Now more than ever is a great time to interact and engage with your fellow dealers and industry professionals to learn best practices for your business. Mindful of the very practical benefit of convening once a year, the NYSADA Convention Committee has fashioned an educational program designed with the intent of imparting important information that will make attending the convention a sound investment in your business.

At this time NYSADA is pleased to announce the following dynamic and high-profile speakers will be joining us for our 102nd Annual Convention and Business Meeting Celebration at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar Bahamas. Join us this November in the Bahamas for what will prove to be an educational yet exhilarating experience for the whole family!

Thomas Castriota
(2025 NADA Chairman)

Tom Castriota (along with his wife, Anita) are owners and dealers of Castriota Chevrolet, Inc. in Hudson, Fla. He started in the automotive business in 1979 working in his family's dealership in Pittsburgh, PA. Castriota is the 2025 chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association and represents Florida's franchised new-car dealers on the board of directors. (Term: January 2016 - January 2025)

In addition to being a Marine veteran. Tom has also been recognized throughout the dealer network on both the state and national level. As the past chairman of the Florida Automobile Dealers and the current Chairman to the National Automobile Dealers Association and Time Magazine Dealer of the Year.

Scott Bell
(Vice-President of Global Chevrolet)

Scott Bell was appointed vice president of Global Chevrolet in April 2022, bringing with him more than three decades of experience across the GM enterprise. Scott has overseen the launch of several critical new vehicles — including the Equinox EV, Blazer EV and Silverado EV, and the all-new Chevrolet Trax, Equinox, and Traverse — while logging thousands of miles to strengthen relationships and alignment with Chevrolet dealers nationwide.

Before this role, Scott served as president and managing director of GM Canada, where he led the organization through one of the more complex periods in recent history. Under his leadership, GM Canada achieved profitable sales growth, strengthened its dealer relationships, and played a vital role in the nation’s initial pandemic response — including the production of 10 million face masks for the Government of Canada. He also led significant investments in Canadian manufacturing operations, including the reopening of Oshawa Assembly and the conversion of CAMI Assembly into Canada’s first large-scale EV plant, producing BrightDrop’s electric delivery vans.

This marks Scott’s second chapter with Chevrolet. In 2013, he served as Director of U.S. Sales Operations, where he helped make Chevrolet the most awarded and fastest-growing brand in the industry. He led efforts to grow retail share and significantly improved the brand’s alignment between national strategy and local dealer execution.

Today, under Scott’s leadership, Chevrolet is the only major brand to post three consecutive years of market share growth — while also becoming the fastest-growing EV brand in the industry.

A Michigan native, Scott started his GM career in 1989 and has held a variety of Sales, Service, and Marketing roles across the GM brands, including Fleet, Commercial, and Buick GMC. He holds a bachelor’s degree in automotive management from Ferris State University and a master’s degree from Central Michigan University.

Outside of work, Scott is passionate about outdoor sports, health and fitness, and has a love for classic cars. His favorite GM vehicle? The iconic Chevy K5 Blazer.

“I love leading Chevrolet because the brand exemplifies who I am.”

Kevin Tynan
(Director of Research at The Presidio Group)

Kevin is the Director of Research at The Presidio Group, leading market insights, content creation, and client engagement focused on the U.S. franchised dealer network and automotive technologies.

With 25+ years of experience, Kevin is a seasoned automotive industry analyst. He has held senior roles at Argus Research and Bloomberg Intelligence. He is a frequent speaker at industry events and a recognized expert in the automotive industry.

The Presidio Group is the leading registered investment bank entirely focused on the US auto retail sector and the companies that service the channel. With deep industry expertise and a strong network of relationships, Presidio helps clients achieve their strategic goals.

Returning is Our Ever-Popular Industry Expert Discussion on Timely Legal, Legislative, Accounting & Dealer HR Issues Featuring...

Leonard Bellavia

Leonard Bellavia, Esq. is a Senior Partner at the law firm Bellavia, Blatt PC and nationally recognized authority in the field of automotive franchise law. Leonard has achieved national recognition for advocating the mass action litigation model on behalf of franchised automobile dealers and has implemented this strategy in several notable cases. He currently serves as an outside counsel to NYSADA. >

Lisa Marrello

Lisa M. Marrello, Esq. is a skilled government relations attorney who provides tactical advice and counsel to a diverse client base and effectively articulates policy and budget issues before New York State government. Lisa advises clients on legislative policy development, budgetary analysis, and appropriations funding, and manages administrative and regulatory matters before state agencies.

Jay Bove

Jay Bove, Esq. is a Managing Director in the Albany office of Park Strategies, LLC and an attorney with The D’Amato Law Group, LLP. A seasoned government relations professional, Jay has over 30 years of experience representing clients across a wide range of governmental, regulatory, and private sector matters. He spent more than 19 years in the New York State Senate, where he served as counsel and chief of staff to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. He now represents the New York State Automobile Dealers Association (NYSADA) before state government and in administrative matters before the DMV. Mr. Bove also represents clients in the insurance, housing, technology, construction, and procurement sectors.

Louis Young

Lou Young, CVA, a Principal and Dealership Services Team Leader at Withum, has over 25 years of experience in dealership accounting and consulting. He coordinates specialized services for clients, including but not limited to line-item benchmarking, internal controls, financial statement analysis, fixed operations financial analysis, information safeguarding, operational reviews, and warranty analysis. He assists clients with state regulatory oversight issues, including general compliance, consumer affairs, and sales tax issues.

Stevan Labonte

Stevan LaBonte, Esq. formed the LaBonte Law Group, PLLC in 2009 and his team of seven attorneys provide legal representation for dealerships throughout NYS in the areas of franchise law, buy-sells, real estate, civil and corporate litigation, employment law, regulatory compliance & training and warranty parts and labor reimbursement increases. Starting as a volunteer consumer frauds rep for the NYS Office of the Attorney General, Stevan has been working with automobile dealers since 1989 and continues to provide dealers with assistance in all aspects of their business.

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