Meet our Staff
Principals
R. Mark Zimmerman
Owner/Dealer Principal
Joined the team in May of 1973
Sales
Shelli Bentley
Customer Relations Manager
Joined the team: September 1989
Passions & Pastimes: My family -Husband Darrell, Children: Sarah (English Teacher at Marion High School)and her husband, Andy and Kyle (Blackhawk Sprinklers) --- Cooking and traveling with her family.
Fun fact: When I was 3 years old I got to draw the winning name at the local Ford dealer for a free new Ford!
Chaun Favre
General Sales Manager
Joined the team: November 2008
Passions & Pastimes: Hanging out with my two kids.
Favorite Quote: "Never, never, never quit." - Winston Churchill
Dave Strowmatt
Sales Manager
Joined the team: April 2009
Passions and Pastimes: Hanging out with my daughters.
Favorite Quote: "If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there." - Lewis Carrol.
Fun Fact: I've been in the car business for 13 years and a sales manager for 6.
Nathan Johnson
Sales Manager
Joined the team: June 2009
Passions and Pastimes: Hanging out with my family. I have 2 kids. My son is 9 and my daughter is 12. I also like to hunt and fish.
Fun Fact: I've been in the car biz for 14 years.
Vance Barton
Used Car Manager
Joined the team: June 2005
Passions & Pastimes: My family, Former Professional Motocross Racer, Fishing.
Favorite Quote: "Confidence is the Key to Success - Always give 110%"
Fun Fact: Vance has broken more bones than Evel Kneivel. He even broke bones fishing. He conducts riding schools for up and coming Motocross racers!
Susan Halbe
Internet Manager
Joined the team: September 2009
Passions and Pastimes: Spending time with my family, travel, pets.
Favorite Quote: "Ask not to have an easier life, ask to be a stronger person." Helen Keller
Alan Baker
Sales Consultant
Joined the team: February 1993
Passions & Pastimes: Kids & Family & playing basketball outdoors. "I enjoy life!"
Favorite Quote: "What do you call a dog with no legs?" Answer:"Why call him, he won't come anyway!!
Fun Fact: Alan was the 1976 Rodeo Team Roping Champion of Iowa
Kandy Donner
Sales Consultant
Joined the team Sept. 2006
Passions & Pastimes: Spending time with my family, cheering for the UNI Panthers and gardening.
Civic Organizations: Coolidge PTA.
Favorite Quote: "Happiness is not having what you want, it is wanting what you have." ~unknown
Fun Fact: Kandy played softball at the University of Northern Iowa.
Andrew Jefferey
Sales Consultant
Joined the team: April 2009
Passions and Pastimes: Fishing, camping, hiking.
Favorite Quote: "Set yourself on fire, people will gather to watch you burn."
Fun Fact: I was in the Navy for 4 years as a Submariner.
Rob Miller
Sales Consultant
Joined the team: June 2005
Passions and Pastimes: My children, tennis, basketball and Poker
Favorite Quote: "That Rob is one good looking guy!!"
Fun Fact: Rob has SIX sisters!
Tyler Nesset
Sales Consultant
Joined the team: July 2009
Passions and Pastimes: Golfing and going to car shows.
Favorite Quotes:
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."
Thomas Edison
Andy Resewehr
Sales Consultant
Joined the team: June 2005
Passions & Pastimes: I enjoy softball, bowling, hunting, fishing and camping. I love the mountains.
Favorite Quote: "You're only as successful as you feel!"
Fun Fact: In high school I won a free trip to Washington DC to bowl in the National Tournament. I placed 7th!
Jennifer Rouze
Sales Consultant (Special Finance)
Joined the team: March 2, 2009
Passions and Pastimes: Animals (dogs), softball, and the outdoors.
Favorite Quote: "A house is not a home without a dog."- Unknown.
Fun Fact: I collect Mickey Mouse things.
Chuck White
Sales Consultant
Joined the team: July 1991
Passions and Pastimes: Family, Reading, Gardening, Iowa Hawkeyes, Traveling, Dining Out
Favorite Quote: "The time to start is now."
Fun Fact: Chuck is an avid Iowa Hawkeye Fan!!
Finance
Adam Nelson
F&I Manager
Joined the team: December 2007
Passions & Pastimes: Motorcycling and Traveling
Favorite Quote: "If crickets wore pistols than birds would not mess with them"
Josh Hachmeister
F&I Manager
Joined the team: December 2007
Passions & Pastimes: Iowa Football, Golf and Fishing
Favorite Quote: "Winners find a way, losers make excuses!"
Fun Fact: Josh is married and has a newborn baby boy named Nash, born 6/14/09. He also has 2 Chihuahuas (Jade & Jaxson).
Aaron Center
Special Finance Manager
Joined the team: August 2008
Passions and Pastimes: Spending time with my kids, playing poker and basketball, and playing John Madden
Military and Civic Organizations: National Guard and basketball
Favorite Quote: "Money won is twice as sweet as money earned" Fast Eddie in the Color of Money
Fun Fact: I'm 5'4" AND play basketball!
Service
Gary Banks
Service Manager
Joined the team: June 2009
Passions and Pastimes:
My family! Hunting,fishing,camping, travel,gardening and cooking.
Favorite Quote: "I'm convinced that life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it."
Chuck Swindoll
Body Shop
Kevin Schwarzhoff
Director of Fixed Operations
Joined the team: February 2001
Passions and Pastimes: Horseback riding and spending time with my kids.
Favorite Quote: "Nothing replaces wisdom but silence comes close."
Fun Fact: I'm on the cover of Dealer Fixed Operations Magazine.