Jody DeVere

Current

• Contributing Editor Car Channel at BlogHer
• Board of Directors Member at United Spinal Association
• CEO/President at AskPatty.com, Inc.

• President at Women's Automotive Assocation International

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Past

• Director of Sales at CallSource
• National Director of Sales and Marketing at HemaCare.com
• Director Sales and Marketing at RiverOne.com

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Education

• Entrepreneur School of Business

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Industry

Automotive

Jody DeVere’s Summary

Jody DeVere is currently President & CEO of AskPatty.com, President of the Woman's Automotive Association International , the premier women's organization for women automotive professionals, a member of the Car Care Council Women's Board , a member of the California State Advisory Board for SkillsUSA, Board Member and Chairperson of the United Spinal Motor Sports Committee, and a member of the SEMA Businesswomen's Networking Association and is a Contributing Editor of the Car Channel on Blogher.com.

She is currently a spokesperson for the Rain-X Division of Shell Oil (Winter Driving Safety - Satellite Media Tour - Jan/Feb 2009) and the Mobil1 Motor Oil division of Exxon/Mobil (Sustainability - Satellite Media Tour - May/June 2009)

In the past, she has been a speaker with the National Automobile Dealer Association (NADA.org), National Independent Automobile Dealer Association (NIADA.org), JD Power Automotive Internet Roundtable, GYNYDA, NAWBO, Car Care Council Women's Board, BlogHer.org, SEMA, SEMA Business Women's Networking Association, Northwood Auto Show and the Association of Automotive Internet Sales Professionals. She has appeared in O Magazine, Pink Magazine, F&I Magazine, iMedia.com, Paul Gillin's book "The New Influencers," "Secrets of Social Media", and has been an expert guest on many radio and television shows, including Motor Trend Radio, Car Concerns, Oprah & Friend's Radio Network on XM, Greenstone Media's Radio Ritas, National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation" with Marti Barletta, Fox 11 Morning News in Los Angeles as a guest on "Ask the Expert" with Jean Martirez, and many others.

She continues to do speaking engagements on the automotive industry, social media, marketing, and everything in between.

Visit : http://www.jodydevere.com

Jody DeVere’s Specialties:

Marketing to Women, Careers for Women, Car Advice for Women, Automotive Advice, Blogging, Social Media, Second Life, Cars, Automotive, Car Dealerships

Jody DeVere’s Experience

• Contributing Editor Car Channel

  BlogHer

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

  Cuurently write the car channel for Blogher.com
  
  http://www.blogher.com/blogher-topics/cars
  Founded in February 2005 as a labor of love by three bloggers, BlogHer's mission is to create opportunities for women who blog to pursue exposure, education, community and economic empowerment. Today BlogHer provides the number-one community for and guide to blogs by women, reaching more than eight million women each month via annual conferences, a Web hub (http://www.blogher.com), and an advertising network of more than 2,200 qualified, contextually targeted blog affiliates (http://blogherads.com). BlogHer Inc. is owned by three co-founders and has backing from Venrock and the Peacock Fund.

• Board of Directors Member

  United Spinal Association

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  United Spinal Association is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization formed in 1946 by paralyzed veterans. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of Americans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D). Membership is free and open to all individuals with spinal cord injuries and diseases.
  
  www.unitedspinal.org
  
  For more than sixty (60) years, we have committed our energy and our talents to improving the lives of individuals with a spinal cord injury or disease. Our initiatives, in promoting inclusion, improving access, fostering independence, enhancing mobility, and demanding equality, along with our commitment to member service, has helped to improve the quality of life and to create opportunities for our members and all people with spinal cord injuries or disorders.

• CEO/President

  AskPatty.com, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Automotive industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  The Ask Patty.com, Inc. website and blog is a safe place for women to get advice on car buying, maintenance and other automotive related topics. Women can shop for cars, tires and automotive service at our network of Certified Female Friendly retailers across the U.S.
  
  AskPatty.com is a member and 2009 corporate sponsor of the Women's Automotive Association International based in Detroit, MI, Board member of the UnitedSpinal.org, Member of the California SkillsUSA.org board, on the Women's Board of the Car Care Council, a SEMA member and a member of the SEMA Business Women's Networking Group.
  
  AskPatty.com is partnered with Parenthood.com, IMSweb.com, LightSpeedVT.com, CareerBuilder.com, AutoTrader.com, NIADA, DriverTv.com, MyCarPage.com, MyAutoLoan, Aware and BlogHer.com.
  
  AskPatty.com was a 2007 sponsor of the No. 112 AskPatty.com Chevrolet driven by the highest ranked professional female race car driver Deborah Renshaw, who heads up the panel of automotive expert women.
  
  Ask Patty Certified Dealer Program:
  Properly armed with the right tools and training automotive retailers can increase their share of the largest and fastest growing demographic of new vehicle buyers in the US -- Women. The Ask Patty Certified Female Friendly program was designed specifically for automotive retailers to attract, sell, retain and increase loyalty with women.
  
  
  What Is An Ask Patty Certified Dealer?
  An Ask Patty Certified Female Friendly retailer creates a safe and comfortable environment where women feel welcome and make the experience of purchasing and maintaining her vehicle a pleasant one.
  
  Ask Patty trained and Certified Female Friendly retailers are held to a high level of customer satisfaction for women consumers.

• President

  Women's Automotive Assocation International

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  January 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)

  The Women's Automotive Association International is the automotive industry's
  premier professional organization, established in 1995, to:
  · recognize the achievements of women in the industry;
  · provide educational e-news to automotive career-focused individuals;
  · build relationships through networking and other interactive forums; and
  · encourage growth through mentoring, educational endeavors, and scholarships.
  The focus of the Association is on the development and retention of women leaders and the education and support of all persons, without prejudice, who have an interest in the automotive industry.

Additional Information

Jody DeVere’s Interests:

Looking for Automotive Expert women to Join our panel at www.askpatty.com, automotive, cars, trucks, NASCAR, motor sports, women in business, women in automotive, marketing to women, cause related marketing, charity work, environmental protection, car care, car safety, car maintenance, car repair, entrepreneurship, social software, peer production, google, ebay, citizen journalism, participatory culture, blogs, blogging, machinima, MMOGs, MMORPGs, online gaming, virtual worlds, in-game economies, user-generated content, open APIs, web 2.0, remix culture, mashups, GenerationC, GenX, vlogging, videoblogging, eCommerce, trendwatching, lifecaching, online storage, box.net, web hosting and servers, yahoo, microsoft, the long tail, nouveau niche, mobile internet, convergence, open source software, AJAX, lulu.com, trends, prediction markets, "googlezon", Google Maps, Amazon, del.icio.us, tagging, memetrackers.

Jody DeVere’s Groups:

Women's Automotive Association International ( www.waai.com), SEMA Business Women's Network ( SEMA.com), Women's Board Car Care Council ( www.carcare.com). United Spinal Association ( UnitedSpinal.org), ASE.com, SkillsUsa.com, Contributing Editor to Blogher.org, Sponsor of the Lyn St James Foundation 'Women in the Winner Circle', www.lsj.com

•    Women 2.0
•    BlogHer
•    Private Equity and Venture Capital Group
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    Motor Vehicle Aftermarket
•    SWWAN - Single Working Women's Affiliate Network
•    Ladies Who Launch
•    SEMA Members
•    SBN - SEMA Businesswomen's Network
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    Automotive Digital Marketing
•    Automotive Folks: Retail, Factory, Recruiters, Trainers, Consultants & Facilitators
•    Online Marketing Network
•    Automotive Online Lead Generation and Dealer Services
•    w2wlink.com
•    Automotive Industry Marketing & Training Professionals
•    Automotive Industry Professionals
•    Automotive Management Professionals
•    Auto OEM Network
•    Automotive Dealers Network
•    Autowriters
•    Automotive Industry Professionals Worldwide
•    Women's Automotive Association International
•    The Women's Conference
•    Work@Home Community
•    Subaru
•    Going Green
•    Automobile2.0
•    Moms on the Job
•    eBusiness Women
•    Car Care Council Women's Board
•    DrivingSales.com - Automotive Professionals Worldwide
•    M2W - Marketing to Women
•    AAE Group - Automotive Recruiting Firm - The "Automotive Aftermarket Experts"
•    Automotive Website Marketing Group
•    Broads Circle - Driving Revenue & Growing Capital for Women
•    AskPatty.com - Automotive Advice for Women
•    The Hot Mommas Project
•    Social Media Marketing Mavens
•    Tire Review Reader Group
•    Chic of the Week Winners
•    CremeMagnolia Network
•    multi-influentials
•    Hybrid Mom Magazine
•    ISO 26262 Functional Safety
•    Automotive Public Relations To Get Your Product in Front of Automobile Dealers
•    Earth, Wind & Power Media - Environmental Topics

Jody DeVere’s Honors:

Nominated for Stevie Award for Best Marketing Campaign for Women in 2007.

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Jody DeVere has conducted seminars with the Car Care Council Women’s Board, BlogHer.org, SEMA, SEMA Business Women’s Networking Association, and the Association of Automotive Internet Sales Professionals. She has been an expert guest on many radio shows, including Motor Trend Radio, Car Concerns, Oprah & Friend’s Radio Network on XM, Greenstone Media’s Radio Ritas, and National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation” with Marti Barletta.

DeVere has also appeared on Fox 11 Morning News in Los Angeles as a guest on “Ask the Expert” with Jean Martirez. DeVere was also a guest on iVillage Live and has been a resource for F&I Magazine, iMedia.com, Paul Gillin’s book “The New Influencers,” as well as J.D. Power’s “Women Online: Opportunities for Dealerships.” She continues to do speaking engagements in and out of the automotive industry.

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