The Auto Glass Safety Council (AGSC) is pleased to announce two new board members: Aric Haarala of Omega EDI and Joshua Levine of Arrow Auto Glass.
Haarala is the vice president of Utah-based Omega EDI and vice president of sales and business development for Glass Mechanix Solutions. Levine is the co-owner in charge of operations, information technology and technician training for Pennsylvania-based Arrow Auto Glass.
Aric Haarala, Vice President of Utah-based Omega EDI, is one of AGSC’s newest board members.“We’re very lucky to have both Aric Haarala and Joshua Levine on the board,” says AGSC president Jacques Navant. “Each will bring value to AGSC, and I look forward to working more closely with both of them.”
Haarala chairs AGSC’s Member Benefits Committee and is also part of AGSC’s Marketing Committee, the National Windshield Repair Division (NWRD) Executive Committee, and the Repair of Laminated Auto Glass Standards (ROLAGS) 2 Committee.
“I’m enthused to serve as a board member,” Haarala says. “I care about the people in this industry, and I’m interested in doing anything I can to help make their lives better. I believe that AGSC has the industry’s best interests at heart, and I’m excited to be part of continuing that vision.”
As both an experienced technician and one of the co-founders of Omega EDI, Haarala has had hands-on experience with almost every facet of the auto glass repair and replacement process.
“At Omega EDI, I hear everybody’s voices in the industry every day,” he says. “That allows me to bring a unique perspective to the board.”
Arrow Auto Glass Co-Founder Joshua Levine is a new AGSC board member.Levine is a member of AGSC’s Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Education and Automotive Glass Replacement Safety Standard™ (AGRSS) committees.
“I’m here to listen and learn from the other board members as well as give back to the industry as much as I can,” says Levine.
Levine says he’s the fifth generation of his family to work in auto glass. He started sweeping the floors of his grandfather’s shop at five years old, and since then, he’s had experience with almost every concern the industry has to offer.
“I can’t really remember not knowing the industry,” he says.
Haarala and Levine both eagerly anticipate advancing AGSC’s current and developing initiatives, like the customer service representative (CSR) and ADAS for auto glass certification programs.