CAPA elects State Farms’ Teresa Candiloro to board of directors

The board represents a cross-section of the aftermarket, including distributors, insurers, collision repairers, manufacturers, and quality experts

Kentwood, Mich.—The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA), an independent non-profit standard-setting and certification organization for automotive crash parts, has announced the election election of Teresa Candiloro of State Farm to its board of directors.

CAPA’s board of directors represents a cross-section of the aftermarket automotive industry, including distributors, insurers, collision repairers, manufacturers, and quality experts.

Candiloro brings with her considerable experience as a Property & Casualty Claims Consultant with State Farm Insurance, previously serving as an Estimatics Section Manager with the insurer, and is certified as a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU).

“CAPA is pleased to welcome Teresa to the Board,” said Gerry Poirier, Chair. “Her perspective and claims expertise will be an asset in helping CAPA continue to meet industry needs across the ever-evolving collision repair landscape.”

Serving on CAPA’s Board of Directors are:

Mike Dolabi, Parts Authority
Mark Scafati, LKQ
Mike Bundra, Allstate
Patrick Burnett, USAA
Teresa Candiloro, State Farm
Joseph Flowers, Farmers Insurance
Jim Gadberry, Nationwide
Tom Latronico, Liberty Mutual
Troy Penry, GEICO, Vice Chair
Jeff Procaccini, Travelers
John Retton, Progressive
Brian Burbridge, Caliber Collision
Kayla Williams-Clark, Classic Collision
Dave Garner, Joe Hudson’s Collision Center
Seth Ingall, Crash Champions
Gerry Poirier, Vector Squared, Chair
Kerry Tapio, Intertek

About CAPA
The Certified Automotive Parts Association, founded in 1987, is the nation’s only independent, non-profit certification organization for automotive crash parts whose sole purpose is to ensure that both consumers and the industry have the means to identify high-quality parts via the CAPA Quality Seal. CAPA is an ANSI-accredited standards developer for competitive crash repair parts. For more information see CAPAcertified.org.