NCM & WOCAN Spotlight Emerging Dealership Leader

Published on March 4, 2026

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Ashley Cavazos, who is president of the Women of Color Automotive Network and a consultant, instructor and 20 group moderator at NCM Associates, joins the show, along with Colby Sturdivant, new-car manager at Freedom Honda Sumter in South Carolina.

WOCAN partnered with NCM to present a first-of-its kind scholarship to Sturdivant, who was awarded a full ride to NCM’s GM Executive Program. Cavazos and Sturdivant talk with Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby about the scholarship program and their career journeys and aspirations in retail automotive. Sturdivant shares her familial connection and inspiration in auto, along with what she’s most looking forward to about the Executive Program’s curriculum. Cavazos also shares her experience leading WOCAN since assuming the role of president in Jully.

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