More than 30 years of industry experience helped Kathleen Schmatz go from volunteering at the Bethesda-based Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) to becoming the head of the organization.
Schmatz had worked with Akron, Ohio-based Babcox, a leading automotive aftermarket publisher, when AAIA was looking for a new president and CEO. It might have been a top-ranking position in a male-dominated industry, but Schmatz, as she said, had “a midlife decision.”
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