Board of Directors — Northern Texas
Annette Sykora, dealer principal of Smith Ford Mercury in Slaton, Texas, and Smith South Plains Ford, Lincoln-Mercury, Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep in Levelland, Texas, represents the franchised new-car dealers of northern Texas on the association's board of directors.
A third generation new-car dealer since 1989 and a member of the NADA board since 1999, Sykora currently serves on the Government Relations, Regulatory Affairs, and Public Affairs committees. Previously, she served as chairman of the Nominating Committee and as a Ford representative on the Industry Relations Committee. Sykora is a trustee on the National Automobile Dealer's Charitable Foundation Board. She served as NADA chairman in 2008.
Active in her community, Sykora is the former chair of the Finance Committee of the First United Methodist Church of Slaton and a board member of the Slaton Chamber of Commerce. She also currently serves on the Greater Texas Ford Dealer Advertising Fund board. Annette Sykora was appointed by the Texas Workforce Commission to serve on the board of directors of WorkSource of the South Plains from 2005-2007. While on the WorkSource board, she served on the Oversight and Strategic planning committees.
In 1993, Sykora was named Boss of the Year by the Slaton Chamber of Commerce, and in 2005 was named Chamber member of the year.
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