Michael Alford is president of Marine Chevrolet Cadillac in Jacksonville, N.C. Mike is a native of Lynchburg, Virginia. He entered the car business in 1992 after a career in banking. He joined his father-in-law in the family business, working in all departments while attending the NADA Dealer Academy and purchased the dealership in 1997. Alford represents North Carolina's franchised new-car dealers on the board of directors of the National Automobile Dealers Association.