Staff

Seref’s golden rule, “Treat others the same as you want to be treated”.   He has garnered multiple awards including the Gold Star with Mitsubishi & Hyundai and the Gold Master with Honda.  Seref is a historian, loves world history and says, “Wisdom begins in Wonder”.   He is involved with animal rescue and a noted accomplishment is ‘walking on the path’.  Fun fact:  When Seref is around, there’s a new Sherriff in town!

Angel has been in car sales for over 2 years and values his customers which helps him work hard to make them happy.  Previously he was a manager for a large retail store which is where he became experienced in customer service.  Angel is very dependable and friendly and is looking to further his career.

Monique Martin
Client Advisor

Monique prides herself in providing exceptional customer service to every person she has the pleasure of working with.  She believes honesty is one of the most important values to have in the automotive industry.  Her dealership career started off in the service department subsequently broadening her horizons by moving into sales.  Monique makes sure she gets her clients in the perfect vehicle that suits their needs.

You can find Monique at the beach with a book in hand watching the sunsets during any free time she gets.

Personal tidbit:  Have no fear, Monique is here!

Trent treats customers how he would like to be treated which bring smiles to their faces.  He has 2 years of experience in collections at Herc Rentals and garnered the Employee of the Quarter.  Trent was born and raised in Naples, has a Bachelors degree in Finance from UCF and is a diehard Pittsburg Steelers fan.  He enjoys a good time with family & friends on his boat.

Gabriela practices her core values in every aspect of her life.  HONESTY; Being honest is key in all areas of life, but mostly in her job to make sure she provides her customers with an honest experience. POSITIVITY; Staying positive is her nature, being positivity just about everything will result in many more positive outcomes throughout life in general. PASSION; She takes great passion in what she does all day, every day.  Gabriela is an Entrepreneur with a clothing boutique internationally in Costa Rica and she is currently working on expanding her boutique here in the U.S. starting in Miami and Naples, Fl.  The clothing ranges from new born all the way to Mom, Dad and plus sizing. Something for the whole family.  One of Gabriela’s most amazing accomplishments is owning her own international clothing boutiques, in addition to being a Naples High School cheerleader for 4 years including cheer captain her senior year, and pole vaulting.  Personal tidbit:  Gabbie is a professional Salsa Dancer!!

Jeanne Smith
Client Advisor

Jeanne has been selling cars since the early 1990’s and reached her Silver Certified achievement throughout her career with Honda.  She has determined that Honda is the BEST car and strives for complete customer satisfaction.

Jeanne’s life skills and ability to interact with the public give her great qualifications in her position as a Client Advisor.  She also has well rounded experience in brand management, web presence, photography & video and data entry.

Jeanne is originally from Pittsburgh, PA and is a huge Pittsburgh Steelers & Penguins fan.  She is a Honda enthusiast and loves going to all different kinds of car shows.

Tidbit:  Jeanne says, “Choose a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life!”

Something you might hear her say is “Stay Gold”!

James Atashian
Client Advisor

James has been in the automotive business for 19 years.  He is down to earth, has high values and knows how to treat people to make them feel comfortable during their purchase.  Kevin is skilled at pairing phones.  Personal tidbit:  Kevin likes camping.

Steven Walberg
Client Advisor

With over 2 years of experience in the auto industry, Steven is a Certified Client Specialist.  He has over 2 decades of curating superb customer experiences and specializes in his customer’s needs.

Steven treats every customer as if they are family or friends.

Fun fact:  Steven is an award winning Chef who has prepared meals for many famous personalities.

Dale Harrell

Client Advisor

Honesty and straight forwardness are most important to Dale.  He studied at FGCU and is new to the car sales business but previously worked in marketing for the Motor Trend group.  Dale is a big soccer fan so he’s always willing to chat about the game.  Fun fact:  Dale’s dad actually named him after Dale Earnhardt!

Kevin Longwell
Client Advisor

Kevin has over 6 years of automotive sales and finance experience. He started in the Automotive field in 2016 as a Client Advisor and took a finance position his 2nd year in the business. One of his greatest ambitions is to create and utilize a platform dedicated to the motivation of others. Using his humility, work ethic and acquired knowledge of customer service to assist customers throughout their overall sales and ownership experience. Kevin’s values are closely linked to the Ritz Carlton’s “ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen.” Serving others is the sure way to a sustainably successful career as well as the pride and sense of fulfillment that comes from helping our Guests here at Germain Honda of Naples. He loves to play guitar! Music to him is an instrument of joy. Kevin also loves going to concerts and experiencing the sweet sound of precision and passion collide in every note.

Fun fact: Kevin loves long walks on the beach!!!

Austin Herzer
Client Advisor

Although Austin is new to the auto business, he has a Finance Degree from the University of Florida, a strong work ethic and unyielding determination to succeed, such as becoming the office manager at a medical practice within the first two months he worked there.

His values include honesty and attention to detail which allow him to help his customers get the best deals in pricing and getting them into the best car that fits their needs.

Austin loves to cook, and has developed exceptional skills in the kitchen. His favorite out of work hobby is fishing both fresh and saltwater on his small flats boat.  He loves the outdoors and spends as much time as he can enjoying Floridian wildlife.  Austin enjoys anything that involves being on the water, including wake surfing.

Fun fact:  Austin loves adrenaline rushes and has been skydiving multiple times and is looking to get his solo freefall license soon.

David Cisneros
Client Advisor

David has been in the automotive business as a technician for 13 years but is fairly new to sales.  He is honest, dependable and likes to treat others as he would like to be treated.  David has extensive experience in and knowledge of auto parts.

David likes to have project cars to work on and loves spending time with his kids.