About ADCO
The Association of Dealership Compliance Officers (ADCO) is committed to identifying and carrying out compliance best practices that mitigate dealers' exposure and gain the trust of the buying public.
Before founding ADCO in 2017, Linda J. Robertson, SPHR, gained more than two decades of high-level, hands-on experience in all phases of regulatory compliance in the healthcare, insurance and franchised automobile dealer industries. With direct exposure to both policy development and its real-world applications, Linda's approach to satisfying the requisites of an in-store CMS is comprehensive, but highly practical, cost-effective and adaptable in application.
Under her direction, ADCO provides operational structure and serves as an educational and best practices resource for in-store corporate compliance officers in franchise, used car, buy-here pay-here, RV, powersports and commercial dealerships.
The ADCO Community supports industry compliance professionals. Dealership compliance officers are charged with tremendous responsibilities. They create and manage the dealership's compliance and ethics program – under the oversight of the board of directors or the dealer principle – while providing training, assisting with change management processes, and developing and monitoring quality assurance and compliance best practices.
The first generation of compliance officers in dealerships across the country may find few peers and scant guidelines. Many compliance professionals are the first in their role for a particular dealership. The ADCO community provides support tailored to dealership cultures and pinpointed to the issues and incentives facing dealerships.
Together we will develop best practices, provide support and win recognition for the professional achievements of compliance officers. ADCO provides the platform compliance officers need for exchanging experiences, bouncing ideas off each other, and developing best practices to guide their dealerships' responses.
ADCO identifies areas in which regulatory compliance is mandatory at the state and federal level. We present and recommend training and resources to help dealers comply with regulations across the dealership.
Dealerships are operating in an increasingly complex regulatory environment, with significant activity at the state level. A missed step or a neglected requisite can be costly.
ADCO provides members with a social forum for compliance discussion with other industry professionals. Our members share their own expertise and experiences so we can all learn from each other.
Five education modules cover strategies to develop, execute, and monitor the general operations of a dealer’s Compliance Management System.
ADCO provides training sessions directed towards developing your dealership’s strategies towards addressing compliance mandates and customer expectations.
ADCO provides step-by-step guidelines regarding dealership compliance and regulatory requirements so you can have confidence in knowing you're protected.
Leadership
Linda leads the day-to-day operations and our certification training.
Lindsey excels in strategic planning, teams, and organizational development.
Krista works to design and implement our compliance systems.
Steve brings a wealth of knowledge from his 25+ years in the dealership.
DJ designs, develops, and supports our web applications and creative.
Board of Directors
President of JV Solutions
Randy Henrick & Associatesautodealercompliance.net
Director of Compliance for Reynolds & Reynolds
Director of Compliance at Hendrick Automotive
Partner in Wick Phillips’ Labor & Employment Group
Buckeye Dealership Consulting
Krumland Auto Group
COO of Dawson Oil Company
Contact us
Let us know if you would like to speak with a dealership compliance consultant and get answers specific to your dealership or environment.
Outreach Initiatives
ADCO supports the Wounded Warrior Project as well as the Clothing for African Children initiative.