BEDFORD, TEXAS, June 21, 2006 - Daniel Guido, AAM, Tony's Service Center, located in Phoenix, Ariz., has committed $10,000 to the Automotive Management Institute's (AMI's) resource development effort EXCEL. The commitment to AMI will be combined with other leadership contributions to continue AMI's mission of providing and promoting practical business management education tailored to the automotive service and collision repair industry.

Guido earned the Institute's Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) designation in 2005. "From basic planning and forecasting courses to employee relations, AMI courses have been a huge benefit to my business. My financial commitment to AMI is a way of giving back to the Institute and helping to ensure its future," said Guido.

"Daniel has taken what he learned from AMI courses and applied these skills to improve his business. His generosity of giving back to AMI through EXCEL is very much appreciated," said AMI Board of Trustees Chairman John Francis, AAM. AMI Executive Director Toni Slaton, AAM, added, "It's very gratifying to receive Daniel's financial commitment. It helps secure AMI's future and gives us positive feedback about the job we're doing to satisfy students' needs."

AMI was established to answer the demand for continuing education tailored specifically for the business needs of the automotive service industry. The Institute offers the Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) designation, the first business management accreditation exclusively for the automotive service professional. To date, AMI programs have attracted more than 132,000 enrollments throughout North America. AMI is a not-for-profit educational foundation to which tax-deductible contributions can be made. For more information about the Institute, its curriculum, or EXCEL, please contact AMI at (800) 272-7467 ext. 241, or visit the AMI Web site at www.amionline.org.