The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) has announced the results of the 2024-25 SEMA Board of Directors elections, with Bill Bader of Summit Motorsports Park, Doug Lane of Motor State Distributing, Kelle Oeste of V8TV Speed & Resto Shop, Kim Pendergast of Magnuson Superchargers, and Melissa Scoles of QA1 elected to serve on the board. Pendergast is a current SEMA board member and was re-elected.
SEMA board members are industry representatives who volunteer their time to lead and guide the association. They are elected by SEMA-member companies and represent the key membership categories: manufacturers, distributors/retailers, manufacturers’ rep, and services.
The SEMA Board of Directors for 2024-25 will be as follows:
Board Officers
- Chairman – Kyle Fickler, Director of Business Development, ProCharger
- Chair-elect – Melanie White, President, Hellwig Products
- Immediate Past-Chair/Secretary – James Lawrence, CEO Power Automedia
- Treasurer – Tim McCarthy, Founder & CEO, HushMat & ZyCoat
Board Members
- Bill Bader – President & Owner, Summit Motorsports Park
- Rich Butler – CEO, R&R Marketing Consultants
- Doug Lane – President & Owner, Motor State Distributing
- Norris Marshall – CEO, BluePrint Engines
- Kelle Oeste – CEO & Owner, V8TV Speed & Resto Shop
- Kim Pendergast – CEO, Magnuson Superchargers
- Kathryn Reinhardt – Senior Vice President of Marketing & Events, Hemmings
- Melissa Scoles – President & CEO, QA1
- Marcus Umlauff – General Manager-Truck, Toyota Motor North America
- Ted Wentz – CEO, Quadratec
Outgoing Board Members
- Lindsay Hubley – SVP Consumer Events, Emerald X/Overland Expo
- Larry Montante – VP Category Management, Keystone Automotive
- Brian Reese – President & CEO, T-Sportline
- Steve Whipple – President, PRW Industries
From left to right: Kim Pendergast, Melissa Scoles, Doug Lane, Kelle Oeste and Bill Bader.
The 2024-25 SEMA Board of Directors and outgoing board members will be honored and recognized during the 2024 SEMA Leaders & Legends Gala July 19 in Anaheim, California. SEMA members and industry professionals are invited to join the celebration.