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Trish Serratore Group Vice President ASE (National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence) 703-669-6633 tserratore@asecert.org

Trish Serratore is Group Vice President for ASE. An 18-year veteran of ASE, she leads communications, marketing and public affairs for the automotive industry's only independent credential for repair and service professionals. Her goal is to improve the quality of vehicle repair and service by promoting voluntary testing and certification of the professionals who perform it.

Trish received the Automotive Hall of Fame's Young Leadership and Excellence Award for outstanding achievements in the automotive industry and was named one of the most influential women in the collision repair industry. She is a member of the International Motor Press Association and the Association of Women in Communications.

Clarence L. Chaffee President The Caviart Group 703-835-9697 Clarence.Chaffee@TheCaviartGroup.com

A visionary, consensus-building leader with a proven track record of developing and implementing creative and innovative solutions to complex problems, Clarence Chaffee has successfully planned and implemented numerous strategic programs requiring the cooperative efforts of several organizations and disciplines. He is the creator of the Center for Collaboration and Education in Design (C2Ed) - a multi-group collaborative project that delivers continuing education for licensed design professionals over the Internet.

Chaffee is President of The Caviart Group--a partnership of experienced credentialing and assessment professionals which specializes in helping organizations grow through the creation of new certification programs or the expansion of existing programs. Prior to forming The Caviart Group, Chaffee served for 16 years as the Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) during which time the organization grew by more than 800%. He directed the complete redesign and development of the Landscape Architect Registration Examination (L.A.R.E.) and oversaw the successful transition of that exam to a computer-based delivery format. He also envisioned and directed the integration of the examination with an international certification program resulting in the expansion of that program to 20 times its original size.

Chaffee holds a professional degree in architecture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is a licensed architect in Virginia and Maryland and nationally certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

Dr. Wehrle is the manager of Certification Programs at ASM International. Dr. Wehrle has extensive experience in the certification field and is the former Chair of the Steering Committee for the Certification Networking Group; all of whose members are fellow certification professionals who meet on a quarterly basis in the DC area. She also serves on an ANSI accreditation committee for the Council for Food Protection and is an ANSI certified program auditor for the ISO/IEC Standard 17024 for Personnel Certification. Prior to working at ASM, Dr. Wehrle worked with the certification programs of the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, the National Contracts Management Association, with the Society of Military Comptrollers and with the Association for Government Accountability. She is the author of a number of published articles on the topic of certification and a Certified Association Executive (CAE).

Georgia Patrick President The Communicators, Inc. 301-293-3350 georgia@communicators.com

Georgia is a catalyst because of her clarity and confidence in understanding complex problems, then mapping out the implementation steps. Her vision is simple and powerful--to create value and visibility for every individual who seeks and achieves certification and to elevate their employers as preferred providers when it comes to getting the best customers and contracts for goods and services.

Grounded in journalism and communications businesses, Georgia writes, publishes and creates "Web sites that really work and don't frustrate the owner" as part of her ongoing passion for connecting with and through people, every day, without pause or detours. She writes for national publications on issues of business leadership, communications, credentialing and professional development.