Staff

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General Manager

pgonser@westherr.com

(716) 210-1871

Philip's career began in November of 2004 at West Herr Nissan in Orchard Park as a sales assistant. After a couple of months he joined the sales force there and moved to the Honda store when it opened in 2007. In 2010 he joined the management team at the Toyota store in Williamsville. In 2012 Philip moved back to the Honda store as the Sales Manager. He was named the General Manager in 2016 after being the Sales Manager for 4 years. Lastly, in April of 2019 Philip joined the team at Nissan Lockport to help grow the store.

Favorite Movie: Star Wars

Favorite Food: Pizza

Favorite activity outside of work: Hang out with the family

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Management

Brian Hy: New Vehicle Sales Manager; bhy@westherr.com; (716) 807-7161; d6ce82243266498ba1b15d458f065573

Brian Wiesinger: Business Manager; bwiesinger@westherr.com; (716) 984-7829; Favorite Movie: Gran Torino
Favorite Food: Ribs
Favorite thing to do outside of work: Spend time w/family
Started at West Herr: June 2017; f5f184df5c4d4bcb8adf613ca2bcb2f8

Chad Runions: Service Manager; crunions@westherr.com; (716) 625-8989; ede519ff61e64908b9293a09ac11be01

Jim Sobczynski: Parts Manager; james.sobczynski@westherr.com; (716) 625-8889; 68a7d9dce6744c4ebbc21820af37cec7

Rob Virtuoso: Used Car Manager; rvirtuoso@westherr.com; (716) 713-7452; d47443fc0c9f4ee08fdd290f58a0d215

Sales

Tracy McMann: Sales Consultant; tmcmann@westherr.com; (716) 622-5813; Favorite Movie: Avatar 3D
Favorite Food: Large sea scallops in cream sauce
Favorite thing to do outside of work: Camping w/her children, grandchildren & friends
Started at West Herr: April 2017; b43fbc2a86a54470a63fe6bd5faf8231

Alan Johnson: Sales Consultant; ajohnson@westherr.com; (716) 799-5329; Favorite Movie: American Graffiti
Favorite Food: Steak & Lobster
Favorite thing to do outside of work: Spend time with family and friends as well as enjoy outdoor music events
Started at West Herr: November 2018; 17dd80f2df93463487b194b58fd63951

Erik Giardina: Sales Consultant; egiardina@westherr.com; (716) 863-8927; Favorite Movie: Top Gun
Favorite Food: Tacos & Pizza (Not taco pizza)
Favorite thing to do outside of work: Bike Ride
Started at West Herr: February 2015; c9a1fdc2090041469736f431d28765d5

Kevin Haines: Sales Consultant; khaines@westherr.com; (716) 908-0521; Favorite Movie: Star Wars Saga, Empire Strikes Back
Favorite Food: Gorgonzola Alfredo
Favorite thing to do outside of work: Spend time with family, jam out to music & cook.
Started at West Herr: May 2015; 134932d699384b07970e17b0bb5b3cb6

Keaton Collins: Sales Consultant; kcollins@westherr.com; (810) 553-2978; 8f1546cf0a9742979da5dd1ad20163d8

Derek Vandriel: Sales Consultant; dvandriel@westherr.com; (716) 946-5987; Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings, Return of the King
Favorite Food: Max's Chicken Souvlaki Salad
Favorite thing to do outside of work: Serve in children's ministry at the Chapel with his daughters
Started at West Herr: July 2015; de1106c5f49340ef86d2de70bbc702e6

John Madden

Sales Consultant

jmadden@westherr.com

(716) 310-8666

Favorite Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Food: Ribeye, Mashed & Asparagus
Favorite thing to do outside of work: Spending time w/his daughters & then yard work.
Started at West Herr: July 2017

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Josef Cord: Sales Consultant; jcord@westherr.com; (716) 870-0832; Favorite Movie: Pulp Fiction
Favorite Food: Chicken Francesca
Favorite thing to do outside of work: Cook
Started at West Herr: October 2018; 42cb67443d8b401c8ce670b44fd580bc