R. Allen Rippy is Vice President of Rippy Cadillac Oldsmobile, Inc., managing partner of Autopark Associates, co-dealer for Cadillac of Wilmington, retailer for Hummer of Wilmington, Saab of Wilmington and Saturn of Wilmington.  He is currently serving on the University of North Carolina at Wilmington Board of Trustees.  He is a past member of the YMCA Board of Directors, North Carolina Automobile Dealer Association Board of Directors and is an Elder at First Presbyterian Church.   Director since 1997.