Podcast | PAMA Goes to Washington for Its First Advocacy Day (with Towner French)

Towner French of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies discusses PAMA's first Advocacy Day, in which association representatives met with key legislators to talk Right to Repair and more.

Tom Valentino

April 17, 2025

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Towner French, Managing Director at Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, joins the NOLN Podcast to discuss the Preventative Automotive Maintenance Association’s first Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., where members met with legislators and agency officials to share their perspectives on Right to Repair and other proposed legislation. French also explains the value of these in-person meetings, the long-term strategy behind them, and the importance of building ongoing relationships with lawmakers.

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Tom Valentino

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Tom Valentino is the editor of National Oil and Lube News. A graduate of Ohio University, he has more than two decades of experience in newspapers, public relations and trade magazines, covering everything from high school sports to behavioral health care. Tom’s first vehicle was a 1990 Mazda 626, which he used to deliver pizzas in the summer after graduating high school. Today, he drives a 2019 Jeep Compass, which usually has a trunk full of his daughter’s sports gear. In his spare time, Tom is an avid Cleveland sports fan and a volunteer youth sports coach.