MERCEDES-BENZ OF DENVER - Key Persons


Alla Awad

Job Titles:
  • Technician

Andre Montgomery

Job Titles:
  • Title Clerk

Arie Friel

Job Titles:
  • Finance Manager

Aslan Mametov

Job Titles:
  • Support Staff

Brendan Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Retail Parts Associate

Bryan Coughlin

Job Titles:
  • Technician

Cameron Steck

Job Titles:
  • Sales Buying Agent
Cameron has been with the Mercedes Benz service department for the last year. He started as a porter, worked his way to a loaner car agent and is now working with the sales team! Outside of work, Cameron enjoys working out. Cameron is very passionate about work and building his future.

Casey Cape

Job Titles:
  • Controller

Casey Chambers

Job Titles:
  • Technician
Casey has worked for Mercedes for 17 years and has been with our dealership for the last year and a half. Casey is dedicated to his career and considers it his passion and a hobby!. Outside of work, Casey enjoys being outside with his dog.

Casey Pratt

Job Titles:
  • Technician
Casey has been with Mercedes Benz since 2006. He joined the Mercedes Benz of Denver in 2020. Outside of work, Casey can be found practicing and teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Yoga. He enjoys anything in he mountains and his favorite Mercedes is a G-Wagon.

Chelsey Quesada

Job Titles:
  • Receptionist
Chelsey moved from California in 2022. She started with Mercedes of Denver in June of 2023. She likes being both indoors and outdoors; she loves volleyball and snowboarding as well as watching movies and playing games.

Chris Holtam

Job Titles:
  • Technician
Chris is one of the used car technicians. When he got out of the high school in 1996, he started working in the automotive industry. He is a Honda/Acura master tech venturing into new brands. He has been with Mercedes since 2022. He is an avid Broncos and Avalanche Fan- currently on the wait list for season tickets. Chris is a dog-dad to 2 wonderful pups who keeps him on his toes! He is a total foodie and loves checking out new restaurants with friends when he can. One day, he would love to go skydiving and bungee jumping.

Chris Jarrach

Job Titles:
  • Service Lane Manager
Chris has been in the automotive industry for years and has been with Mercedes Benz for 4 years. Outside of work, Chris enjoys spending time with his lovely wife. They enjoy visiting new breweries and distilleries, driving performance cars, cycling, smoking meat on their grill and spending time with their two dogs and two cats.

Chris Wilder

Job Titles:
  • Service Parts Counterman

Dan Jensen

Job Titles:
  • Technician
Dan has worked for Mercedes Benz of Denver for the last 4 1/2 years, but has been with Mercedes for 20 years! Dan has been married for 25 years and has two sons. Outside of work, Dan enjoys riding his Harley, restoring classic cars, fishing, shooting and learning and bettering himself.

Danielle Montoya

Job Titles:
  • Service Advisor

Destiny Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Service Advisor
Destiny has worked for Mercedes of Denver since 2021. She has been a porter, BDC agent, loaner car agent and now advisor. Destiny is a valentine baby, loves spring time and plants. Destiny loves that cars are like puzzles and enjoys the challenge of working on them for our customers. She enjoys motivating and leading others.

Drew Romkey

Job Titles:
  • Client Advisor

Emily Caldwell

Job Titles:
  • General Manager

Erica Gennaro

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager

Eriq Wilmer

Job Titles:
  • File Clerk
Eriq joined the Mercedes Benz of Denver team in 2023. Eriq enjoys time with his son, building things out of wood, watching movies, playing video games and cooking!

Gabrielle Swenson

Job Titles:
  • Technician

Gael Garcia-Quezada

Job Titles:
  • Porter

Geoff Wasteneys

Job Titles:
  • Service Advisor
Geoffrey has been in the automotive industry since 1984 and has been with Mercedes-Benz of Denver for over 20 years. Geoffrey has been an apprentice technician, master technician, shop foreman, service consultant and service manager. Outside of work, Geoffrey enjoys working on vintage radios, HAM radios and flying model planes and helicopters.

Griffin Moody

Job Titles:
  • Client Advisor
Griffin loves fast cars, hockey and the outdoors. He has been in the automotive industry for 5 years! Griffin is originally from Silver Spring, Maryland but has been living in Denver for over 10 years.

Guillermo Acevedo-Galaz

Job Titles:
  • Detail Technician

Hydelfonzo Majalca

Job Titles:
  • Technician
Hydel moved here from Mexico. His parents did not have much and taught him that he had the power to be somebody. Hydel is blazing a path in the service department and has been apart of the team for the last 1 1/2 years. He enjoys time with his family and making them proud.

Isaac Duran

Job Titles:
  • Technician
Isaac has been with Mercedes Benz of Denver for 2 1/2 years. He attended and graduated UTI in 2019 and then attended and graduated the Mercedes Benz Drive program in 2020. Isaac enjoys video games, shooting, traveling and driving as well as taking components apart and putting them back together.

Isaiah Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Support Staff

Jacob Krupp

Job Titles:
  • Sales Manager / E - Sales Director
Jacob has been in the automotive industry for over 4 years. He started as a client advisor with Mercedes in 2021. Not only is he an Army Veteran, but he is a hardworking and devoted manager. He loves animals and is always helping the sales team as much as he can!

Jacob Piekoszewski

Job Titles:
  • Technician
Jacob has worked for Mercedes of Denver for the last 6 months and has been in the automotive field for several years. When Jacob is not at work, he enjoys videos games, traveling, hockey, hiking and music.

Jake Menn

Job Titles:
  • Technician
Jake has been with Mercedes Benz for 15 years and with the Denver team for the last 9 years. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, skiing and exploring new restaurants around town with his wife. He has been married for 5 years and welcomed their first son into the family in October of 2021!

James Goza

Job Titles:
  • Leasing Manager
James started selling cars in Okinawa, Japan on September 5, 1994. He later ended up selling for that same company for 6 years and managing their Japan operation for another 16 years. He came back to the states in November of 2016 and has been with Mercedes-Benz for almost 8 years!

Jason Reed

Job Titles:
  • Technician
Jason has worked for Mercedes-Benz since 1992. He has been working for Mercedes-Benz of Denver for the last 24 years! Jason is a Colorado native and enjoys hunting, motorcycles, collecting historical firearms and playing sports with his kids.

Jason Samsow

Job Titles:
  • Technician
Jason has been with Mercedes Benz of Denver for the last 15 years. He started as a porter and is now one of our reconditioning technicians. Outside of the office, Jason enjoys golf, fishing, bowling and spending time with family.

Jewelian Crossley

Job Titles:
  • Technician
Jewelian started with our team in 2022. Jewelian was an expert snowboarder for 7 plus years. He loves the outdoors, technology, using his hands to create, animals and his friends and family. He is always willing to help out others and help achieve goals.

John Manzanares

Job Titles:
  • Technician

John Southwell

Job Titles:
  • Parts Wholesale Advisor

Johnathon Swanson

Job Titles:
  • Client Advisor
Johnathon started in the automotive industry in 2017. He has been with Mercedes of Denver for 7 years and is an EQ Specialist! Johnathon is a kind, determined, and reliable person. His favorite Mercedes is the AMG EQS, which he also owns. He enjoys spending time with his wife, 2 kids- soon to be 3, 2 dogs and 2 cats.

Jose Vega

Job Titles:
  • Techncian
Jose joined our team 6 months ago. Jose is a former Marine and we are proud that he served our country. Jose is a Formula One enthusiast, loves hockey and cars. Jose moved to Denver from West Palm Beach, Florida to join our team.

Joseph Cravotta

Job Titles:
  • Reconditioning Advisor

JP Gonzalez

Job Titles:
  • Retail Parts Associate

Juan Uribe

Job Titles:
  • Roadside Technician
Juan has worked for Mercedes Benz for 25 years! He has been part of the family here for the last 4 years. Juan is passionate about helping people and this makes him invaluable as our roadside assistance technician. Juan loves to travel, spend time with friends and family and do home projects.

Julieanna Lesuer

Job Titles:
  • E - Sales Agent

Justin Green

Job Titles:
  • Pre - Owned Sales Director
Justin has been in the auto industry for 10 years! He started as a client advisor and worked his way up to becoming our used car director. Justin is a sports car enthusiast. His favorite car is the G-Wagon.

Kaaden Roath

Job Titles:
  • Sales Buying Agent
Kaaden has worked for Mercedes Benz of Denver for the last year. Kaaden is going to college to become a pilot. Outside of work, Kaaden enjoys gaming, fashion, cars and tattoos. He also loves spending time in the gym and with his Corgi!

Kendrick Newton

Job Titles:
  • Service Advisor
Kendrick started out as a technician in 2019. He has been with Mercedes of Denver since April of 2022. Outside of work, Kendrick enjoys hiking and playing sports. His favorite Mercedes is the 2014 E 550.

Leslie Rains

Job Titles:
  • Service Advisor
Leslie has been with Mercedes Benz of Denver for 1 year. Outside of work, Leslie enjoys exploring all that Colorado has to offer with her dog Jack. Leslie moved here from Tacoma, Washington and loves living in Denver.

Lot Tech


Luke Jensen

Job Titles:
  • Apprentice Technician
Luke has been with the team for close to a year. He recently graduated from a porter to an apprentice technician. Luke loves cars, motor cycles, bicycles, nature and music. Luke enjoys working on drift cars and riding street bikes

Makaveli Wilbur

Job Titles:
  • Loaner Vehicle Manager
Makaveli has been with the Mercedes Benz of Denver team for 6 years. She is our "Jill of all trades"! She loves the people that she works with and the culture within our team!

Malachi Sims

Job Titles:
  • Porter
Malachi took AutoTech in high school and started with Mercedes of Denver in 2023 as porter.

Marco Valles - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Finance Director

Marie Mendoza

Job Titles:
  • E - Sales Agent

Mark McGinnis

Job Titles:
  • Client Advisor
Mark has been in car sales for over 4 years. Originally from Houston, Texas, he moved to Denver in 2018. He enjoys basketball, disk golf and snowboarding and BBQ (of course). Mark is very kind and helps out as often as he can.

Mark Stecker

Job Titles:
  • Technician
Mark has been apart of our team for the last 8 years, but has been with the Sonic organization for 30 plus years! Outside of work, Mark loves to ride his bike, hike and is passionate about photography.

Marvin Simpson

Job Titles:
  • Client Advisor

Mason Reis

Job Titles:
  • Technician
Mason has been apart of the Mercedes Benz of Denver family for the last year. He started as an apprentice technician and has recently graduated to a line tech. Mason enjoys hiking with his dog, fishing, cars/car meets and coffee. He is obsessed with German cars and driving.

Matt Marcus

Job Titles:
  • Client Advisor

Matthew Dunn

Job Titles:
  • Service Advisor

Max Yazdanfar

Job Titles:
  • New Car Director
Max first started as a client advisor with Mercedes-Benz of Denver in 2019! He has been in the automotive industry for 10 years.

Mckenzy Largent

Job Titles:
  • Warranty Admin
Mckenzy recently joined the Mercedes Benz of Denver team. Outside of work, Mckenzy enjoys sports, going to the mountains, hiking in the mountains, spending time with family and friends, traveling and lake days with the family.

Michael Solis

Job Titles:
  • Apprentice Technician

Mike Boehmer

Job Titles:
  • Shop Foreman
Our shop foreman, Mike, has worked for Mercedes Benz of Denver for 10 years and has been with Mercedes for a total of 19 years! Mike enjoys wood and metal working, building electronics, mountain biking and camping.

Nadia Ashqary

Job Titles:
  • E - Sales Agent
This is Nadia's first job in the car industry, and she is doing amazing! She brings joy and laughter to the sales team. Every day brings her new excitement and learning opportunities. She loves being a part of the dynamic environment and can't wait to see where this journey takes her!

Nathan Barkin

Job Titles:
  • Service Director
Nathan has been with Mercedes Benz for over 10 years. He is passionate about his career and loves working for Mercedes. Outside of work, Nathan loves spending time with his wife, son, two dogs and cat. Nathan has been racing triathlon for the last 7 years and enjoys cycling, running, snowboarding, good food and wine and is obsessed with hockey and the Avalanche.

Nathan Dorst

Job Titles:
  • Technician

Nevada Jenkins

Job Titles:
  • Client Advisor

Niko Nghiem

Job Titles:
  • Client Advisor
Niko is a dedicated car enthusiast with a passion for helping people find their perfect vehicle. He thrives on delivering exceptional guest experiences. Beyond the showroom, you will find him immersed in car-related hobbies. His greatest joy comes from spending quality with him his loved ones, creating lasting memories both on and off the road.

Patrick Krochalis

Job Titles:
  • Inventory Manager
Patrick started as a lot tech on August 24, 2021. He has moved up to become the inventory manager for the sales team. He is a hard worker and helps the sales team as much as he can!

Rameen Moosavi

Job Titles:
  • Finance Manager
Rameen is one of our finance managers. He first started in the automotive industry in 2009. He likes to spend time with his family, and travel. Rameen also likes to live a healthy and fit lifestyle. His favorite Mercedes is the G550.

Ricardo Menchaca

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Parts Manager

Rogelio Rios-Lopez

Job Titles:
  • Technician

Ryan Durbin

Job Titles:
  • Loaner Agent
Ryan has worked for Mercedes of Denver since 2020. He started as a porter, moved up to service BDC and is now working as our loaner agent. Ryan is passionate about architecture and interior design. He also enjoys hiking and longboarding in the summer as well as water skiing, wake boarding and boogie boarding. His favorite Mercedes is gull wing door SLS AMG GT.

Seth Hobson

Job Titles:
  • Parts Wholesale Advisor

Seven Wilbur

Job Titles:
  • Service BDC

Sherry Fox

Job Titles:
  • Payroll & F & I Products

Stefan Petrea

Job Titles:
  • Technician

Stephen Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Detail Technician
Steve started working in the automotive industry in 1996. He came to work with Mercedes in 2018- right before the pandemic. He likes to listen to Jazz music, eat soul food, and go to church. His favorite Mercedes is his 1998 SL 500. He is very kind and always has a smile on his face.

Steven Totta

Job Titles:
  • Service Parts Counterman
Steven has worked with Mercedes Benz for the last 16 years! Outside of work, Steven enjoys camping, off-road driving in his jeep, hiking, snowmobiling and snow skiing. Nature and Colorado Rockies are where you can find him when he is not at work.

Susan Burton

Job Titles:
  • Warranty Admin
Susan started as a receptionist in 1988. In 1996, she came to Mercedes-Benz as a cashier then went to work with a warranty company in 2012. Susan came back in 2023 as our service warranty admin. She enjoys waterskiing and riding her motorcycle.

Tanner Angel

Job Titles:
  • Client Advisor
  • Sales

Tony Ghiami

Job Titles:
  • Lot Tech
Tony moved to Denver in 2022 and started with Mercedes in the middle of 2023. He is always willing to help any chance he can. Tony is always laughing and is such a joy to have with the team.

Tony Guardian

Job Titles:
  • Parts Director
Tony has been in the automotive industry since 1984. He started working with Mercedes-Benz of Denver in May of 2014! He likes to play tennis with his wife and enjoys camping with their dogs.

Tony Upton

Job Titles:
  • Client Advisor
Tony has been in the automotive industry for 33 years! He has been both in sales and management positions. He started working at Mercedes of Denver in 2020.

Tonya Jones

Job Titles:
  • Receptionist
Tonya has been with Mercedes-Benz of Denver since 2019. She enjoys listening to music, writing poetry, and taking long walks with her son. Her motto is "God, family and friends." She treasures the time that she spends with her family and friends. She knows life is precious and wants people to know that she loves and appreciates them.

Tori Wiles

Job Titles:
  • Title Clerk

Vanessa Ballines

Job Titles:
  • Service Advisor
Vanessa has worked for Mercedes Benz of Denver for 2 years. She has worked in several different roles in the service department. Outside of work, Vanessa loves to box and dance. She has two cats and loves watching reality TV. Vanessa loves to lift those up around her. Positive mental attitude is her motto!

Vincent Chavez

Job Titles:
  • Service Support
Vincent joined our team at the beginning of 2023. He is currently attending CU Denver and is studying business marketing. He enjoys videography, music and making things. Vincent is a big fan of cars and loves working on his 1983 Ranger.