“Landspeed” Louise Ann Noeth, is a skilled writer, photographer, and designer leading LandSpeed Productions. Author of the seminal historical book, Bonneville Salt Flats, she consults for the film and television on extreme speed. Noeth’s decades of award-winning visuals and narratives have been published worldwide in several languages. Her Fuel For Thought column provides readers with an insiders view to land speed racing. She was the first female editor-in-chief of any of the Petersen Publishing’s automotive publications, developed the HOT ROD and CAR CRAFT Nationals, and established the working foundation that evolved into SEMA Action Network. Noeth professionally raced a 250MPH jet dragster, was core team member with TEAMVesco that set & holds the World’s Fastest Wheel-Driven Automobile at 458MPH, was Director of Sponsorship and Public Relations world speed record bids by Craig Breedlove and Steve Fossett. She derives great pleasure driving in excess of 100 miles per hour whenever possible.

Dystany’s passion for speed started at an early age, riding on the back of a motorcycle with her mom and dad from the age of 6.When she turned 12, Dystany’s life would change forever. She attended a drag race at Virginia Motorsports Park with her godfather, and something about the sound of the bikes speeding on the asphalt positively triggered her, and she kept going back. Dystany is the fastest woman on a BMW s1000rr in Curacao with a time of 8.57 seconds in the 1/4 mile. In 2018 she was inducted into the Hopkins BMW Museum. In addition, in 2019, she made history by becoming the first woman to win a 4.60 index final (Drag Racing). Dystany makes her own rules, sets her own goals, and serves as a role model for women of all ages.As she pushes to accomplish her dream of racing professionally in NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle, her fan base continues to build, as does her enthusiasm for life – behind and beyond the driver’s seat.

Beth Paretta is the CEO and Team Principal of Paretta Autosport: the first woman-owned, woman-driven, and woman-forward team in INDYCAR history. Born from Beth's vision and determination, Paretta Autosport is on a mission to unify the current generation, inspire the next, and shine a light on diversity and inclusion for all. They work to promote STEM education for young women as a pathway to careers in motorsports and related fields. Prior to launching Paretta Autosport, Beth held leadership roles at Volkswagen Group, Aston Martin and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) across operations, marketing, and finance. It was at FCA where Beth became the first woman to lead a performance brand (SRT) and motorsports at an OEM. Under her tenure, FCA won three national championships including the NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA, and TransAm. Beth is a board member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America and the global Marketing Delegate for the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission. She is based in Detroit.

Michelle Della Penna is the President and Founder of the Della Penna Motorsports Next Gen Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, founded in 2021, dedicated to empowering girls from age 5-16 with opportunities to supercharge a future in motorsports – whether it’s behind the wheel, in the pits, or behind a computer. After a successful career as an entrepreneur and mother of three boys, Michelle decided to drive change in the industry she knew from her childhood, motorsports. Her father, John Della Penna, was a race car driver and team owner, and she was one of the few girls at the track for as long as she can remember. As a first-generation American of Argentine descent, Michelle is especially passionate about creating opportunities for young girls of color. As President and Founder, Michelle is actively involved in building the foundation's pilot programs as she and the team.

Angelia Pelham, like many professional women, wears many hats. She is a wife, a mother, a 32- year Human Resources executive, and an entrepreneur leading her own Executive Coaching & Consulting firm. Angelia has had a successful career for the last 32 years as an HR executive and has held such positions as Vice President, Human Resources at PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, and Yum Brands. She has also served as the Chief Human Resources Officer for Main Event Entertainment, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer for Cinemark Holdings and Chief HR Officer, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Dave & Busters. Angelia is very active in her community and serves as the Deputy Mayor Pro Tem in Frisco, TX and was the first African American female elected to the City Council. She is on the board of Medical City Plano and Medical City Frisco hospitals and several other non-profits.

Gary is a Quality & Technical expert that has years of experience in the technical, testing and dissecting specs of anything involving the tire and wheel.

Fuller’s grandfather, R.L. “Dick” Fuller, began the company in 1971, growing the company from one four-position roadwheel machine operating out of a trailer to the world's largest independent dynamic testing facility. Today, Darrell Fuller, Dick’s son and Ryan’s father, runs the company, introducing Ryan to the business while he was still in school. After graduating from high school, Fuller started out as a Lab Technician, eventually working in both the static and endurance testing labs. While employed at Standards Testing Labs, he also attended the University of Akron as a Fine Arts major prior to enlisting in the US Army Reserves in 2015. Since then, Fuller has been honorably discharged from the U.S. Army Reserves and has gone on to represent the company through the form of trade shows, SEMA & local chamber of commerce. 

- Category Manager

- Keystone Automotive Operations

- Keystone Automotive Operations Category Manager 2018-current

- Outside Sales Representative – 2014-2018

- Dorman Products

- Product Manager 2011-1013

- Booz Allen Hamilton Associate 2005-2011 Ultra4 Racing competitor 2009-2014

Growing up in Hueytown, Al, a hometown known for Nascar favorites made it easy for Jonathan Goolsby to find his automotive passion in racing and customizing cars.

Jonathan has been customizing anything he could get his hands on for more than thirty years. Starting at home in the garage then as the head painter for the local Chevrolet dealership for more than twelve years. During this time many friendships were born and custom cars built for both a growing customer base as well as many of his own personal vehicles. In late 2004 the allure of owning his own business along with the realization that in order to continue the quality of craftsmanship he decided to open Goolsby Customs. With over 15 years of attending and displaying at events Jonathan and his team have won top honors like Street Machine of the Year and the Mothers Shine Award at SEMA.

Gavin heads up the Market Research department for the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA).  SEMA Market Research is the go-to source for information on the $47.89 Billion specialty automotive parts industry.  By providing world-class research to size the market, evaluate new opportunities, and assess consumer needs, Gavin and his team help over 7,300 member companies create and market innovative new performance, motorsports, and accessory products.  

Kyle is a Manager within the Market Research Department for the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA). With over 9 years of research experience, he develops actionable insights, analysis and forecasts for the industry. Alongside the rest of the SEMA Market Research team, Kyle helps deliver the most up-to-date research and information to help companies make better business decisions.

Lisa is a Program Director at DriveShop, producing automotive events and social media campaigns for leading automotive manufacturers and after-market companies. She has worked with SEMA on social media initiatives since 2018 and currently oversees the SEMA Social Media Correspondent Program, working with over 130 automotive content creators to share the story of the automotive community through social media.

As the CEO of DriveShop, Derek Drake consults with leading automotive companies on strategies to earn the trust and loyalty of customers through experiences and content.  As pioneer in influencer marketing, DriveShop works with more than 3,000 social media content creators as well as traditional journalists and media outlets to create, capture and produce stories that showcase new vehicles and automotive products.

I'm the proud mom of an awesome tiny human (Olivia).

She is kind, smart, brave, funny, empathetic, strong and I'm constantly telling her that these are her superpowers and the world needs them. She makes me laugh, think and love a little harder each and every day.

Second to my awesome job as a Mom, I have passionately and energetically dedicated my entire adult life (and beyond that likely if I think about what I truly do for a living) to Human Resources. It's really always been my calling to be a resource to the humans???? and I've spent my career specifically in the hospitality industry where I get to mix some of my favorite things in life: travel, food, and humans!

I started HR Culture Geek so I could help even more people (especially my fellow working parents!) navigate their careers giving the insider tips, actionable tools and real talk advice people have been coming to me for in the last 15 years.

Dan Kahn founded Kahn Media in December 2008 in an effort to fuse traditional public relations and marketing strategies with cutting-edge social media outreach and brand building. Kahn is a published author and photographer and has over a decade of experience in print and digital publishing, public relations and marketing. He has represented some of the most high-profile luxury, transportation and motorsports brands in the world, and has created marketing/PR campaigns that resulted in dozens of magazine covers and world-wide media coverage. Kahn is a true believer in the power of social media community building as a cost-effective, dynamic and exciting way to help businesses large and small increase brand awareness and sales in an era when every dollar counts.

In 1997, Alt started A2Z Enhanced Digital Solutions, LLC to provide high-quality digital marketing, website design, and support services to businesses in the automotive industry. As a lifelong lover of cars, he felt a need to serve this industry.

In 2017, A2Z became Motorhead Digital to focus on assisting aftermarket auto restoration, performance, race, and restyling shops with their digital marketing, digital footprint optimization, social media, and web development needs. He has over 25 years of experience running his digital marketing agency and working with other agencies. Over the years we have supported over 231 happy clients and have completed well over 326 successful projects.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

- Presented for SEMA Education at the 2021 SEMA Show

- 2015 Rochester (NY) Business Journal Best of the Web Awards

- Published and featured in The Shop Magazine over 15 times

- Published in APEX Automotive Magazine and AutoInc.

- Written 45 industry-related Blog articles

- Built and managed the Rochester Corvette Club’s Membership sites which in turn helped grow the group from 300 to over 700 members

- Was selected for a SEMA HRIA Member Spotlight in January 2021

- Was selected for a SEMA ARMO Member Spotlight in April 2022

Antron Brown is a three-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion (2012, ’15-16) and winner of 71 NHRA races, including 54 in Top Fuel, the premier category in the high-speed sport. He is the only driver in the sport’s history to have won races in the Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle categories. Brown spent 10 seasons on two wheels before transitioning to the world’s fastest accelerating vehicle, a Top Fuel dragster, in 2008. He earned the pole position in his first Top Fuel race and won in his fourth start. Brown put his name amongst racing elite in 2012 when he scored his first championship becoming the first Black American driver to secure a major motorsports series title. He accentuated his resume with consecutive titles in 2015-16, cementing his name amongst the sport’s greats. Brown was named Autoweek magazine’s Top Fuel driver of the 2010s decade. In 2019, he announced the formation of AB Motorsports and in 2022, his lifelong dream of becoming a team owner/driver became a reality. In its rookie season, the Brown-owned Matco Tools team won three races, including the prestigious U.S. Nationals near Indianapolis on Labor Day. Brown also has 49 career No. 1 qualifiers and a career-best speed of more than 335 mph.

Amanda Busick is an award-winning broadcast reporter for the NHRA on FOX Sports, Presenter/Pit Lane Reporter for SRO America GT World Challenge on CBS Sports, Grid Host/Pit Lane Reporter for FIA Formula E on CBS & Presenter/Pit Lane Reporter for Ferrari Challenge on CBS and a live-event host/moderator for Formula 1, Discovery, MotorTrend, NFL on Location, Women Shifting Gears driven by Hemmings & more. In her capacity with the NHRA, Busick is the “Top-End” reporter during racing as well as a co-host for Sunday Nitro Live, a pre-race show airing on FS1. Across digital platforms, Busick is a host on NHRA’s in-house content also featured on FOXSports.com. In 2021, Busick joined SRO America's GT World Challenge broadcast team as Presenter of the series in addition to Pit Lane Reporter. With 4 series under the SRO America umbrella, Amanda concluded her inaugural season with the property at the Indianapolis 8hr endurance race at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Since 2018, Busick has served as Pit Lane reporter for Formula E’s double-header American weekend from New York City and Mexico City. Nationally the broadcast airs on CBS and is shown in 120+ countries worldwide. In 2021, Busick hosted CBS' Pre-Race ceremonies alongside IndyCar Champion Dario Franchitti. Busick made her MotorTrend debut in 2019 as co-host alongside Justin Bell for the 69th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and stepped into reporter duties for the 2020 Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale on MotorTrend & Discovery. As a live-event host/emcee, Busick has led press & promotional events for clients including Formula 1, NFL On-Location, HUGO BOSS, Porsche, CrowdStrike, John Wooden College Basketball Tip-Off, World Wide Technology, Women Of Fox Sports, National Hot Rod Association and CS Global. Amanda Busick is a native of Greensboro, NC and graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in Entrepreneurship. After college, she relocated to New York City and has also spent time in Chicago, Boston and Los Angeles. She currently resides in North Carolina and is a connoisseur of college basketball, Ranch dressing and Hot Yoga. Proud Aunt to Madeleine Mac & Beckett Douglas, Busick credits her relentless pursuit and drive to her mom, Donna Busick.

Alan Williams is currently General Manager of Quality Systems and Planning at Toyota Motor, North America, Inc. His team is responsible for quality applications across the enterprise, the NA Quality budget, strategic planning, and the Quality Management System for North America. Alan has spent most of his career in Research & Development where he earned multiple awards and accolades, including five US patents, Presidents Award for Chronic Issue resolution, Design Review Based on Failure Modes B-Rank Expert certification (1 of 36 in North America), and Toyota Volunteer of the Year. He served as the first Chair of the African-American Collaborative North American Advisory Council. Alan is a graduate of Prairie View A&M University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He also holds an MBA/Technology Management. He is a 2019 recipient of the “Hidden Figures of Dallas STEM Influencer” award from the National Society of Black Engineers. Alan is a Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and is currently active in the Dallas Alumni chapter. He has been married to his wife, Tammie, for 25 years. They are proud parents of Joseph, Senior at Texas Southern University, and Jacob, Junior at Prairie View A&M University.

Carmen Belanger-Martin started in 2003 in the Motion Picture & Marine Industry and she was the first to manufacture the Acrylic Skater Powerboats 4 PC 3/4" Windshield Assembly with perfect Optics & Clairity. This had never been done before in the Marine industry and Carmen then designed the AM 3PC Windshield Kit that was integrated into multiple OEM production boats like Eliminator Boats (the Speedster Series) Nordic Boats, Outerlimits Powerboats, Spectre, etc. Carmen Belanger-Martin built the Aero-Marine brand to be the "Standard" for Optics, Clarity & Integrated Fit in the Marine Industry. In 2005, Carmen worked with Ryan Fredlinghaus of West Coast Customs on the last season of "Pimp My Ride" and when Ryan Fredlinghaus launched the Velocity Brand/Network with his hit Show "Street Customs" he brought Aero-Marine & AM Hot Rod Glass along for the ride. Carmen built 1" thick safes for Virgin Gaming (Sir Richard Branson), Rusty Wallace Nomad Roof Panel, Royal Rover Roof Panel, Vans Van 16' All Acrylic Roof panel and many more for 3 seasons of the show...Carmen has worked with many motion picture studios like Warner Bros., Paramount, Sony Pictures, SKG, Disney, Lucas Films & many special effects companies on film brands like Captain America, Star Wars & she is known for building the "Largest Optically Clear Custom Parts" in the Motion Picture Industry & Saving movie productions by finding solutions fast! During this time, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was the first OEM to bring Carmen and AM/AMHRG to Auburn Hills Campus and made her product debut in the infamous "Dome". Carmen then launched the AM Hot Rod Glass and focused on the same objectives "Clarity, Optics & Fit".... This has changed the Hot Rod Industry and Carmen Continues to build Ridler Winning Applications for any and every type of car/vehicle in the Automotive Industry. "I know we are always given the "hard stuff" or "challenges" that no one else can build, but we find a way to figure it out and we build it and people are amazed..... That is why they call me a "Unicorn".....apparently it translates to "UNBELIEVABLE"...... I am so proud of that!", stated Carmen Belanger-Martin, CEO of AM/AM Hot Rod Glass. Carmen Belanger-Martin is the only Indigineous/Black Woman of Color that owns, runs & manufactures this type of product in the U.S..

Christopher Harris has over 20 years of experience volunteering and creating grassroots programs in underprivileged communities. He's worked with the Hip-Hop has Heart Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. In motorsports, he has run numerous organizations in the Drag racing, Roll racing, and Drifting space; he has worked with the IHRA on developing rules for their street car sportsman segment. Also, he is formally the General Manager of Palm Beach International Raceway and the creator of the world's first professional roll racing sanctioning body, the International Roll Racing Association. Enjoying the life behind the scenes, he continues to consult various racers, promoters, and sanctioning bodies throughout the industry. The AARA combines two of his greatest passions, motorsports and grassroots social work.

Lisa Lunsford is the co-founder and CEO of GS3 Global, a tier one manufacturer headquartered in the metro-Detroit area. The company, a supply chain integrator, specializes in metal form manufacturing and assembly. Lunsford has over 30 years of experience in the mobility space. She began her career at Ford Motor Company as a research and development engineer. After ten years with Ford, Lunsford founded iThinc, a custom software development company, and went on to create GS3 Global in 2010. In 2018, Lunsford was named to the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Board of Directors, and in 2020, Lunsford began her tenure as the chair of the MICHauto Board of Directors. Among other recognitions, she was honored by Automotive News in 2015 and in 2020 as one of the 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry. She resides in Detroit with her husband and daughter.

Edward Hightower is the Chief Executive Officer & President of Lordstown Motors Corporation (Nasdaq: RIDE), an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of electric vehicles for the commercial fleet market. He is also CEO of the MIH EV Design LLC joint venture between Lordstown and Foxconn. Previously, Hightower served in several new-product development, engineering, strategy, marketing, P&L leadership, and senior executive roles between Ford, BMW, and GM. He also worked as a hands-on growth, strategy, and operations consultant at AlixPartners, LLP and Motoring Ventures LLC, which Hightower founded. He has extensive experience in emerging markets in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Hightower serves on the boards of directors of Tritium (Nasdaq: DCFC) and HEVO; and served as an advisor to Kiira Motors, a Uganda-based manufacturer of electric buses. Hightower authored the book Motoring Africa: Sustainable Automotive Industrialization, published in 2018. Based on his industry experiences in China, India, South Korea, Mexico and Brazil, Motoring Africa makes the case and offers an actionable roadmap for building sustainable manufacturing businesses in six of the 54 countries in Africa. Originally from Chicago, Hightower earned a BS in General Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business; where he serves on the Ross School Advisory Board, Sanger Leadership Center Advisory Board, and chaired the Ross Alumni Board of Governors. He and his family live in metro Detroit, Michigan, USA.