Our Staff
Guest Relations








Sales Department
Alain Bondi
Internet Sales & Leasing Manager - SPEAKS FRENCH & ITALIAN
Alain has worked at Jennings for 18 years, during which time he is proud to have built up the internet sales department from its infancy. In his free time Alain enjoys boating, visiting art galleries, and eating French and Italian food. Not only does he love the cuisine: a fun fact about Alain is that he speaks both French and Italian as well!


Andy Sweis
General Sales & Leasing Manager - SPEAKS ARABIC
Andy has worked for Jennings for over 30 years. He loves telling jokes, boating, and spending time with his wife and three great kids.

Chris Mader
Sales & Leasing Manager
Chris is now working his 18th year as a member of the Jennings sales team, where he likes the friendly, family oriented environment. In his free time Chris enjoys barbecuing, making beer, and hanging out with his wife and 3 kids



Debbie Ress
Sales & Leasing - SPEAKS GREEK
Debbie has been a member of the Jennings sales team for over 12 years and loves every aspect of it. She enjoys spending her free time with her three children, reading, and gardening. In Debbie's view, "Life is short: live it!"


Al Sihweil
Sales & Leasing
Cell 847-708-2576

Nazariy Boychuk
Sales & Leasing
Nazariy speaks Ukrainian, Polish and Russian. Cell 773-331-2032

Abu Badar
Used Car Sales & Leasing - SPEAKS URDU & HINDI
Abu is proud to have worked with the Jennings family for 30 years and counting. His hobbies include cars, gardening, and working around the house. Abu also enjoys listening to the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, and Nat King Cole.

Adel Ubeid
Used Car Sales & Leasing - SPEAKS HEBREW & ARABIC
Adel has worked with the Jennings family for over ten years, where he is proud to have consistently earned the title of top sales representative. He has three children, with whom he loves to spend as much time as possible. Adel's favorite quote is from JFK: "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."

Jerry Perberg
Used Car Sales & Leasing
Jerry has been in the auto industry for over 30 years, the last six of which he has worked at Jennings. A few of his proudest accomplishments are raising children and bicycling over 224 miles in the 24 Hour Michigan Bicycling Challenge. When not working or bicycling, Jerry loves cooking, reading John Grisham novels, and hanging out with his pets (three dogs and a cat).

Fuad Ghosh
Used Car Sales & Leasing- SPEAKS HEBREW & ARABIC
Fuad is happy to have completed his first year here at Jennings, where he appreciates the great customer loyalty and dedication to satisfaction. He speaks both Hebrew and Arabic in addition to English. Fuad enjoys reading histories and biographies, listening to Bach and Mozart, and playing chess.

finance department
Robert DiCicco
Senior Business Manager
Bob, a Chicago native, has been with Jennings for over six years, and has worked in the auto industry for over 24. When not working on financing cars, he enjoys motorcycling, drawing, and working out. Bob?s favorite quote is, ?Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.?

Mark Jarosz
Business Manager (mówi po polsku)

Service Department
Mark Rolla
Service Director
Mark is proud to have worked with Jennings for over 33 years. His biggest accomplishment has been raising three children with his wonderful wife. Mark's favorite quote: "You only know what you know."

Rick Straczek
Service Manager
Rick has been working with the Jennings service team for over 15 years, after graduating from the Wyoming Technical Institute with a degree in Automotive Technology and Applied Service Management. In his free time he enjoys boating and kayaking. Rick finds it important to "live for the journey, not the destination."

Angelo Dilollo
Production Manager


Ken Schultz
Service Advisor
A native of Oak Park, Ken has been working with the Jennings business for over 24 years. Ken's greatest accomplishment is being a proud father of five children, and grandfather of six wonderful grand-kids. He is secretly a history buff, and enjoys reading about the Civil War, going on trips with his dog, and listening to The Who or Led Zeppelin.

Rehan Alimohammed
Service Advisor
Since 2010

Chris (Mac) McElroy
Service Advisor
Mac has worked with the Jennings Service team for over nine years. One of his biggest accomplishments has been raising children. Mac enjoys reading, weight-lifting, running, and spending time with family. His favorite quote: "The more you do for your kids, the less they learn to do for themselves."

Dave Granquist
Service Advisor
Dave has worked in the auto industry for over 33 years. When not joking around, he likes weight lifting, grilling food, and watching Quentin Tarantino films. His biggest accomplishments have been marrying and raising two awesome kids.

Mark Roman
Service Advisor
Since April 2011

Carlos Lopez
General Mechanical
Since August 1984

Juan Castaneda
General Mechanical
Since August 1996

Juan Montes
General Mechanical, Engine Specialist
Since January 2002

Gunter Drachenberg
General Mechanical, Engine Specialist
Since January 1990

Bill Carney
General Mechanical, Electrical Specialist
Since June 1989

Nicolas Garcia
General Mechanical
Since December 1994

Mike Slepawic
General Mechanical, Transmission Specialist, Engine Specialist
Since April 1986

Steve Kroes
General Mechanical, Electrical Specialist
Since September 1986

Martin Schneider IV
General Mechanical
Since July 2000

Ruben Martinez
General Mechanical
Since February 2000

Tom Bonoris
Master Technician Trainer
Since December 1985

Patrick Geryol
Alignment Specialist
Since June 2011

Victor Ortiz
Maintenance Specialist
Since May 2011

Alberto Ramos
Service Attendant
Since February 1999

Henry Velasquez
Service Attendant
Since June 1999

Santiago Arevalo
Apprentice Technician

Parts Department
Jim Norman
Parts Manager
Jim has been with Jennings for over 17 years, which he appreciates for its friendly environment and focus on customer service. His biggest accomplishment has been raising a happy and healthy family. Jim enjoys riding motorcycles, racing hot rods, working on home projects, and fishing, all while listening to his favorite band, the Dave Matthews Band. Watch out for Jim in the service aisle, however, as he is known to have two left feet! Jim's favorite quote: "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." ~Thomas A. Edison

Craig Friel
Assistant Parts Manager
Craig has worked with Jennings for two years, which he appreciates for the friendly atmosphere. A little-known fact about Craig: he was the 2009 Taste of Chicago runner-up to world hot-dog eating champion Takeru Kobayashi. Needless to say, his favorite food is anything but hot-dogs. Craig's motto: "Never do anything that you wouldn't want to explain to the paramedics."

John Lipecki
Inventory Manager
John has worked at Jennings for over 32 years. He is proud to have served on the GM Fixed Operations Advisory Board, and currently directs the GM parts department. John enjoys golfing, bowling, RV-ing, and working on his house.

Edwin Ocasio
Parts
July 2003

Chaz Mata
Parts
A Chicago native, Chaz has been with Jennings for eight years. He enjoys watching sports, including softball, basketball and football. Chaz likes eating Cuban food and listening to Pearl Jam.

Al Falco
Parts
Al has worked at Jennings for six years, after previously owning his own business for 20 years. In his free time he likes to fix things around the house, eat pizza, or listen to 50's and 60's music.

BODY SHOP DEPARTMENT
Steve Paternoster
Body Shop Manager
Since December 2009



Rob Pallach
Journeyman Body Technician
Since July 1995

Jesus Rodriguez
Refinish Technician
Since October 2001

Tim Horak
Journeyman Body Technician
Since April 2016

Raul Romero
Body Technician
Since August 2000

Richard Printze Jr
Refinish Technician

Peter Davos
Apprentice Technician
