Lori Church

Director of Compliance
Holman Automotive

Lori recently moved to New Jersey to accept the role of Director of Compliance for Holman Automotive.  Prior to that, she lived in Colorado for 25 years and was in the automotive industry most of that time.  She began as a salesman and quickly moved to finance where she spent 10+ years as a director.

Lori graduated with a law degree from the University of Denver while working full-time as a director.  She uses her years of finance experience combined with her law degree to help ensure the dealerships are both productive and compliant.

James Ganther

President, Mosaic Compliance Services
Co-Founder, Automotive Compliance Education

James S. Ganther is the president of Mosaic Compliance Services, a lawyer- created company that provides legal compliance services on behalf of retail dealerships.

Ganther has been honored as a member of F&I and Showroom’s “Who’s Who in F&I” and is a frequent author and speaker on compliance topics.

Mike Tamas

Vice President of Sales
American Financial & Automotive Services

Mike’s retail career started in 1985. He’s spent the last twenty eight years focusing on the retail automotive industry. More than a decade ago, Mike put his retail experience and ‘can-do’ attitude to work, helping dealerships develop their full potential. Mike’s focused and hands-on approach teaches real world, common sense tactics that result in increased volume and profit.

Mike is a seven-time NADA workshop presenter. He shares his knowledge with automotive professionals through in-store training, as well as presenting at numerous state conventions, twenty groups and to various industry associations.

Gil Van Over

President, gvo3 & Associates
Executive Director, Automotive Compliance Education

Gil is the president of gvo3 & Associates, a nationally recognized compliance consulting, audit, training and review firm. He and his team work with dealerships around the country in implementing F&I and Sales Compliance Management Solutions to help dealers manage and mitigate compliance issues. He is a frequent speaker to industry groups and also provides litigation support on behalf of automotive retailers and insurers.

Gil is also the Executive Director of Automotive Compliance Education (ACE) and the author of Automotive Compliance in a Digital World. ACE is a compliance training and industry certification company. ACE provides varying curricula and certification for all dealership employees involved in the Sales and F&I processes, from Sales People and Managers to Office Managers and Compliance Officers.