Executive Team

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• Scott Bieler

  President and CEO

  bieler@westherr.com

  
  

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• Brad Hafner

  Chairman

  bhafner@westherr.com

  ***NOTE - the bio below was written by Mr. Hafner. West Herr makes no claims or endorsements about these representations.  Read at your own risk : )***

  MY "BIO"

  BIRTH                    10/14/1928                                        

  DEATH                  ANYBODY'S GUESS

  EDUCATION - QUIT HIGH SCHOOL AND JOINED THE U.S. NAVY IN THE 1940'S (WE WON IN SPITE OF ME)

  CAREER - WORKED FOR FORD FINAL ASSEMBLY PLANT FOR 8 DAYS (THAT WAS 7 DAYS TOO MANY)

  WORKED FOR BELL AIRCRAFT FOR 9 YEARS. TOOK ME THAT LONG TO PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS

  
  

  WORKED AT WEST HERR IN SALES FOR "60 YEARS" WHY??? COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING BETTER

   

  ATHLETIC ABILITY - WISH I WAS AS GOOD AS I THOUGHT I WAS

  MARRIED "65 YEARS" - AND THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T LAST

  
  

  MY ONE CLAIM TO FAME……

  I HIRED SCOTT BIELER WHEN HE WAS 21 YEARS OF AGE

  
  

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• John Wabick

  Vice President

  jwabick@westherr.com

  
  

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• Bill Loecher

  Vice President

  wloecher@westherr.com

  
  

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• Stan Kicinski

  Chief Financial Officer

  skicinski@westherr.com

  
  

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• Bethanne Hollis

  Vice President of Variable Operations

  bhollis@westherr.com

  
  

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• John "JC" Conciardo

  Variable Director

  jconciardo@westherr.com

  
  

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• Jay Galligan

  Vice President of Fixed Operations

  jgalligan@westherr.com

  716-926-7073

  Family - Married to my best friend Melanie for 20 amazing years. We have 2 children, JP and Taylor, who's success and happiness are our mission.

  
  

  History at West Herr - Started at Ford Hamburg Service in 1994. I have worn many hats including: Warranty Administrator, Appointment Coordinator, Service Advisor, Collision CSR, Collision Manager, Service Manager, Service Director and my current position.

  
  

  Interests - Skiing almost anywhere with family and friends. Hosting great events at my house, because my best allocation of time should be spent with the people I care about the most. Podcasts are my guilty pleasure. I also have to mow my lawn 1-2 times per week... my lawn mower is my stress reliever.

  
  

  My goals - Inspire through leadership, listen and learn before responding or reacting, and be generous with my time and attention.

  
  

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• Tom Druzynski

  Service Director

  tdruzynski@westherr.com

  
  

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• Jim Oliveri

  Parts Director

  joliveri@westherr.com

  
  

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• Nate Wintringer

  Director of Technology

  nwintringer@westherr.com

  Nate is the leader of our IT/Technology team.  He is responsible for creating the overall strategic direction of the technology infrastructure at West Herr.  He manages a team of IT professionals, all of whom have a variety of specialized skills, to execute the strategic vision across the entire network.

  
  

  Some Facts About Nate:

  
  

  Married with three children.

  
  

  Successfully trained and completed a marathon.

  
  

  Leads our Team West Herr fundraising efforts each year for the Hospice Walk. 

  
  

  West Herr career began in 2007.  

  
  

  Prior business experience at M&T Bank.

  
  

  Medaille College, Bachelor of Arts in Business Adminstration 

  ITT Technical Institute, Associates of Science in Computer Networking Systems.

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• Ed Wagner

  Finance Director

  ewagner@westherr.com

  
  

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• Ben Kicinski

  Used Car Director

  bkicinski@westherr.com

  
  

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• Paul Balbierz

  Director of Accounting

  pbalbierz@westherr.com

  
  

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• Matt Lasher

  Marketing Director

  mlasher@westherr.com

  716-926-7060

  Fun facts about me:

  
  

  Ambition: To become a good storyteller.

  
  

  Personal: Married to Tiffany, and we have four beautiful children together.  They are my 'why'.

  
  

  Life before West Herr: Previously worked in sales and marketing roles at Nissan North America in Los Angeles, then left to start an online clothing company selling t-shirts out of the trunk of my car.

  
  

  Education: University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business - BSBA with emphasis in Marketing and certificate in Entrepreneurship

  
  

  Career at West Herr: Started in 2009 - Sales Professional, Finance Manager, Sales Manager, Used Car Manager, Marketing Manager, Marketing Director

  
  

  Connect with me:

  LinkedIn

  Twitter

  Facebook

  Instagram

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• Megan Evans

  Creative Marketing Strategist

  mevans@westherr.com

  
  

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• Brad Gelber

  Social Media Strategist

  bgelber@westherr.com

  
  

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• Cheryl Byrne

  Human Resource Director

  cbyrne@westherr.com

  
  

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• Julie Knupfer

  Human Resources

  jknupfer@westherr.com

  
  

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• Dawn Ballard

  Human Resources

  dballard@westherr.com

  
  

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• Felicia Drozdowski

  Human Resources Assistant

  fdrozdowski@westherr.com

  (716) 926-7084

  
  

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• Annette Smith

  Executive Assistant to Scott Bieler

  asmith@westherr.com

  
  

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• Katie Diamond

  Executive Assistant to John Wabick

  kdiamond@westherr.com

  Fun Facts about Me:

  Ambition: To travel to all 50 states with my family, we have 26 down and will add 11 to the total this summer

  Personal:  Married to Tony, and we have three children - two adults out on their own and one teenager still at home.

  Life before West Herr:  After a short stint in property management, I spent a year working in a battered women's shelter as a volunteer coordinator/case manager. After that I moved from Massachusetts to Orchard Park where I spent 22 years working for an insurance company in an administrative capacity.

  College: Fairfield University, Fairfield CT - BA in Psychology

  Career at West Herr:  Started in 2016 - Executive Assistant to John Wabick, Vice President

  
  

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• Kendra Ochal

  Executive Assistant - Variable Directors

  kochal@westherr.com

  (716) 926-7079

  West Herr:

  While in college in 2005, I had a choice between accepting a position at Blockbuster Video or West Herr.  As you might imagine, I am thankful I choose West Herr! I began working in the service lane greeting customers at our then, Saturn of Orchard Park location.  Throughout my tenure I have worked in 3 different locations as an Administrative Assistant and Inventory Manager.  In 2015, I accepted a position as Executive Assistant and currently support the Variable Directors on the Executive team.

   

  College: Buffalo State College - BS in Art Education, Erie Community College - AA - Liberal Arts

   

  Personal: I am a commissioned artist part time that likes to do a myriad of projects - Pyrography, Stain Painting, Refinishing, Painting, Drawing, Sculpting, Photography. Most recently, I took a MIG Welding Class  - it was amazing!  Aside from creating,  I love to travel - my favorite place so far… Ireland!  One last fun fact is that I am a major country music fan and have seen over 250 country artists perform live!  

   

  My work can be viewed on:

  www.instagram.com/kengcreations

  
  

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• Denise Murphy

  Legal

  dmurphy@westherr.com

  
  

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• Bruce Hoover

  General Counsel

  bhoover@westherr.com

  
  

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• Roxanne Carrow

  Business Development Manager

  roxanne@westherr.com

  
  

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• Sherri Callahan

  Project Manager

  scallahan@westherr.com

  (716) 472-7705

  
  

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• Scott Jacobs

  Project Manager

  sjacobs@westherr.com

  (716) 541-8837

  
  

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• Mike Reisinger

  Corporate Trainer

  mreisinger@westherr.com

  
  

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• Ray Ammerman

  Customer Satisfaction Manager

  rammerman@westherr.com

  
  

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• Brandon Tandoi

  New Vehicle Inventory Manager

  btandoi@westherr.com

  
  

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