Pub. 7 2017 Issue 2

6 AUTOMOBILE DEALER NEWS ILLINOIS www.illinoisdealers.com Chairman Mr. Jack Schmitt / 618.628.2500 Jack Schmitt Chevrolet 127 Regency Park Dr., O Fallon, IL 62269 Vice Chairman Mr. Dan Roesch / 630.834.8000 Larry Roesch Chrysler-Jeep 200 West Grand Avenue Elmhurst, IL 60126 Treasurer Mr. Pat Manning / 815.756.6325 Brad Manning Ford 402 Manning Dr., Dekalb, IL 60115 Secretary Mr. Michael Ettleson / 708.579.5000 Ettleson Cadillac-Buick-GMC, Inc. 6201 S. LaGrange Road., Hodgkins, IL 60525-4140 President Peter J. Sander / 217.753.0220 Illinois Automobile Dealers Association 300 W. Edwards, P.O. Box 3045, Springfield, IL 62708 Illinois Automobile Dealers Association 300 West Edwards Street, Springfield, IL 62708 T 217.753.0220 • F 217.753.3424 www.IllinoisDealers.com 2017 OFFICERS IADA CHAIRMAN’SMessage | BY JACK SCHMITT Thanks to Dealer Members and Sponsors for IADA’s Successful Annual State Conference O n behalf of the IADA Board of Directors and staff, I would like to dedicate this edition of our Illinois Automobile Deal- ers Association Dealer News to sharing the success of our latest State Conference in Orlando, FL. I would like to thank all of the dealer members and sponsors who made our 2017 IADA-CATA (eleventh annual) State Conference so successf ul. We had a wonderful group of attendees and families participate in the March 29th-April 2nd conference held at the Waldorf Astoria in Orlando. The conference agenda included an Of f icer & Sponsor Recogn it ion Break fa s t, dea le r boa rd mee t i ng s, and several networking events for our members. We were thrilled to have NADA Chairman and Illinois dealer, Mark Scarpelli, speak at the Officer & Sponsor Recognition Breakfast. The conference granted plenty of opportu- nities for dealers to socialize, discuss industry issues, and even watch fire dancers perform at our Jungle Book Safari theme party. We have used many of the following pages to showcase photos of the confer- ence. I would like to offer our most sin- cere thanks to our wonderful sponsors who helped make this event possible. Without their generous ongoing sup- port, this event would not be possible. Please save the date for IADA’s up- coming Legislative Conference which will be held Tuesday, May 16th at the Sangamo Club in Springfield, IL. The day conference will begin with a Lun- cheon and guest speaker, Rutt Bridges, autonomous vehicle expert. The after- noon will continue with capitol visits with legislative leaders and ending the evening with a BBQ and live music at the IADA offices. We hope you will join us! I would like to thank all of our dealer members for your support of IADA throughout the year. On behalf of the IADA Board of Directors and staff, we wish each of you a profitable and prosperous 2017.  Sincerely, Jack Schmitt Jack Schmitt Chevrolet IADA Chairman