Management
- Brendan O'Brien
- General Manager
- bobrien@cogginauto.com
Brendan started with the company in 2002. He has held the roles of sales person, finance manager, finance director, sales manager, regional finance director and general sales manager before being named the executive manager of Courtesy Nissan of Tampa in 2014. He was also named the general manager for Courtesy Kia of Brandon in 2019. At Courtesy Nissan, Brendan and the team have won six consecutive Nissan Global Awards for excellence in sales and customer service. Both stores consistently rank in the top ten in the country for new and certified pre-owned vehicle sales. Brendan also serves on Nissan's Dealer Advisory Board where he works closely with the manufacturer to develop programs that enhance the guest experience and dealer performance. Most recently, Brendan helped Courtesy launch its new Clicklane program, allowing our guests to buy a car from anywhere with completely transactional online car buying.
- Antonino Gargiulo
- General Sales Manager
- agargiulo@courtesycars.com
- 813-865-7002
Antonino was born in the quaint town of Sorrento, Italy. Antonino has been with Asbury Automotive for 14 years, providing the ultimate guest experience to first time car buyers in the Tampa bay area. He enjoys outdoor gardening on the weekends.
- Bassam Hamdar
- New Car Sales Manager
- bhamdar@courtesycars.com
Bassam is originally from Tampa, Florida and has been with the company for over 6 years. Bassam is a family man, and enjoys spending time with his daughter as well as fishing on his off time.
- Richard Mayer
- New Car Sales Manager
- RMayer@courtesycars.com
Richard resides in Lutz, Florida with his family. Richard has been with Asbury Automotive for over 8 years.
- Dave Errity
- Used Car Sales Manager
- PErrity@courtesycars.com
Dave Errity hails from Dublin, Ireland and brings a fresh set of eyes to our company, now with Asbury for 8 years and in the automotive industry for 12. Dave enjoys playing golf on the weekends or watching Liverpool soccer. He is now a diehard Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan.
- Steve Jalbert
- Used Car Sales Manager
- sjalbert@courtesycars.com
Steve Jalbert is originally from Redwood City, California, and has been with the Asbury Automotive Group for over 3 years. Recently a transplant from St. Louis, Steve Jalbert has enjoyed his free time in Tampa with golf, karaoke, and pickleball.
- Josue Cruz
- Sales Manager
- jcruz2@courtesycars.com
Josue hails from Seattle, Washington and has recently celebrated a 2 year anniversary with Asbury. Josue has an extensive automotive background, and on his off time enjoys spending time with family, outdoor activities, exercise, sports, and listening to music.
- Richard Finnerty
- E-Commerce Manager
- rfinnerty@courtesycars.com
- 813-865-7006
Richard Finnerty has lived in the Tampa area his whole life, and has the drive to find the perfect transportation for others in the area. Richard has been with the company for over 7 years and specializes in internet sales.
- David Phelps
- Service Director
- dphelps@courtesycars.com
- Rodney Zeller
- Parts Manager
- rzeller@courtesycars.com
- 813-865-1170
Rodney Zeller has been in the automotive industry for over 25 years and hails from his hometown of St. Petersburg. He is passionate about community involvement at the church and he enjoys maintaining a ranch and tending to horses on his off time.
- Pete Velez
- Detail Manager
- wvelez@courtesycars.com
Pete Velez is originally from Long Branch, New Jersey. He has been with the company a little over 5 years . He enjoys spending time with his family and especially with his Granddaughters.
Sales Department
- Jenny Ortiz
- Sales
- jortiz@courtesycars.com
- Allen Levy
- Sales Consultant
- alevy@courtesycars.com
- Elden Ramos
- Sales Consultant
- eramosgarcia@courtesycars.com
- Joseph Cardona
- Sales Consultant
- jcardonaortiz@courtesycars.com
- Brandon Success
- Sales Consultant
- bsucces@courtesycars.com
- Nicco Deabreu
- Sales Consultant
- ndeabreu@courtesycars.com
- Jason Courie
- Sales Consultant
- jcourie@courtesycars.com
- Jerry Eyas
- Sales Consultant
- Jerry.Eyas@brandonkia.com
- Jhon Ortiz
- Sales Consultant
- jortiz2@courtesycars.com
- Rob McCreery
- Sales Consultant
- rmccreery@courtesycars.com
- Victor Torres
- Sales Consultant
- vtorres1@courtesycars.com
- Zak Elfaizi
- Sales Consultant
- zelfaizi@courtesycars.com
- Fahd "Frank" Fahda
- Sales Consultant
- FFahda@courtesycars.com
- John Hyde
- Sales Consultant
- JHyde1@courtesycars.com
- Darryl Malmin
- Sales Consultant
- DMalmin@courtesycars.com
- Rosa Rolon Claudio
- Vehicle Exchange Program
- RRolonClaudio@courtesycars.com
Service Department
- Tori Krupiak
- Service Advisor
- tkrupiak@courtesycars.com
- Krista Chambers
- Service Advisor
- kchambers@courtesycars.com
- Nicholas Edwards
- Service Advisor
- nedwards@courtesycars.com
- 813-437-8941
- Erich Freeman
- Service Advisor
- efreeman1@courtesycars.com
- 813-685-8039
- Jenny Monge
- Service Advisor
- jmonge@courtesycars.com
- 813-685-4513
- Andre Oertel
- Service Advisor
- aoertel@courtesycars.com
- Angel Santiago
- Service Advisor
- asantiago1@courtesycars.com
- Jason Smouse
- Service Advisor
- jsmouse@courtesycars.com
- 813-865-7055
- Ariel Guerrero
- Technician
- Garrett Reid
- Technician
- Jody Glass
- Technician
- Jonathan Torres
- Technician
- Jose Vega
- Technician
- Pete Velez
- Detail Manager
- Vaquan Fleming
- Service Technicians
- Emmanuel Ramsey
- Service Technician
- Elian Lopez
- Service Technician
- Steffon Madramooto
- Technician
- smadramootoo@courtesycars.com
- Peyton Wooten
- Technician
- pwooten@courtesycars.com
- Noah Noyes
- Technician
- nnoyes@courtesycars.com
- Bryan Sotomayor
- Technician
- bsotomayor@courtesycars.com
- Emily Corsaut
- Service BDC
- ecorsaut@courtesycars.com
- Shawnika Robinson
- Service BDC
- srobinson@courtesycars.com
- Cynthia Rogers
- Service BDC
- crogers@courtesycars.com
- Beba Ruiz
- Detailer
- gruiz@courtesycars.com
- Edwin Velez
- Tint Technician
- Kevin Leon
- Tint Technician
- Kevin Vazquez Diaz
- Detailer
- Ronald Burney
- Detailer
- Cordero Matthew
- Service Technician
- David Fernandez
- Service Technician
- John Semidey
- Service Technician
- Levi Schmidt
- Service Technician
- Richard Bencosme
- Service Technician
- Robin Bacchus
- Service Technician
- Ronny Canales
- Service Technician
- Christain Silva
- Service Technician
- Jecssie Arman-Santiago
- Service Technician
- Rodney Brooks
- Service Technician
- Victor Perales
- Service Technician
Finance Department
- LeRoy Slater
- Finance Director
- lslater@courtesycars.com
Leroy is originally from San Diego, California yet has already been with the Asbury Automotive group for over 14 years. He is actively involved in the Morehouse College Alumni Association, Grace Family Church, and Humane Society. He enjoys cooking on his Big Green Egg, watching sports, and nature walks.
- Joel Serrano
- Finance Manager
- jserrano@courtesycars.com
- Marc Ricardo
- Finance Manager
- mricardo@courtesycars.com
- Tyler Noyes
- Finance Manager
- tnoyes@courtesycars.com
Tyler is originally from Plymouth, Washington and has spent the last years at Courtesy Kia. Tyler loves spending time with his family, watching sports, and enjoying movies.
- Andres Amaya
- Finance Manager
- AAmaya@courtesycars.com
Andres Amaya is from Danbury, Conneticut and has been with Courtesy Kia for over 4 years. On his off time, Andres enjoys spending time with family, outdoor activities, sports, and music.
Dealership Support
- Lily Perez
- Receptionist
- lperez2@courtesycars.com
Parts Department
- Cameron Jones
- Parts Advisor
- CJones7@courtesycars.com
- Cassandra Browning
- Parts Advisor
- cbrowning@courtesycars.com
- Nathan Hosford
- Parts Advisor
- NHosford@courtesycars.com