Darrell Amberson

Darrell Amberson started at a Minnesota car dealership in high school and rose to body shop manager while studying mechanical engineering at the University of Minnesota. He joined Lehman’s Garage in Bloomington, Minn., in 1990 and led it as president until 2012. He then joined LaMettry’s Collision, becoming president of operations in 2014, and became vice president of industry and OEM relations at Quality Collision Group after it acquired LaMettry’s in 2024. He chaired NACE in 2007 and 2008, the Automotive Service Association from 2013 to 2015 and the Collision Industry Conference in 2021 and 2022. As ASA Collision Division director he also chaired its operations committee, and he chaired the Hennepin Technical College advisory board. His honors include the inaugural Russ Verona Memorial IBIS Scholarship in 2006, the 2009 ABRN Industry Leadership Award, the ASA Phoenix Award and the SCRS National Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025.