Board of Professional Advisers

Ronald Roberts (1984)
Board of Professional Advisors Vice Chair
Partner/Chief Operating Officer
Dye Van Mol & Lawrence
Nashville, TN

Ronald Roberts is president and chief operating officer at Dye, Van Mol & Lawrence.  Roberts coordinates the agency’s day-to-day operations as well as overseeing staff assignments and managing several agency client accounts.  He is certified in crisis communications management via the Institute for Crisis Management and participates in extensive crisis management and quick response situations for various clients.  He is a key leader in meeting and event management for the agency, providing planning and floor direction for large meetings and special events such as Bridgestone/Firestone annual team meetings – 2002 – 2008, Jack Daniel’s national distributor meetings – 2007, Saturn Homecoming ‘99 Homecoming Caravans, and Blockbuster RockFest ‘97.  Prior to joining DVL, Roberts was an assistant director of public relations at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), later moving to the Mass Communications faculty.  He has also worked as assistant producer at The Nashville Network (TNN) prior to his tenure at MTSU.