Steet Ponte Volkswagen

5046 Commercial Drive

Yorkville, NY 13495

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Meet our Team of Automotive Specialists

One of the big things that sets our dealership apart from the rest here at Steet Ponte Volkswagen is the stellar team we’ve assembled, from our sales professionals who’ll help you find the car of your dreams to the skilled technicians who’ll have you up and running in no time. Meet the friendly faces who will be taking care of you when you visit us here at Steet Ponte Volkswagen soon:

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Dealership

Joe Steet & Steve Ponte

Dealer Principals

Joe Steet & Steve Ponte

315-736-8291

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												<div class="bio"><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;background-color:#f0f0f0;">Joe Steet Sr. has been in the car business his entire life, starting at age 11 by reconditioning cars working for his Father, Joseph G. Steet, and his Uncle, Tony Steet. His son, Joseph T. Steet, and daugther, Carly, now work in the family business with him! Joe lives in New Hartford with his wife, where they raised their kids. In his spare time, he loves going up to his camp in Indian Lake with his wife and family, skiing, and riding his motorcylce. You may see him riding around town in the good weather in his 1966 Red Corvette! His favorite Volkswagen is the VW Passat or the VW Bus!</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;background-color:#f0f0f0;">Steve Ponte is a native of Herkimer, NY, and has lived in Central New York for many years with his family. He is an avid Golfer and has travled across the US and many other countries to golf in different courses. He loves spending time with his 4 children and 7 (and counting) grandkids, taking their yearly family vacation to Lake George in the summer! His son, Steve Ponte Jr., also works in the business at our Chevy store! </span></span></p></div>  
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Edward Jandreau

General Manager

Edward Jandreau

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												<div class="bio"><p>Edward Jandreau is our General Manager at Steet Ponte VW! He has been working in the car business for over 15 years and loves meeting new people in our store. Edward lives locally in Rome, NY with his wife and two kids. Outside of work, Edward loves spending time with family and friends and camping. His favorite Volkswagen is the GTI. </p></div>  
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Used Car Manager

Clay Lonis

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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2021-01-07</div>
												<div class="bio"><p><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.16px;">Clay Lonis is the Used Car Manager who joined our team in late 2020 having previously worked for one of our sister stores! Clay lives locally in Rome, NY, and his favorite VW is the VW Tiguan. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with family and friends, and going to concerts, especially of his favorite band, Dave Matthews Band.</span></p></div>  
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Valerie Rinaldi

Internet Sales Manager

Valerie Rinaldi

(315) 736-8291

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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2019-10-02</div>
												<div class="bio"><p>Valerie Rinaldi is the Internet Sales Manager at Steet Ponte VW! She started working with us in late 2019, and comes with many years of experience in Internet Sales, Customer Service and the Automotive industry. Valerie lives locally in Utica with her husband and son, who she loves spending time with when she's not at work going to the Utica Comets games and Utica FC Soccer games! Her favorite VW is the VW Passat. If you see something you like on the website, contact us today and Valerie will help you out!</p></div>  
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Sales & Leasing Consultant

Tony Galvan

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												<div class="bio"><p>Tony Galvan is a Sales & Leasing Consultant at Steet Ponte VW! He has over 20 years of experience in the car business, and is a Master Certified Sales Consultant for Volkswagen!! Tony believes in always helping others and it shows in his work environment and also outside of work.  He lives in Boonville, NY with his wife, and if you know him from Boonville, you know he's known as the "Boonville Connection" for cars! Tony is actually an Austin, Texas native, and is a huge music fan (of course.) He loves giving back to his community, watching the Dallas Cowboys, and spending time with his wife. His favorite Volkswagen is the GLI and the Jetta. </p></div>  
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Sales & Leasing Consultant

Lauren Harris

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												<div class="bio"><p>Lauren Harris is a Sales & Leasing Consultant at Steet Ponte VW and the face of our store, you may recognize her from our commercials on TV! Lauren has almost 15 years of experience in the car business and has been working with us at Steet Ponte VW since we purchased the store in 2011! Lauren lives locally in South Utica. She loves shopping when she's not at work, hanging out with her family, and is a big basketball fan and also used to play! Her favorite Volkswagen is the VW CC, which she also drives! </p></div>  
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Sales & Leasing Consultant

Jason Jones

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												<div class="bio"><p>Jason Jones is a Sales & Leasing Consultant at Steet Ponte VW! Jason has over 10 years of exprience in the auto business as a whole, as he started out detailing cars and worked his way up as a Master Certified Sales Consultant! He is known as our resident "Tech Guy" and is always helping us out when we have problems or questions with any of our technology from phones to computers! He lives locally in Verona, NY with his wife and their daughter, and loves fishing in his spare time. His favorite VW is the GTI Golf R, which he drives, and of course the VW Bus, because who doesn't love those?!</p></div>  
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Sales & Leasing Consultant

Chris Jones

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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2017-08-28</div>
												<div class="bio"><p>Chris Jones is a Sales & Leasing Consultant at Steet Ponte VW! Chris has many years of experience in the Auto Sales industry, and you may recognize him as he used to work at one of our sister stores! Chris lives locally in Utica, NY, and in his spare time enjoys spending time with his family! His favorite VW is the Tiguan. </p></div>  
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Sales & Leasing Consultant

Jeff Velardi

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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2016-09-06</div>
												<div class="bio"><p>Jeff Velardi is a Sales & Leasing Consultant at Steet Ponte VW and is a longtime employee of the Steet Ponte Auto Group! He has almost 15 years of experience in the car business and loves what he does! Jeff lives locally in Utica, NY, and in his spare time he likes to Ski in the winters. His last big ski trip was to Killington, VT! Jeff's favorite VW is the Volkswagen Passat. </p></div>  
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Finance

Finance & Used Car Manager

Todd Crandall

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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2020-01-31</div>
												<div class="bio"><p>Todd Crandall is the Finance and Used Car Manager at Steet Ponte VW who started working with us in early 2020! He comes to us with many years of experience in the Auto industry, and is enjoying his new role here at Steet Ponte VW. Todd is from local Herkimer, NY and in his spare time he enjoys playing softball, and watching the Dallas Cowboys! His favorite VW is the VW Tiguan, which he drives himself! </p></div>  
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Service

Service Manager

Harold Coffin

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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2019-04-10</div>
												<div class="bio"><p>Harold Coffin is the Service Manager at Steet Ponte VW! He started working with us in early 2019, having previously worked for us in the past! Harold lives in St. Johnsville with his wife and four kids, who he loves spending time with! In his spare time, he enjoys being outdoors, hunting, fishing, camping, coaching, zen stone stacking, and has also been a member of the Masonic Temple for the past 20 years. He also is a Youth Guidance Counselor. He comes with many years of experience in the Automotive industry, especially as a Service Manager. What's his favorite VW, you may ask? "One that is not in the shop!" was his reply! </p></div>  
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Service Advisor

Olivia Brutto

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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2019-02-06</div>
												<div class="bio"><p>Olivia Brutto is a Service Advisor at Steet Ponte VW who recently started working with us in 2019! She comes with many years of experience in the Automotive Industry having worked in Parts for 6 years! Olivia lives locally in Frankfort, NY, and in her spare time enjoys working on cars (yes, she performs her own service on her vehicle!) and enjoys going to car shows. Her favorite VW is the VW CC! </p></div>  
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Harold Coffin III

Service Advisor

Harold Coffin III

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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2019-07-25</div>
												<div class="bio"><p>Harold Coffin III is a Service Advisor at Steet Ponte VW who started working with us in mid-2019! You may recognize his name because, yes, that is his father working next to him! Harold lives in St. Johnsville with his family. Outside of work, he loves being outdoors: camping, fishing, hiking, and of course spending time with his family and his dad! His favorite VW is the VW Tiguan. </p></div>  
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Shop Foreman & Certified VW Master Technician

Rob Horton

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												<div class="bio"><p>Rob Horton is a Senior Master Certified Automotive Technician at Steet Ponte VW,  having recently achieved this prestigious accomplishment in late 2017! Rob lives locally in Rome, NY, and his favorite VW is the GTI. In his spare time he loves working on his GTI and spending time with his family! You may also catch him and his wife in the local parades, as they usually drive one of our VW Beetles to show off! </p></div>  
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Certified VW Automotive Technician

Joe DeMichele

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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2019-03-20</div>
												<div class="bio"><p>Joe DeMichele is a Certified VW Automotive Technician at Steet Ponte VW who started working with us in 2018! You may recognize his name as his father and uncle both work at one of our sister stores! Joe lives locally in Utica, NY. </p></div>  
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Certified VW Auto Technician

Mike Maphia

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												<div class="bio"><p>Mika Maphia is an Automotive Technician at Steet Ponte VW and has been working here for a few years. He lives in Herkimer, NY, and enjoys spending time with his family, and is an avid NASCAR fan! His favorite VW is the VW Jetta.</p></div>  
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Certified VW Auto Technician

Andy Taylor

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Parts Manager

Michael Thayer

315-736-8291

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												<div class="bio"><p>Mike Thayer is a Parts Consultant at Steet Ponte VW! If you're looking for anything for your VW, Mike is your guy as he has 28 years of experience in the car business and Parts Department! Mike lives in Russia, NY, and loves being outdoors, hunting and fishing in his spare time. His favorite Volkswagen is the VW Beetle! </p></div>  
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Parts Consultant

Sara DeGennaro

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									<div class="name fn">Sara DeGennaro</div>
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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2021-02-09</div>
												<div class="bio"><p>Sara DeGennaro is a Parts Consultant at Steet Ponte VW who has been working with us for a few years now! She recently was promoted in early 2021 to Parts Consultant from her former position as Reconditioning Associate so we are very excited to have her "up front" with us. Sara lives locally in West Winfield, NY, and is always reading, writing, or going on adventures when she's not at work. Her favorite VW is the VW Bus, she stated that ever since she saw April O'Neill pull up in oher VW Bus on the Ninja Turtles, she has been a VW fan ever since!! </p></div>  
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Joe Steet & Steve Ponte

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Joe Steet & Steve Ponte

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												<div class="bio"><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;background-color:#f0f0f0;">Joe Steet Sr. has been in the car business his entire life, starting at age 11 by reconditioning cars working for his Father, Joseph G. Steet, and his Uncle, Tony Steet. His son, Joseph T. Steet, and daugther, Carly, now work in the family business with him! Joe lives in New Hartford with his wife, where they raised their kids. In his spare time, he loves going up to his camp in Indian Lake with his wife and family, skiing, and riding his motorcylce. You may see him riding around town in the good weather in his 1966 Red Corvette! His favorite Volkswagen is the VW Passat or the VW Bus!</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;background-color:#f0f0f0;">Steve Ponte is a native of Herkimer, NY, and has lived in Central New York for many years with his family. He is an avid Golfer and has travled across the US and many other countries to golf in different courses. He loves spending time with his 4 children and 7 (and counting) grandkids, taking their yearly family vacation to Lake George in the summer! His son, Steve Ponte Jr., also works in the business at our Chevy store! </span></span></p></div>  
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New Sales

Edward Jandreau

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Edward Jandreau

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												<div class="bio"><p>Edward Jandreau is our General Manager at Steet Ponte VW! He has been working in the car business for over 15 years and loves meeting new people in our store. Edward lives locally in Rome, NY with his wife and two kids. Outside of work, Edward loves spending time with family and friends and camping. His favorite Volkswagen is the GTI. </p></div>  
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Clay Lonis

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									<div class="name fn">Clay Lonis</div>
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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2021-01-07</div>
												<div class="bio"><p><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.16px;">Clay Lonis is the Used Car Manager who joined our team in late 2020 having previously worked for one of our sister stores! Clay lives locally in Rome, NY, and his favorite VW is the VW Tiguan. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with family and friends, and going to concerts, especially of his favorite band, Dave Matthews Band.</span></p></div>  
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Valerie Rinaldi

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Valerie Rinaldi

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									<div class="name fn">Valerie Rinaldi</div>
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												<div class="bio"><p>Valerie Rinaldi is the Internet Sales Manager at Steet Ponte VW! She started working with us in late 2019, and comes with many years of experience in Internet Sales, Customer Service and the Automotive industry. Valerie lives locally in Utica with her husband and son, who she loves spending time with when she's not at work going to the Utica Comets games and Utica FC Soccer games! Her favorite VW is the VW Passat. If you see something you like on the website, contact us today and Valerie will help you out!</p></div>  
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Sales & Leasing Consultant

Tony Galvan

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												<div class="bio"><p>Tony Galvan is a Sales & Leasing Consultant at Steet Ponte VW! He has over 20 years of experience in the car business, and is a Master Certified Sales Consultant for Volkswagen!! Tony believes in always helping others and it shows in his work environment and also outside of work.  He lives in Boonville, NY with his wife, and if you know him from Boonville, you know he's known as the "Boonville Connection" for cars! Tony is actually an Austin, Texas native, and is a huge music fan (of course.) He loves giving back to his community, watching the Dallas Cowboys, and spending time with his wife. His favorite Volkswagen is the GLI and the Jetta. </p></div>  
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Lauren Harris

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												<div class="bio"><p>Lauren Harris is a Sales & Leasing Consultant at Steet Ponte VW and the face of our store, you may recognize her from our commercials on TV! Lauren has almost 15 years of experience in the car business and has been working with us at Steet Ponte VW since we purchased the store in 2011! Lauren lives locally in South Utica. She loves shopping when she's not at work, hanging out with her family, and is a big basketball fan and also used to play! Her favorite Volkswagen is the VW CC, which she also drives! </p></div>  
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Jason Jones

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												<div class="bio"><p>Jason Jones is a Sales & Leasing Consultant at Steet Ponte VW! Jason has over 10 years of exprience in the auto business as a whole, as he started out detailing cars and worked his way up as a Master Certified Sales Consultant! He is known as our resident "Tech Guy" and is always helping us out when we have problems or questions with any of our technology from phones to computers! He lives locally in Verona, NY with his wife and their daughter, and loves fishing in his spare time. His favorite VW is the GTI Golf R, which he drives, and of course the VW Bus, because who doesn't love those?!</p></div>  
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Chris Jones

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												<div class="bio"><p>Chris Jones is a Sales & Leasing Consultant at Steet Ponte VW! Chris has many years of experience in the Auto Sales industry, and you may recognize him as he used to work at one of our sister stores! Chris lives locally in Utica, NY, and in his spare time enjoys spending time with his family! His favorite VW is the Tiguan. </p></div>  
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Jeff Velardi

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												<div class="bio"><p>Jeff Velardi is a Sales & Leasing Consultant at Steet Ponte VW and is a longtime employee of the Steet Ponte Auto Group! He has almost 15 years of experience in the car business and loves what he does! Jeff lives locally in Utica, NY, and in his spare time he likes to Ski in the winters. His last big ski trip was to Killington, VT! Jeff's favorite VW is the Volkswagen Passat. </p></div>  
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Finance & Used Car Manager

Todd Crandall

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												<div class="bio"><p>Todd Crandall is the Finance and Used Car Manager at Steet Ponte VW who started working with us in early 2020! He comes to us with many years of experience in the Auto industry, and is enjoying his new role here at Steet Ponte VW. Todd is from local Herkimer, NY and in his spare time he enjoys playing softball, and watching the Dallas Cowboys! His favorite VW is the VW Tiguan, which he drives himself! </p></div>  
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Harold Coffin

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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2019-04-10</div>
												<div class="bio"><p>Harold Coffin is the Service Manager at Steet Ponte VW! He started working with us in early 2019, having previously worked for us in the past! Harold lives in St. Johnsville with his wife and four kids, who he loves spending time with! In his spare time, he enjoys being outdoors, hunting, fishing, camping, coaching, zen stone stacking, and has also been a member of the Masonic Temple for the past 20 years. He also is a Youth Guidance Counselor. He comes with many years of experience in the Automotive industry, especially as a Service Manager. What's his favorite VW, you may ask? "One that is not in the shop!" was his reply! </p></div>  
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Olivia Brutto

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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2019-02-06</div>
												<div class="bio"><p>Olivia Brutto is a Service Advisor at Steet Ponte VW who recently started working with us in 2019! She comes with many years of experience in the Automotive Industry having worked in Parts for 6 years! Olivia lives locally in Frankfort, NY, and in her spare time enjoys working on cars (yes, she performs her own service on her vehicle!) and enjoys going to car shows. Her favorite VW is the VW CC! </p></div>  
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Harold Coffin III

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Harold Coffin III

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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2019-07-25</div>
												<div class="bio"><p>Harold Coffin III is a Service Advisor at Steet Ponte VW who started working with us in mid-2019! You may recognize his name because, yes, that is his father working next to him! Harold lives in St. Johnsville with his family. Outside of work, he loves being outdoors: camping, fishing, hiking, and of course spending time with his family and his dad! His favorite VW is the VW Tiguan. </p></div>  
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Shop Foreman & Certified VW Master Technician

Rob Horton

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												<div class="bio"><p>Rob Horton is a Senior Master Certified Automotive Technician at Steet Ponte VW,  having recently achieved this prestigious accomplishment in late 2017! Rob lives locally in Rome, NY, and his favorite VW is the GTI. In his spare time he loves working on his GTI and spending time with his family! You may also catch him and his wife in the local parades, as they usually drive one of our VW Beetles to show off! </p></div>  
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Certified VW Automotive Technician

Joe DeMichele

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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2019-03-20</div>
												<div class="bio"><p>Joe DeMichele is a Certified VW Automotive Technician at Steet Ponte VW who started working with us in 2018! You may recognize his name as his father and uncle both work at one of our sister stores! Joe lives locally in Utica, NY. </p></div>  
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Certified VW Auto Technician

Mike Maphia

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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2016-02-12</div>
												<div class="bio"><p>Mika Maphia is an Automotive Technician at Steet Ponte VW and has been working here for a few years. He lives in Herkimer, NY, and enjoys spending time with his family, and is an avid NASCAR fan! His favorite VW is the VW Jetta.</p></div>  
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Certified VW Auto Technician

Andy Taylor

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												<div class="bio"><p>Andy Taylor is a Technician at Steet Ponte VW and has many years of experience in the auto industry! Andy lives in Barneveld, NY, and in his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, especially his grandkids! His favorite VW is the VW Jetta. </p></div>  
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Michael Thayer

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												<div class="bio"><p>Mike Thayer is a Parts Consultant at Steet Ponte VW! If you're looking for anything for your VW, Mike is your guy as he has 28 years of experience in the car business and Parts Department! Mike lives in Russia, NY, and loves being outdoors, hunting and fishing in his spare time. His favorite Volkswagen is the VW Beetle! </p></div>  
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Sara DeGennaro

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												<div class="start-date"><span>Start Date:</span> 2021-02-09</div>
												<div class="bio"><p>Sara DeGennaro is a Parts Consultant at Steet Ponte VW who has been working with us for a few years now! She recently was promoted in early 2021 to Parts Consultant from her former position as Reconditioning Associate so we are very excited to have her "up front" with us. Sara lives locally in West Winfield, NY, and is always reading, writing, or going on adventures when she's not at work. Her favorite VW is the VW Bus, she stated that ever since she saw April O'Neill pull up in oher VW Bus on the Ninja Turtles, she has been a VW fan ever since!! </p></div>  
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