VADA Leadership
Leading Virginia's franchised auto dealers
VADA's chairs represent generations of dealer leaders who have helped guide the association and advocate for Virginia's franchised new car and truck dealers.
2027 VADA Chair
Eley Duke III
Duke Automotive
Meet VADA's 2027 chair, Eley Duke III of Duke Automotive, and hear his perspective on Virginia's dealer community, the association and the road ahead.
Watch: Get to Know Eley
A Legacy of Leadership
Past VADA Chairs
2026
Roger Keller
2025
Dan Banister
2024
David Dillon
2023
Liza Myers Borches
2022
Emily Marlow Beck
2021
Tom Bates
2020
Dave Perno
2019
Mark Tysinger
2018
Mike Huff
2017
Tom Barton III
2016
William Farrell
2015
Jay Burchell
2014
David Warren
2013
Rick Gallaer
2012
Burke O'Malley
2011
Bradley R. Hunt
2010
Christopher F. Lindsay
2009
William A. Hudgins
2008
Edward F. Lewis
2007
M. Gardner Britt Jr.
2006
Michael Suttle III
2005
Larry J. Shelor
2004
Richard C. Carter
2003
Karen C. Radley
2002
Stephen M. Snyder
2001
Robert M. Woodall Jr.
2000
William M. Dressler Jr.
1999
Frank S. Pohanka III
1997–1998
Michael C. Martin
1996
Larry C. Tucker
1995
H. Carter Myers III
1994
W. H. "Bill" Bowditch Jr.
1993
George W. Whitlow
1992
Carlos B. Hart
1991
Richard S. Myers
1990
R. Onex Bolling
1989
Kenneth A. Hall
1988
Lin Peacock Jr.
1987
William G. Bruce
1986
L. Jack Esteppe
1985
Edwin W. Mugford
1984
A. D. "Rick" Woodson
1983
C. T. Terry Lindsay
1982
Richard G. Barkhouser
1981
H. T. Rutherford Jr.
1980
Richard E. Strauss
1979
James W. Elliott Jr.
1978
D. J. Martin Jr.
1977
H. E. "Buddy" Derrick Jr.
1976
W. R. "Bill" Sandy
1975
Frank C. Silvey Jr.
1974
Bernard G. Meyer
1973
Hurbert S. White Jr.
1972
Harold Heischober
1971
M. G. "Ted" Britt
1970
W. G. Thompson Jr.
1969
Fred W. Beck Jr.
1968
F. Bradley Peyton III
1967
K. B. Snider
1966
C. T. Lindsay
1965
Stanley Nichols
1964
C. B. Gifford Jr.
1961–1963
H. Carter Myers Jr.
1959–1960
Joe Hill
1957–1958
J. R. Chapman
1955–1956
John C. Swanson
1954
William T. Robey Jr.
1952–1953
Paul R. Lauritzen
1950–1951
John I. Tysinger
1949
Thomas C. Utterback
1947–1948
John P. Hughes
1943–1946
Walter J. Wilkins