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Garber Buick Staff

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  • Rich Perdue
    General Manager
    Rich Perdue
    (989) 497-6420

    Rich came to Garber Automotive in January 2000 and is now the General Manager of Buick store loacation in Saginaw. He has seventeen years of experience in the business and considers himself fortunate to be part of the Garber team.  Rich has lead the Garber Buick team in achieving multiple sales records and looks foward to helping the team grow in the future.  Rich enjoys spending time with his wife and four children.  In his spare time, he pursues hobbies such as hunting, fishing, as well as drag racing.

  • Brian Spatz
    New Vehicle Sales Manager
    Brian Spatz
    (989)497-6422

  • Roger Ruppel
    New Vehicle Sales
    Roger Ruppel
    (989) 497-6421

    In 1967 Roger joined Garber Automotive. He has been a great team member who has won many sales leader & sales master awards through the organization. He specializes in selling both new and pre-owned vehicles as well as leasing to his well-established customers. He has lived in Saginaw his whole life and is honored to say he has been a part of the Garber Organization for many years. He loves to spend time with his wife, children and grandchildren as well as partaking in his hobbies like hunting, fishing and playing sports.

  • Mike Lazorchak
    New Vehicle Sales
    Mike Lazorchak
    (989) 497-6423

    Mike came to Garber Automotive in June 1981 and has built a very loyal customer service within the company.  He is a firm believer in our mission statement, "We are only doing our job properly when we create an experience for which the customer returns to do business with us again."  During his spare time, Mike enjoys competitive golfing, football, basketball as well as art.

  • Richard Herzog
    New Vehicle Sales
    Richard Herzog
    (989)-497-4444


  • Grace Murray
    Sales Assistant
    Grace Murray
    (989)-497-4444

    Grace has been an assistant to Richard Herzog for the past fourteen years at Garber Automotive. Together they have established great relationships with their customers. Prior to working with Richard, Grace worked at Saginaw Steering Gear for 32 years in the accounting department. She has been dedicated to General Motors and more specifically, has been purchasing vehicles through Garber Automotive for many years. When not working with Richard she loves to spend her time shopping and traveling.

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  • JoAnn Coates
    Sales Assistant
    JoAnn Coates
    (989)-497-4444

    With 22 years in the automotive industry, JoAnn has spent 12 of those years within the Garber Organization as a loyal and dedicated team member. "The best thing about Garber is that they strive to be the best and give the best to each and every individual that walks through the doors." Married to her husband, Steven, for 25 years, she has four grown children and four grandchildren whos she loves to spend time with.

  • Juan Bush
    Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales Manager
    Juan Bush
    (989) 497-6430

    Juan started with Garber Automotive in February of 2000.  After a few short years he was promoted to the position as Pre-Owned Vehicle Manager in January of 2008. He continues to excel with leading the Pre-Owned Sales team in setting new sales records. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.  Juan also likes to partake in hobbies such as fishing, hunting, and boating.

  • Joe Jennings
    Assistant Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales Manager
    Joe Jennings
    (989) 497-4444

    Joe joined Garber Automotive in July of 2005. Prior to joining the Garber family, Joe brought with him over 30 years of sales experience.  "Garber is a great organization and has a very respected reputation throughout the community and I look forward to many more years here." In his spare time, Joe enjoys woodworking, watching NASCAR and spending time with his family and granddaughter.

  • Dennis Kuehn
    Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales
    Dennis Kuehn
    (989)-497-4444

    Dennis has been with the Garber Automotive Company since November of 1986.  He has consistently received multiple sales leader awards and seems to uphold a position at the #1 spot in sales in the company for many years. Dennis was the recipient of the Buick Sales Master Award each year the program was running.  Dennis is married with two children and enjoys hunting, boating, raising animals as well as participating in classic automotive shows in his spare time.

  • Al Rhode
    Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales
    Al Rhode
    (989)-497-4444

    Al came to join the Garber family in June of 1987 and has continued to build a strong and loyal customer relationship with many people over the years. During his free time he enjoys several hobbies such as Duck Calling and collecting old duck hunting calls and decoys. When not spending time with his two children he enjoys great food and many outdoor activities.

  • Rodger Piering
    New & Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales
    Rodger Piering
    (989)-497-4444

    Rodger joined the Garber Automotive family in 2002 and now totals at 29 years of sales experience. He has built honest and open relationships with his customers throughout the years and continues to expand on that. Rodger is married with two children and one grandchild, all of whom he loves to spend time with.

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  • Dick Howell
    Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales
    Dick Howell
    (989)-497-4444

    Joining in September of 1999, Dick brought with him six years of previous vehicle sales experience. He has built an amazing customer sales relationship over the years and continues to do so with Garber Automotive. He was named sales person of the year three years in a row from 1978-1980. He is married with three children and three grandchildren. In his spare time outside of Garber Buick, he enjoys travling, playing sports and spending quality time with his family.

  • Mark Gehringer
    Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales
    Mark Gehringer
    (989) 497-4444

    Mark has been with Garber Automotive for 14 years and has loved working with everyone in the company so far. He really enjoys meeting new people and really goes out of his way to help his customers try and find the perfect vehicle. He has been an avid hockey fan for many years. More recently, a Saginaw Spirit fan to be exact.

  • John Weiss
    Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales
    John Weiss
    (989)497-5280

    John joined Garber Automotive in November of 1999 and has consistently been a pre-owned vehicle sales leader for Garber many years. John specializes in helping people with less than perfect credit get financing for the car they've always wanted.  In his spare time, John spends most of it with his wife Cindi and daughter Brooke.

  • Erica Pruden
    Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales & Finance Manger
    Erica Pruden
    (989) 497-5289

    Erica has been with Garber Automotive since March of 2008. She has been working in the automotive industry for 4 years. "I thoroughly enjoy working with my customers to help them obtain financing while assisting them in establishing and rebuilding their credit." She is a 2005 graduate of Northwood University, with a Bachelor's Degree in Banking, Financing and Business Management. Erica resides in Saginaw Township with her fiancé Chris and her yellow lab Diesel. She enjoys spending her time with her family and friends, traveling, watching movies and shopping!

  • Chad Forster
    Finance & Insurance
    Chad Forster
    (989)-497-6431

    Chad has worked 7 years within the Garber Organization, two of those years at Garber Buick. He really enjoys working with everyone in the organization and meeting the customers while helping them with financing. Chad is currently married with three children. When he isn't spending time with his family, Chad enjoys going hunting.


  • Andrea Maguire
    Pre-Owned Vehicle Internet Lead Sales & Special Finance
    Andrea Maguire
    (989) 497-4444

    Andrea joined Garber Automotive in August of 2008 after having two previous years of sales experience. She graduated from Northwood University in 2005 with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. She is glad to be a part of the team here at Garber Automotive and is looking forward to the years to follow. Watching movies and working out are a few of the things that Andrea likes to do when not at work.

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  • Charles Cork
    New & Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales
    Charles Cork
    (989) 239-1892

    Charles hs been a part of the Garber Organization for over two years now and has more than eight years previous sales experience.  He is a family man who has a strong sense of community and expresses that with each and every indivudal customer. He is married with two children and loves to spend quality time with them.

  • John Ledesma
    Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales
    John Ledesma
    (989)-497-4444

    John has been a part of the Garber Organization since October of 2007. He has brought with him previous network marketing experience prior to joing the Garber family.  He enjoys working with the organization and is essential to the team by fluently speaking Spanish and reaching out to the Hispanic community. He is married with four children who he loves to play board games with. John also enjoys fishing in his spare time outside of work.

  • Jillann McGee
    Internet Sales Manager
    Jillann McGee
    (989)-497-5281

    Jillann has been with Garber Automotive since September 2004. She is a graduate of Northwood University and holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Management and Computer Information Management.  She also holds a General Associates Degree and an Associates in Arts. "In my spare time I like to read, go up north and visit my family and spend time with my husband Brian and son Cole."

  • Kimberly Morgan
    Office Manager
    Kimberly Morgan
    (989) 497-6424

    Kim has been with the Garber Organization since August of 2004 and has been in the auto industry for over 9 years now. She really enjoys working with everyone at Garber. She has two children, Trey and Chris. In her spare time she enjoys working out and going to her children's various sporting activities.

  • Beth Sheneman
    Administrative Assistant

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    (989) 497-4444


  • Mandy Parker
    Administrative Assistant
    Mandy Parker
    (989)-497-6438

    Mandy has worked at Garber Buick since November 2004.  She graduated from Saginaw Valley State University with a business degree in August of 2007.  Mandy enjoys spending time with family.  In her spare time, Mandy loves going to NASCAR races, watching football, cross-stitching, and reading. 

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  • Victoria Schultz
    Administrative Assistant
    Victoria Schultz
    (989)-497-4444

    Victoria became part of Garber Buick in June 2007 as a Co-Op student in High School. She graduated in 2008 and continues to work part-time at Garber while in college. She plans to graduate with a degree in Business and continue working in the business field. She enjoys working at Garber and has experienced and learned so much while working here. Victoria enjoys traveling, watching hockey, and being with friends and family.

  • Darin Crook
    Service Manager
    Darin Crook
    (989)-497-6425


  • Sherry Geno
    Assistant Service Manager
    Sherry Geno
    (989) 497-4444

    Sherry has been in the automotive industry for fourteen years, twelve of those have been with the Garber Automotive Group. "I love that Garber has a strong sense of family and is very dedicated to taking care of our customers." She has two children and she loves to spend time with them. When not at work, she loves to spend her time boating up north.

  • Rod Strye
    Assistant Service Manager

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    (989)-497-6436


  • Mike Jarvis
    Assistant Service Manager
    Mike Jarvis
    (989)-497-6436

    Mike has been with the Garber Automotive Organization since November 2007. He continutes to serve his customers and consistently maintains great customer satisfaction ratings throughout the company. During his free time he really enjoys hunting, fishing and restoring classic vehicles.

  • Ed Schneller
    Parts Manager/Parts Operation Consultant-GMG
    Ed Schneller
    (989) 497-6426


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  • Tony Paris
    Body Shop Manager
    Tony Paris
    (989) 497-6248


  • Kyle O'Neil
    Assistant Body Shop Manager
    Kyle O'Neil
    (989) 497-6436


  • Richard Freeland
    Greeter
    Richard Freeland
    (989) 497-4444

    Richard joined Garber Automotive in 1967. If you have any questions about Garber Buick's history, he is the man to ask! He has been with our organization for over 40 years now. In total, he has almost 59 years in the automotive business experience. Instead of retiring full time, he enjoys working at the dealership a few days a week greeting guests. In his free time, he enjoys landscaping, woodworking and spending quality time with his children and grandchildren.