Dealer Steering Council Members
Jack Brown - Community Ford - New Albany, MS  www.communityford.com

Jack owns Community Ford In New Albany, MS.  He has been a member of Ford's dealer council in 2000, 2001 and 2002.  Since 2004, Jack has served on the Ford Dealer Council IT subcommittee and is currently the Vice Chair.

Scott Nietert -  Chief Financial Officer - Mike Shaw Automotive  www.mikeshawautos.com

Scott is CFO of the Mike Shaw Automotive, which operates five stores in Colorado, Texas & Louisiana and seven franchises including Buick, Saab, Chevrolet, Pontiac, GMC, Subaru, and Honda.  Prior to joining Mike Shaw Automotive, he was with Sonic Automotive as a Divisional Controller over Colorado, Texas and Oklahoma.

Jimmy Williams - Dealer Principal Southland Financial Corporation

Jimmy has been in retail automotive for more than 30 years and involved in the banking industry for 16 years.  He owns 5 franchise locations in Georgia, including four Chrysler stores and a Suzuki store.  Jimmy served three terms on the Dodge National Dealer Council, representing the Atlanta zone.  He is Chairman of the Board of MPK Automotive, a Dealer Management System provider based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Wes Lutz - Extreme Dodge/Hyundai, Inc.  www.extremedodge.com

Wes Lutz has been in automotive retail for 29 years and owns Extreme Dodge/Hyundai in Jackson, Michigan, which has been a DiamlerChrysler Five Star Dealer for 8 years.  Wes is chair of NADA-24 and serves on the RouteOne Dealer Advisory Board, the Cobalt Dealer Advisory Board, and the STAR Standards for Automotive Retail Dealer Board.  Wes has also served as Chairman of the NADA Information Technology Council, Chairman of the NADA Industry Relations Committee, NADA Michigan Director, and member of the DiamlerChrysler National Dealer Council.  Wes is also an investor in DealerKid and NeoSynergy.