Meet our Staff
Principals
Stanley Kraushaar
Chairman
Kerry Monica
Fixed Operations Director
Kerry's dealership expertise is in parts and service. When he started with Lester Glenn Auto Group, he was responsible for overseeing parts and service for 2 locations in Toms River. In 3 short years, he now oversees 5 locations including Hyundai of Toms River, Buick-Pontiac-GMC of Toms River, Subaru of Toms River, Lester Glenn Collision Center of Toms River, Hyundai of Manahawkin, and more than 125 employees on a daily basis.
Sales
Chris Hardick
Internet Manager
Chris has been in the automotive industry for about 12 years. Starting out as a salesperson, Chris is now Internet Manager for Lester Glenn Auto Group. His team answers your calls and e-mails, as well as keeping all Lester Glenn websites and social media content current. He loves his job and enjoys sharing the Lester Glenn Experience with everyone he comes in contact with.
Joe Arioso
Sales Manager
Joe has been with Lester Glenn for 6 years and in the automotive industry for 32 years.
James Connell
Sales Consultant
James has been in the automotive industry for 25 years.
Jerry Taylor
Sales Consultant
Has been with Lester Glenn, and the automotive industry, for 4 years.
Heather McCrum
Sales Consultant
Heather has been with Lester Glenn for 2 years and in the automotive industry for 5+ years.
Peter Torturelli
Sales Consultant
Peter has been with Lester Glenn, and in the automotive industry, since 2004.
Kevin Conroy
Sales Consultant
Kevin has been with Lester Glenn for 3 years and in the automotive industry for 9 years.
Sarah Walsh
Sales Consultant
Sarah has been with Lester Glenn, and in the automotive industry, for 9 years.
Finance
Mike Cagnano
Finance Manager
Mike has been with Lester Glenn for 5 years and in the automotive industry for 20+ years.
David Shinn
Finance Manager
David begin his career in the automotive industry as a detailer and worked his way up. He's been with Lester Glenn for 3 years and in the automotive industry for 13 years.
Service
Zina Approvato
Service Manager
Zina started with Lester Glenn 10 years ago as a Warranty Administrator & Service Assistant with 25 years of dealership experience in service and sales.
Judith McKelvey
Appointment Coordinator
Parts
Corporate Office
Sue Shanley
Corporate Comptroller
Sue started with Lester Glenn 6 years ago bringing with her over 20 years of automotive operations and accounting experience. At the time, Lester Glenn had only 2 locations with 2 franchises. Since then, Lester Glenn has doubled in size and she is very proud to have been an active part of that growth.
Bobbie Britton
Assistant to the Comptroller
If Sue is not available, Bobbie is your go-to person. In addition to holding down the fort in Sue's absence, Bobbie is also in charge of payroll, which includes, but is not limited to, medical benefits.
Erin Moore
Accounts Payable
Most of our vendors don’t even know Erin’s name and why is that? Because vendors that are paid on time are happy vendors and seldom have a need to call. In the rare occasion that they have a question they are always given prompt courteous attention by Erin.
Wendy Christensen
Bookkeeping
When you refer a customer to purchase a vehicle from Lester Glenn, Wendy is the person that will send you a referral check. She is also the person that will make sure the factory has all of your information when you purchase a new vehicle from Lester Glenn. And that warranty you purchased... don’t worry. Wendy will make sure that gets processed in a timely fashion.
Pam Sprague
Motor Vehicle
Pam registered over 5,280 new and used vehicles for Lester Glenn last year. Whether you pick up new plates from the showroom or you receive your transfer in the mail, be assured that Pam has done her best to get this to you in a timely fashion.
Arlene Franzke
Bookkeeper
Arlene spends most of her time processing sales transactions the morning after they occur. Her sharp attention to detail allows her to process millions of dollars of transaction in any given week.
Diane Smith
Deal Specialist
If you think you signed a lot of papers when you sat with our finance managers, imagine what Diane processes in a month. One of her many responsibilities are to go through each and every sales file and verify the accuracy of the information within it.
Mary Sharkey
Deal Specialist
Mary's strength lies in her versatility to help in many areas. After she and Diane finish processing sales files, Mary makes sure that all of our wholesaled vehicles are titled and that our supplies never fall below an adequate level. New hires that need a uniform, not to worry, Mary is on it!
Support Staff
Kara Azotea
Cashier & Receptionist
Kara has been with Lester Glenn since 2009 as a part time professional working on her degree in teaching.
Lauren Afflitto
Cashier & Receptionist
Lauren has been with Lester Glenn since 2008 as a full time professional.
Sabrina Zitniak
Cashier & Receptionist
Sabrina has been with Lester Glenn since 2004 as a part time professional working on her degree in teaching.
Dana Shanley
Cashier & Receptionist
Dana has been with Lester Glenn since 2006 as a part time professional working on her Masters degree in bio-chemistry.
Lauren Moriarty
Cashier & Receptionist
Lauren has been with Lester Glenn since 2006 as a part time professional working on her English degree while interning in the publishing industry.
Chris Piasecki
Cashier & Receptionist
Chris has been with Lester Glenn since 2007 as a full time professional.
