Jim Ellis Volkswagen of Kennesaw
950 Barrett Parkway
Kennesaw, GA 30144
- Sales: 678-582-8130
- Service: 678-809-5122
- Parts: 678-582-8689
Meet our Team
Click on one of the people below to find out more information.
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- Chris Whiten
- VP of Operations
- 770-370-4900
Chris originates from Bradenton, Fl. He started his automotive career here in Atlanta after attending Westmar College. He has been a member of the Jim Ellis Automotive group since 2012.
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- Steve Rotenstein
- General Manager
- srotenstein@jimellis.com
- 770-370-3612
Steve lives in Woodstock Ga. He's a Veteran of the US Navy and has had a 20+ year career in the automotive industry.
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- Sandy Krekemeyer
- Controller
- sandyk@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4883
With Jim Ellis since 1991.
Sandy is originally from Kingsport, Tennessee. She started working for the Ellis family in 1991.
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- Frank Dickenson
- New Car Manager
- frankd@jimellis.com
- 770-370-3601
Frank is happily married with 7 children! He began his career with Jim Ellis as a member of the Sales Staff at one of our sister stores in 2013. He has been one our Sales Managers for 3 years and we are proud to have him as a part of our Volkswagen Family.
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- Brady Koerner
- General Sales Manager
- bkoerner@jimellis.com
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- Adam Toms
- Pre-Owned Sales Manager
- atoms@jimellis.com
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- Dan Wicker
- Parts Director
Dan Wicker is a proud father of two who lives in Woodstock. He has been with Jim Ellis since summer of 2017, but has been in the dealer parts industry since 2003. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, sports, Formula 1 racing, and all types of music except country.
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- Kevin Chung
- Finance Manager
- kchung@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4900
Kevin moved to Atlanta in 2002 from Chicago and has been in the automotive industry for more than 10+ years! In his free time Kevin enjoys playing golf.
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- Curtis Wilson
- Finance Advisor
- curtisw@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4900
Curtis is the newest member of our Finance team. Curtis is also a licensed pilot and takes advantage of every chance he gets to hit the sky!
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- Matt Rock
- Director of Finance
- mattr@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4900
With Volkswagen since 2009.
Matt is originally from Sarasota, Florida.
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- Matt Hamby
- Service Director
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- Charlie Kimsey
- Assistant Parts Manager
- charliek@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4861
With Volkswagen since 2002.
Charlie is a Georgia boy from Marietta.
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- Lina Vallejo
- Business Development Rep.
- linav@jimellis.com
- 770-370-3618
Lina is a valued member of our Business Development Team. She is originally from Colombia. She moved to New York when she was 8 years old. She has lived in Atlanta for the past 7 years. Se Habla Español!
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- Todd Brafford
- VW Brand Specialist
- toddb@jimellis.com
Todd Brafford has had a very interesting career. He's gone from a professional football player, to movie star, to retired WWE Wrestler know as Todd Champion and now we are grateful to have him as a member or our sales team.
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- Kristen Eckler
- Marketing Communications Assistant
- keckler@jimellis.com
Kristen lived in Kentucky for 24 years, and just moved to Georgia! She has been around the car business since she was 3, and worked for her parents for 6 years, who own their own car dealership in Kentucky. She loves her family, her two cats, and the beach!
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- Betsy Whitehead
- Marketing Manager
- betsym@jimellis.com
Betsy grew up in Cartersville, GA and graduated from Kennesaw State University. She has a total of 4 years of Jim Ellis Automotive Group experience and worked up to role of Marketing Manager. She loves her family and loves watching her first born Jude grow - he'll be one in June of 2018! VW runs deep in her family - her father starting working for VW of America when he came home from Vietnam! Her favorite VW model is the GTI for which she's had 4.
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- Billy Atkinson
- Service BDC
- billya@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4891
There isn't much Billy hasn't done in the automotive industry over the past 35 years!
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- Alex Tsankov
- Volkswagen Experience Specialist
- alext@jimellis.com
- 770-370-3622
Alex is originally from Bulgaria! Alex has lived in Georgia for 9 years and has worked for VW for 5 years. In his spare time he enjoys traveling, hiking, and swimming with his adorable 6 year old daughter Sophia!
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- Larry Fitzpatrick
- VW Brand Specialist
- lfitzpatrick@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4900
Larry is a joyful member of our sales team. He has an honorable background as a member of the US Army and nearly 20 years in the automotive industry.
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- Keenan Jones
- Sales Associate
- keenanj@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4900
Keenan has been in the car business for 15 years. Father of 5 (1 girl and 4 boys). He truly loves working with people and has come to realize how vital customer relationships are is in the preparation of achieving success in all endeavors. Family is most important to him! It is with the same passion and innovation that he has had a Retired Realtor and Sales Manager. He hopes to bring these exemplary skills to your buying experience.
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- Gem Baydemir
- VW Sales Experience Specialist
- cemb@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4900
Gem was born in Istanbul & but at the age of 19 he left his country to work as a Dining Waiter on Cruise Ships. He moved to Georgia in 2006 and has served in the Automotive Industry for 12 years. His love of helping people can be seen by the big smile on both his face and the faces of his happy Clients!
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- Jose A Vazquez
- VW Brand Specialist
- josev@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4900
Jose is currently a USMC Reservist. His ability to speak fluent Spanish makes him a big asset to our sales team. #sehablaespanol
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- Raul Sanchez
- VW Brand Specialist
- rauls@jimellis.com
- 770-370-3632
With Volkswagen since 2014.
Raul is originally from Los Angeles, California and he is a VW owner for over 3 years.
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- Luke Bialas
- Sales Associate
- lukeb@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4900
Luke is happily married and lives in Acworth GA with his wife, 3 cats named Kai, Kipp and Keely and 2 sugar gliders named Peeka and Boo. After serving his country with the United States Marine Corps he looks forward to serving the people of Atlanta with all of their automotive needs. In his free time Luke enjoys lifting weights and hiking.
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- Oleg Robu
- VW Internet Sales
- olegr@jimellis.com
- 770-370-3609
With Volkswagen since 2014.
Oleg is originally from Chisinay, Moldova.
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- Clayton Hays
- Sales Associate
- chays@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4900
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- Jack Jackson
- Sales Associate
- wjackson@jimellis.com
After spending 30 glorious years as a television Sportscaster, Jack has decided to use his communication skills to help Atlanta area residents get into the proper vehicle for their personal needs.
Jack has rubbed elbows with some of the greatest names in Sports including former Atlanta Falcon Star Tight End Tony Gonzalez. He and Tony hosted a top rated television show in Kansas City when Tony was with the Chiefs.
Jack gets his thrills these days from seeing the satisfied look on the faces of happy customers after making their purchase here at Jim Ellis VW. Jack is happily married and has two children and four grand children.
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- Zach Boyanton
- VW Brand Specialist
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- Rafael Sandoval
- Service Advisor
- rafaels@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4878
Raphael's ability to speak fluent Spanish makes him an extremely valuable member of our service team. Se Habla Español
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- Karen Scott
- Warranty Administrator
- karens@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4880
With Volkswagen since 2011.
Karen is originally from Savannah, Georgia and she is a VW owner for over 17 years.
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- Glenn Benedikt
- Service Advisor
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- Arianna Durham
- Service Advisor
- adurham@jimellis.com
- 770-370-3634
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- Gib McClure
- Technician
- gibm@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4870
With Jim Ellis since 1995.
Has 26 years of auto tech experience, 19 with VW.Gib is originally from Marietta GA.
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- Jeff Adams
- Technician
- jeffreya@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4870
With Jim Ellis since 2013.
Has 23 years of auto tech experience, 5 with VW.Jeff is originally from New Hartford, Connecticut and is a VW owner for over 21 years.
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- William Palmer
- Technician
- wpalmer@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4870
With Jim Ellis since 2012.
Has 12 years of auto tech experience, all with VW.William is originally from Marietta, Georgia and is a VW owner for over 20 years.
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- Kevin Hartley
- Technician
- khartley@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4870
With Jim Ellis since 2012.
Has 8 years of auto tech experience, 3 with VW.Kevin is originally from Savannah, Georgia.
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- Dustin Rhodes
- Technician
- dustinr@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4870
With Jim Ellis since 2013.
Has 3 years of auto tech experience, all with VW.Dustin is originally from Marietta, Georgia.
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- Pam Elder
- Wholesale Parts Consultant
- pame@jimellis.com
- 770-370-3630
Pam is from Douglasville, Ga. She has 15 years of experience with Volkwagen and Audi. She has been with Jim Ellis since 2003!
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- Sandra Hernandez
- Wholesale Parts
- shernandez@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4865
Sandra is from Syracuse, NY. She has 12 years in the Automotive Industry and has worked with VW since 2013.
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- Josh May
- Parts Advisor
- joshuam@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4862
With Volkswagen since 2009.
Josh is originally from Atlanta, Georgia.
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- Jacob Puckett
- Wholesale Parts Assistant
- jacobp@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4685
With Volkswagen since 2015.
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- Cathy Tague
- Accounts Payable
- cathyt@jimellis.com
- 770-3704885
With Volkswagen since 1995.
Cathy is originally from Marietta, Georgia.
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- Brooke Mathis
- Accounts Payable
- brookem@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4889
With Volkswagen since 2012.
Brooke is originally from Memphis, Tennessee.
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- Allison McGough
- Title Administrator
- allisont@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4887
With Volkswagen since 2014.
Allison is originally from Atlanta, Georgia.
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- Shannon Mitchell
- Office/HR Manager
- shannonm@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4886
With Volkswagen since 2013.
Shannon is originally from Ft. Valley, Georgia and is a VW owner for over 3 years.
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- Mickey Patterson
- Employee Education Liason
- mickeyr@jimellis.com
- 770-225-4837
Mickey has been employed with Jim Ellis since August 2011.
She is a Acworth,Ga native, and now lives on Red Top Mountain. She has two grown sons both employed at Jim Ellis. Mickey is married with 4 furry babies, and loves the beach and the mountains!
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- Kate Crockett
- Cashier
- katlync@jimellis.com
Kate is 20 years old and has two dogs and a cat. She attends college for criminal justice in psychology!
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- Jay Worsham
- Photographer
- jworsham@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4900
Jay lives in Waleska, GA with his wife and 3 of their 4 sons. He brings 25 years of professional photographic experience to the Jim Ellis family.
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- Lizzy Clark
- Accounting Clerk
- eclark@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4900
Lizzy is from Clarksville, Tennessee and is a proud dog mom of 2! She just got promoted to the Accounting department!
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- Maureen Williams
- Customer Advocate
- mwilliams@jimellis.com
- 770-370-4900
Maureen is originally from Kingston, Jamaica. She moved to the USA and lived in California, New Jersey and New York since January 2000. She relocated to Georgia in 2008 and is a proud mother of a son. In her spare time she loves to read, listen to music, gardening, and to bake. Her passion is fashion and food.
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- Kierston Jones
- Receptionist
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- Michelle Bringhurst
- Receptionist
- mbringhurst@jimellis.com
Michelle is originally from New Jersey and now currently resides in Dallas, Ga. She started her receptionist position at Jim Ellis Volvo in Marietta in 2017, has been with Volkswagen family since February!
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- Larry Hood
- Inventory Manager
- larryh@jimellis.com
- 770-370-3616
- Larry is originally from Atlanta, Georgia and is married with two precious little girls. He has been with Volkswagen since 2004.
