Meet Our Staff

I started in the automotive industry with my grandfather and father, who had a repair shop, when I was about 8 years old (1966). I worked in that shop until 1978. I had a few other jobs before returning to the automotive industry in 1984 working for, then, Teske Motors. In 1988 Teske Motors became Knauf Motors until 1992 when I took over and it became Newberry Motors. I have a total of 38 years in this business and look forward to 38 or so more! I am a happily married husband of 31 years and have three beautiful children, Michelle, Krista and Nathan. I enjoy boating and spend every spare minute in the summer doing so. I also enjoy helping people through charitable organizations such as Kiwanis and the Newberry Area Chamber of Commerce. My main goal in life is to help others be successful!

I am a wife of 12 years to Keith and we have two wonderful boys, Nathan, 10 and Josh, 7. With my boys in school full time, I decided to go back to work full time. I have been at Newberry Motors for almost a year. The majority of my spare time is spent supporting my boys in their sporting events such as wrestling, football, baseball and hockey. We also enjoy camping and spending time with friends.

I have been with Newberry Motors for over seven years as the Used Car Manager. I first started in the automotive business with Ray Knauf Chevrolet here in Newberry. I have worked for the Michigan DNR as well as Hyde Equipment. My specialty is heavy equipment. I will do my very best to help negotiate the best trade in value for your deal. When not working, I love to spoil my granddaughters!

I started in the car business when I was only 14 years old washing cars for my dad at his small Chevy dealership in western Oklahoma. I sold my first car when all the salesmen were gone one Saturday afternoon and I was hooked! My favorite thing to do is to find the right car at the right price for every customer. I have been the Sales Consultant here at Newberry Motors for over 16 years and have enjoyed almost every moment of it. We have excellent vehicles and a top notch staff to work with. I live in Newberry with my husband, Alvin, and 6 year old son, Mike. I have 3 adult children, Tara, Kristine, and Ben and two beautiful grandchildren, Kaley and Jack. My favorite thing to do when not working is to float down the Tahquamenon River.

I am a husband to Brooke, my wife of 11 years and father to two children, Claire (8) and Spencer (5). After high school I enrolled at Northwood University and graduated in 1999 with a Bachelors of Business Administration in both Automotive Aftermarket Management and Marketing Management. I have experience working as a parts clerk at an Auto Value parts store and I spent almost 4 years in high performance parts sales to both international and domestic clients. I have a total of 16 years in the industry, 9 of which have been with Newberry Motors exclusively. I enjoy the challenges that come my way as Service and Parts Director. It is the ultimate goal of my team to get your vehicle fixed right the first time and in time. When I am not working, I enjoy hunting, fishing, camping and gardening.

I am a 1995 graduate of the Automotive ServiceRepair Program at Ferris State University. I ran my own repair shop for 5 years and then worked for 8 years at a facility in Traverse City, Michigan before my move to the U.P. I am ASE Certified as a Master Technician and am current on all my GM and Chrysler Training as well. It’s been two years already since I started working with the Newberry Motors team. I enjoy coming to work everyday and learning how to “operate” on the new vehicles that are being produced every year. When I am not turning a wrench I enjoy snowmobiling and watching football, especially University of Michigan! Go Wolverines!

I have been in the automotive repair industry for 24 years. I started with Glenn Wilson Pontiac Buick in Fenton, Michigan which is now Martin Buick. After that I spent 2 years with the Hydramatic Division of General Motors in Ypsilanti which produces a variety of transmissions. I left there and went to Draper Chevrolet in Saginaw where I spent a few years before deciding that the U.P. was really where I wanted to be. I have been at Newberry Motors almost 13 years now and am their shop foreman. I am an ASE certified Master Technician and am current in all of my GM and Chrysler Training. In my spare time I enjoy hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, riding ATV’s and tractors.

I started with Newberry Motors in the Quick Lube. Currently, I am a technician working on my ASE certifications. I am the kind of guy who can 'fix' anything. In my spare time, I love to go mudding, watch and participate in Off Road Racing and catch lots of fish. I live on Big Manistique Lake in Curtis.

I was hired into the quick lube in 1999 as a lube specialist and worked my way up to manager. I enjoy my job because I get to talk to people when they come in for an oil change or one of the many other services that we offer in the quick lube. When I am not working at Newberry Motors or one of my other two jobs I enjoy working on and driving my four cars, one of which is a vintage 1985 Mercedes 300 Turbo Diesel.