Northwood Dealer Education Awardee, Jim OêConnell, Jim Koons Automotive
Washington area dealer Jim OêConnell, Jim Koons Automotive, was one of seven dealers who received Northwood Universityês prestigious Dealer Education Award at the NADA Convention. Since 1972, Northwood has recognized individuals in the automotive marketing field who have made noteworthy contributions to public or private education.
As president of Jim Koons Automotive, Mr. OêConnell has seen to it that the automotive professionals staffing the groupês 17 dealership locations are fully schooled on the products they handle and sell. The OEM recognition Jim Koons Automotive receives year after year shows that staff training and education pay off. Mr. OêConnell has also made sure that dealership staff are up to speed on the myriad of regulations in place for workplace safety, privacy of customer information, and finance and insurance.
As an active member of WANADAês Board for a number of years, Mr. OêConnell helped establish the Automobile Dealer Education Institute (ADEI). ADEI has since built the successful Auto Technician Development Program that home grows line technicians from a pool of young adults employed at WANADA dealerships and educated at Montgomery College in Rockville and Marshall Academy, in Falls Church.
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