Board of Directors — At-Large Minority West
E. Dale Early, owner of Deerbrook Forest Chrysler-Jeep, Kingwood, Texas, is an at-large member of the National Automobile Dealers Association.
Early became a franchised dealer in 1987. He is currently on the association’s Dealership Operations and Information Technology committees. He is also a vice present/board member of the DaimlerChrysler Minority Dealers Association.
Active in the community, Early is a board member of the Humble Intercontinental Rotary Club. Previously, he was president of the Conrad O. Johnson Music and Fine Arts Foundation and a board member of the Lake Houston Cultural Arts Council.
Early graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn. He also received an MBA from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.
Early hobbies include chess, racquetball, music and weight training.
The National Automobile Dealers Association, founded in 1917 and based in McLean, Va., represents more than 20,000 new car and truck dealers, holding over 43,000 separate franchises, both domestic and import.
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