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CARSTAR Names New Head of Education and Training

March 21, 2002 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR announced the hiring of a new Education and Training Manager to direct the activities of its on-line and platform training resources. Dan Blackorby, a ten-year veteran of State Farm, will expand on the programs that CARSTAR founder, Lirel Holt, developed, including the addition of new courses on CARSTAR University Online, the company’s Internet-based training tool.

Blackorby has both Collision Repair and Insurance Industry experience. In addition to his position as an Instructor at State Farm, he was also an Auto Estimator, a national Service First Representative, and an Estimatic Team Manager for the Kansas City metro area.

Blackorby has

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