Outreach Seminar instructors Al Santini and Scot
Manna are highly regarded among seminar attendees
as the type of instructors they can easily relate to
and learn from. They are experts who develop and present
technical material in an enthusiastic and engaging way
that attendees can grasp and use to help make emissions-related
repairs an integral part of their businesses. Outreach
seminars are geared to enhance the skills technicians
already have through formal training and experience.
Trainers utilize lecture and interactive discussion methods,
but do not include hands-on training. Seminar graduates
are well-represented in the Repair Facility Performance
Report with high Repair Effectiveness Indexes (REIs) that
translate into successful and cost-effective repairs for their
customers.
Al Sa nt i n i joi ne d
the Outreach Seminar
program in 2001, the
same time at which he
introduced a three-part
series designed to help
technicians diagnose and
repair IM240 failures.
For many years, he was
the lead instructor for the
highly regarded College
o f D u P a g e (COD)
automotive program and
has trained many of the
automotive instructors
teaching at local colleges today. He has retired from COD
but remains dedicated to keeping the repair industry
informed by providing the latest training and information
on repairing emissions failures in addition to writing several
automotive publications.
S c o t M a n n a i s
the owner of M & B
Automotive, Inc. and
a par t-time instructor
at COD. In addit ion,
he teaches emissions-related
training classes
for Lee Auto Parts and
Snap-On Tools. Scot is
an ASE Master Certified
Automotive Technician
wi t h L-1 Adva nc e d
Engine Per formance
Certification as well as
a member of the Council
of Advanced Automotive Trainers. He has been recognized
for numerous accomplishments in his field, including being
named the ASA Mechanical Technician of the year for 2001
and most recently, became the ACDelco Technician of the
Millennium.
Editor’s Note: A special thanks to our seminar leaders
for their dedicated efforts to help make the Outreach
program unique and unmatched in the repair industry. Al
Santini has been with the program since its beginning and
has developed special materials and trained thousands of
seminar participants. Scot Manna brings special expertise
and teaching experience to enrich the Outreach program.
Ken Zanders, the newest member of the team, brings
valuable knowledge and a passion for automotive repair
to the program. The results of all of the efforts by our
instructors and repair industry professionals have gone
a long way toward assuring the success of the Illinois Air
Team program.
5 March
2007
Air
Repair
Repair Industry Experts On Board
with the Air Team
Al Santini
Scot Manna
Air Repair is published by
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Ron Wohrle, Editor
Ken Beauvais, Editor
Send all address changes, mailing requests
and letters to the editor to:
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Vehicle Emissions Test Program
PO Box 767
Elk Grove Village, IL 60009-0767
Repair Industry Outreach • Phone: (847) 758-3434
Fax: (847) 758-3420
E-mail: repair.outreach@epa.state.il.us
Website: www.epa.state.il.us/air/vim
What are industry professionals saying about
Outreach Seminars?
“I can now explain things in a less
technical way. The seminar helped bring
the emissions test down to a level that I
can better understand, making it easier for
me to communicate with customers.”
– Mary Geraghty
Service Writer for Neff Complete Automotive Service
Crestwood, IL
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