YARK NISSAN - Key Persons


Alex Lyell

Job Titles:
  • Sales Advisor
From Toledo, Alex has been at Yark Automotive since 2012. In his role at Yark, he enjoys that every day is something different. Prior to Yark, Alex has done everything from serving ice cream to serving in the US Army. He enjoys boating, sports, spending time with his family, and spending time outdoors. His favorite cars are classic Corvettes.

Chris Dandino

Job Titles:
  • Sales Advisor
  • Sales

Chris Dimando

Job Titles:
  • Finance Manager

Chris Newman

Job Titles:
  • Sales Advisor
Chris has worked at Yark since 2005. He and his wife have 2 kids, a daughter, Laney, who is a gymnast, and a son, Connor, who plays hockey. Outside of work, Chris enjoys spending time with his family and golfing. One thing he cannot live without is candy, specifically Red Vines. Chris's favorite place to be is St. Petersburg, Florida. The weirdest job he has ever had was spraying coal at a chemical company; he said he would always come home covered in black dust from the coal. Chris's favorite car is a Nissan Murano.

Chrissy Liehr

Job Titles:
  • Service Advisor

Corey Merren

Job Titles:
  • Parts Counter
From Maumee, OH, Corey has been with Yark Automotive since 2021. He has two dogs and his dream car is the 1969 Camaro. His guilty pleasure is anything nerdy like DnD MtG board games and gaming on his console.

Dave Hilbert

Job Titles:
  • Service Advisor
From Cleveland, David has been at Yark Automotive since 2019. He enjoys interacting with customers and solving their issues. In his free time, he enjoys playing pool, and was an 8-ball national champion in 2013. He also loves all Cleveland sports teams. 5d32438bc1bb4b35b02103cbc70a5be8

Jim Yark - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founder

Josh Ulmer

Job Titles:
  • Sales Advisor

Kody Robinson

Job Titles:
  • Finance Manager
Kody has been with Yark Automotive Group since 2015. He is married and has one daughter, a son, a pit bull named champ. Outside of work, Kody enjoys playing video games, golfing, and spending time with his parents and sisters. One thing he cannot live without is his daughter. Kody's favorite place to be is at home. The weirdest job he has ever had was at a cyber café for gambling. His favorite car is a Nissan GT-R.

Nick Coleman

Job Titles:
  • Service Director

Nick Russell

Job Titles:
  • Sales Manager
From Northwood, OH, Nick has been at Yark Automotive since 2015. His favorite part of his job is turning coworkers and customers into friends. In his free time Nick enjoys watching and playing sports. His favorite teams are the Buckeyes and the Dallas Cowboys. His favorite thing about cars is the evolving technology and safety features.

Nick Trippe

Job Titles:
  • Parts Manager
From Toledo, OH, Nick has been with Yark Automotive since 2020. He has 2 children; a son and daughter and also a dog. His first job was working in the automotive department at Meijer. Nick's hobbies and interests include cars, motorcycles and photography. Three words his friends would use to describe him are outgoing, empathetic and driven. His guilty pleasure is a good steak. Nick's favorite things about cars are that they make the world go round and you can make them an extension of yourself and modify them to fit your lifestyle.

Noah Baldwin-Townsend

Job Titles:
  • Service Advisor
  • Service

Rob Schnipke

Job Titles:
  • Sales Professional

TJ Kretz

Job Titles:
  • Sales Advisor
From Eriz, PA, TJ has been at Yark Automotive since 2015. His favorite part of his job is helping customers find their perfect vehicle. In his free time TJ enjoys sports, and cheering on the Red Wings and Wolverine. His favorite car is the Nissan Maxima.

Todd Reckley

Job Titles:
  • General Manager
  • Management

Zach Zimmerman

Job Titles:
  • Sales Advisor
From Lindsey, OH, Zach has been at Yark Automotive since 2019. He enjoys interacting with customers. In his free time, Zach enjoys going to breweries, and watching sports. He loves any car with four wheels.