NADA Board of Directors

Desmond Roberts is president of Advantage Chevrolet in Hodgkins, Ill. He started in the automotive business in 1986 as a member of General Motors' dealer training program in Columbus, Ohio. Roberts is an at-large member of the National Automobile Dealers Association's board of directors, representing minority dealers from the Central Region. (Term: February 2011-March 2022)

Community Service

• Chief financial officer, Make a Difference Youth Foundation
• Ongoing sponsor, Spina Bifida Association of Illinois

Awards

• GM "Dealer of the Year," 2005 and 2006
• Jack Smith Leadership Award
• "Business Man of the Year" from the Village of Bolingbrook, Ill., 2009

Education

• Bachelor's degree, The City University of New York, New York City
• Graduate, GM Dealer Academy, Detroit, 1987