2025 YANG Mentorship Launched

by Mary Ieng, YANG Staff Liaison, Auto Care Association

YANG launched its 2025 YANG Mentorship Program now in its third year! We had an astounding level of interest with 115 mentees and 22 volunteer mentors in the program!

Groups were assigned after the YANG Mentorship Program Kick-Off in early-January. This year, official YANG Mentors are aftermarket veterans: Todd Campau, Rebecca Conway, Greg Costello, Mike DelaCruz, John Etheridge, Stefan Feder, Billy Haines, Bill Hanvey, Tunc Kip, Bradley Kraft, Chris Messer, Steven Ng, Sanjay Patel, Michael Rukov, Adam Smith, Ron Spuhler, Andrew Steczo, Melanie Sypolt, Dean Toole, Liz Whalen, David Wofford, and Richard Zeichner.

We sincerely appreciate our mentors for their invaluable time and insights. The mentorship program would not be possible without them!

Special thank you to the Engagement Sub-Committee: Tanya Hunt, Matt Hellmann, Miles Musselman, Jose Perez, and Joshua Therrien.

If you want to participate as a mentor or mentee, the 2026 enrollments will open in Fall of 2025. In the meantime, you are welcome to add your name to our waitlist here.

To learn more about the YANG Community and Mentor Program, please visit autocare.org/YANG

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