCIAL!
The high school seniors competing today are among the top automotive students in the Philadelphia area. Congratulate them for earning a spot in this competition and show your support for their efforts on social media!
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Special thanks to Automotive Training Center for allowing the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation to use its school as the venue for the 2023 competition.
2023 FINALISTS
TEAM #1 Gloucester County Institute of Technology
Ben Rosas & Joe O’Mara
Instructor: Glenn Hubert
Sponsored by Holman Ford
TEAM #2 Delaware County Technical High School
Salam Awal & Zachary Santivasci
Instructor: Peter Dillon
Sponsored by Garnet Ford
TEAM #3 Technical College High School - Brandywine
Seth McAdams & Sam Battaglia
Instructor: Ryan Kuhnle
Sponsored by Fred Beans Ford of Exton
TEAM #4 Berks Career and Technology Center East
Nicholas Lienti & Dominic Sandt
Instructor: Keith Nichols
Sponsored by Miracle Chevrolet of Morgantown
TEAM #5 Middle Bucks Institute of Technology
Patrick Gallelli & Conor McGlinchey
Instructor: Robert Schwarz
Sponsored by Keystone Volvo Cars
TEAM #6 Burlington County Institute of Technology
Caleb Thomas & Christian Waszazak
Instructor: David Sitchler
Sponsored by Miller Ford
TEAM #7 Eastern Center for Arts and Technology
Joshua Eickhoff & Nicholas Hoffmann
Instructor: George Stahl
Sponsored by Bryner Chevrolet
TEAM #8 Berks Career and Technology Center West
Dalton Maiers & Cayden Freitag
Instructor: Joe Gonzalez
Sponsored by Performance Toyota
TEAM #9 Swenson Arts & Technology High School
Matthew Higgins & Travis Nguyen
Instructor: Robert Nelson
Sponsored by Chapman Ford Northeast Philadelphia
TEAM #10 Technical College High School - Pennock’s Bridge
Kyle McLaughlin & Jesus Ochoa-Fonseca
Instructor: John Dowling
Sponsored by Otto’s BMW MINI
TEAM #11 North Montco Technical Career Center
Robert Knab & Troy Siegfried
Instructor: Joseph Simes
Sponsored by JL Freed Honda
TEAM #12 Western Montgomery Career & Technology Center
Jason Zatyczyc & Luke Sanders
Instructor: Donald Bray
Sponsored by Nissan 422 of Limerick
WORK STATIONS & SPONSORS
The competitors will spend approximately 40 minutes attempting to diagnose and repair pre-planted bugs during the Multi-Point Inspection portion of the contest. For the balance of the competition, the students will have to tackle the work stations listed below along with each station’s sponsor:
AIR CONDITIONING
Universal Technical Institute
AUTOMOTIVE FUNDAMENTALS
Community College of Philadelphia
AUTOMOTIVE DIAGNOSTICS
Stellantis & New Auto Solutions
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Zerambo Group, Automotive Training Center
Matco Tools
CRANK NO START
Universal Technical Institute
ELECTRICAL APPLICATION
Automotive Training Center
ENGINE MECHANICAL
Lincoln Technical Institute
EVAP – Evaporative Emission Control System
Subaru of America
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Mitchell 1
VEHICLE ALIGNMENT
Hunter Engineering Company & Keystone Volvo Cars
EDUCATIONAL SPONSORS:
DEALERSHIP
BREAKFAST
CORPORATE
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
The Auto Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia (ADAGP) is proud to welcome the best automotive students in the Greater Philadelphia area. In December, dozens of students took a 110-question qualifying exam; the top 24 scorers will compete today. The ADAGP founded this competition in 1994, inviting high school seniors enrolled in automotive programs in the Philadelphia area to compete. The ADAGP, its dealer members and auto industry supporters have developed this competition into a prestigious event and an important part of the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation. Each competitor will win something today to help start their career in the automotive service industry including scholarships and hand tools.
The objective of this competition is to increase the number and quality of service technicians available to ADAGP’s dealership members. The need for qualified technicians is dire. Today’s technicians are professionals who can eventually earn as much as the engineers who design the vehicles, with expertise and education that are equally advanced. As will be proven during today’s events, auto technicians must have highly polished math and computer skills, mechanical aptitude, and an eye for delivery detail.
THE NEED FOR QUALIFIED TECHNICIANS
Properly trained technicians with a good attitude will always have a job. According to TechForce Foundation, the annual demand for new entrant technicians will exceed 101,000 through 2026. This Foundation reports that the number of graduates of postsecondary auto tech training programs continued to drop in 2021, with only 229,000 completing such programs — a fraction of the number that the industry needs.
ABOUT US
The Auto Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia (ADAGP) is an alliance of 190 new car and truck dealerships in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania. ADAGP hosts important meetings, distributes key industry updates, and most recognizably, organizes and produces the annual Philadelphia Auto Show.
The Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the ADAGP. The Foundation’s mission is to enhance and enrich the lives of children and youth in the communities where our dealer members work and live. Through our annual New Coat Program, we have provided more than 575,000 brand NEW winter coats to local children in need since 2008. Our Foundation has raised over $9.9 million for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia through its annual Black Tie Tailgate event at the Philadelphia Auto Show.
Created in 1902 and produced by the Auto Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Auto Show has grown into the biggest consumer event in the city of Philadelphia, welcoming more than 2 million visitors over the past decade. The show serves as the largest, hands-on marketing event of the year for Philadelphia-area franchised auto dealerships, connecting consumers to the latest product and technology from the automotive industry and influencing thousands of vehicle purchases. Its regional economic impact to the city and surrounding areas is unmatched.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
The jobs available at dealerships vary greatly in their professional focuses, as well as their potential for earning. Scan the QR code to learn more about the positions offered!
COMPETITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
This Competition couldn’t happen without the generous support of a volunteer Advisory Committee of retail automotive industry professionals. The committee has worked tirelessly to improve the contest year after year, and their years of experience in the automotive service industry serve as a great example for today’s contestants.
Bob Rafferty
COMPETITION CHAIR
Rafferty Subaru
Ron Brenner
Ohio Technical College
Ed Brunton
Bryner Chevrolet
Ira Burgis
Garnet Ford
Ken Campbell
Holman Ford Lincoln
Chris Clayton
Otto’s BMW-MINI
Jim Connor
Subaru of America
Justin Crosby
Turnpike Chevrolet
Lew Davis
Auto Industry Professional
Jim DeLeo
Hunter Engineering
Trish Devine
Automotive Training Center
Julian Dragos
Fred Beans Automotive Group
Rob Dunion
Stellantis
Lou Dyer
Nissan 422 Limerick
Kim Ewing
Automotive Training Center
Roy Fernandes
Chapman Ford of Northeast Philadelphia
Aldo Gaspari
Auto Industry Professional
Ray Hildenbrand
Sloane Toyota of Philadelphia
Vince Luppino
Auto Industry Professional
Bill March
Community College of Philadelphia
Jerry McCabe
BMW of North America
Troy Miller
Automotive Industry Consultant
Andy Norris
Fred Beans Ford of Exton
Steve Owens
Keystone Volvo Cars
Dexter Pascoe
Universal Technical Institute
Ron Parson
Lincoln Technical Institute
Bill Reilly
Lincoln Technical Institute
Rich Rozzelle
Tri County Toyota
Michael Sipes
JL Freed Honda
Mark Slade
Toyota - Central Atlantic Distributors
Donald VanDemark
Automotive Training Center
Brian Vogel
Keystone Volvo Cars
Ed Yates
Jack Williams Equipment
Chuck Zerambo
Zerambo Group - Sir Charles Entertainment
VOLUNTEERS: THANKS TO THESE JUDGES AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR TIME TODAY
Jason Albright
Universal Technical Institute
Wayne Bayse
Videon Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
Ken Benson
ASE Foundation
Charlie Borny
Snap-On
Alyssa Capano
Fred Beans Automotive Group
John Cross
Ciocca Chevrolet of West Chester
Joe Duffy
Hunter Engineering Company
Mike Eveland
Thompson Toyota
Mark Grayson
Otto’s BMW-MINI
Matt Groll Toyota
Jim Haas
Mitchell1
Russ Hoopes
David Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram
Tom Jones
Matco Tools
Mike Kovacs Hunter Engineering Company
Sam Levandoski
Snap-On
Chris Levesque
Subaru of America
Lew Norman
Hunter Engineering Company
Daniel Reed
Community College of Philadelphia
Jimmy Robinson
Universal Technical Institute
Michael Sacks Rich’s Automotive
Mike Sacks
M.A.S. Imports
Ray Sacks
2005 Tech Comp Winner
Greg Skala Hunter Engineering Company
Steve Spencer
Bryner Chevrolet
Scott Winkler
Lincoln Tech
Mark Winther
Ford Motor Company
