Back in June, we held our Dealer Family Convention at Kiawah Island Golf Resort! A special thank you to our dealers, their families and all our sponsors for attending!

During the convention, we held our board meeting (sponsored by Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe) where we discussed plans for the future of WVADA and how to continue building on our successful association and business plan. For our general business sessions, we had the privilege of hearing from top-notch speakers who delved into the latest trends in the automotive industry. They guided us on how to thrive amidst uncertainty and empowered us to become exemplary leaders. We had special guest speakers, such as Congresswoman Carol Miller, who opened for us at our Monday Business Session (sponsored by Advanced DMS). After Congresswoman Miller spoke, Johnnie Brown of the WVADA general counsel, talked about our Franchise Law and the new updates that were passed, then began a chat with Lauren Bailey, NADA’s director of Franchising and State Law.

We were also fortunate enough to have Secretary of Department of Commerce James Bailey kick off our Tuesday Business Session (sponsored by ComplyAuto) with a fireside chat with Del. Matthew Rohrbach and Sen. Glenn Jeffries. Sherryl Nens with ComplyAuto was our second speaker, who updated our attendees on the CARS Rule. WVU’s football coach, Neal Brown, joined us as well and closed out our business sessions.

Although we had packed mornings with business sessions, we were also able to have some fun on the island. After everyone registered and received their welcome gifts (sponsored by Tetrick and Bartlett and Carsignment), we hosted a welcome reception (sponsored by Cross-Sell) on The Sanctuary’s Grand Lawn to say hello to all attendees. Following that, we held our Golf Tournament (sponsored by Good News Mountaineer Garage) on the Osprey Golf Course, where Specialty Underwriters Group sponsored the golf beverage cart and TrueCar sponsored the box lunches. We ended Monday night with our Ally Pool Party Bash at Night Heron Park and Pool, where the children enjoyed snow cones and hair braiding while swimming with a mermaid! Our attendees enjoyed delicious food (sponsored by WSAZ, Jackson Kelly, Reynolds & Reynolds and NADA Empower) and drinks (sponsored by Integrum, Cox Automotive, TylerTechnologies and DDI Technology). Our guests ended the night by dancing with DJ Trevor (sponsored by JM&A Group).

Tuesday was just as much fun, with our Clay Shoot Tournament (sponsored by Capital Automotive), which took place on a boat this year! Thank you to Zurich for sponsoring the box lunches for the excursion. Once everyone was rested and all dressed up, our attendees joined us at Mingo Point for the Chairman’s Reception (sponsored by ChampTitles) and Chairman’s Dinner (sponsored by United Bank). During the night, attendees enjoyed Sunset Cruises (sponsored by Capital City and Mountain State Auto Auction), our photobooth (sponsored by Brightline Dealer Advisors) or they joined us on the dance floor listening to the 100 Grand Band (sponsored by USI). Once everyone was able to get some delicious seafood broil and drinks (sponsored by ACV Auctions, DMS, People’s Bank, and WCHS), they could relax by the fire with s’mores while the children enjoyed facepainting and wearing out some energy on the two inflatables (sponsored by CVR).

See more photos from the convention.
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