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Click on one of the people below to find out more information.
Administration
- John Connelly
- President
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- johnconnelly@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-763-2101
John is our President here at Acura Columbus. He has a BA from Georgetown University and a JD from the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
John is married with two daughters and two sons.
- Heather Everson
- General Manager
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- heathereverson@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 Ext. 119
- Trish Wagener
- Office Manager
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- trishwagener@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext. 109
- Trish has over 25 years in the Automotive business. She is valuable part of the Acura Columbus Management Team as our Office Manager/Controller. She loves to play golf and enjoys scrap booking.Â
- Ted Krouse
- Title Clerk/Incentives
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- tedkrouse@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext. 113
Ted is one our Title Clerk at Acura Columbus. He has years of experience with us as a Finance Manager, and has been in the automotive industry for over 35 years.
- Sharon Buckley
- Accounts Receivable/Warranty Administration
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- sharronschupp@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext 121
- Ashley Glick
- Accounts Payable
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- ashleyglick@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext.116
Please send invoices to ap@acuracolumbus.com
- Alyssa Cooksey
- Bookkeeper
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- alyssacooksey@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext 162
- Carolyn Apple
- Title Clerk
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- carolynapple@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext 113
Sales
- Tom Cole
- Variable Operations Manager
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- tomcole@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-588-8032
- Ian Quick
- Pre-Owned Sales Manager
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- ianquick@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-588-8030
- Steve Ault
- Sales Floor Manager
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- steveault@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-588-8028
Steve is one of our Senior Sales Consultants. He has been with us for over 20 years. He has achieved the Acura Gold Level Sales Award.
Steve is married with two children. His hobbies include fishing, golfing, and bow hunting.
- Mike Shay
- Used Car Manager
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- mikeshay@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-588-8019
Mike Shay has been with us for the past 25 years and even more years of experience in the Automotive business.
Mike is active in the Bishop Watterson High School Community, enjoys golf, spending time with his son, Nick and is an avid Columbus Blue Jackets hockey fan.Â
- Jay Barger
- Virtual Sales Manager
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- jaybarger@acuracolumbus.com
- TEXT: 614-761-1222 or CALL: 614-325-5590
Jay has been with Acura Columbus for over 20 years! He has held several positions creating a diverse background and insight into all of our departments. Jay is now our Virtual Sales Manager.Â
As the VSM, Jay handles our ever growing number of customers who choose to start and complete their buying process online. From pricing, to trade-in value, scheduling your test drive at home, or getting pre-approved for financing. Jay is available to assist. Click our green chat button at the bottom right of this page and you will be connected with him instantly!ÂHe enjoys spending time reconnecting with old friends and making new friends on Facebook. He is an avid sports fan that loves attending OSU football/basketball, Blue Jackets hockey games and watching UFC.
- Eddie Chandler
- Detail Manager
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- eddiechandler@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222
- Francesco Gregory
- Sales Consultant
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- francescogregory@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-588-8023
- Sam McHale
- Sales Consultant & Assistant Business Manager
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- sammchale@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-7019
- Antonio Gonzalez
- Sales Consultant
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- antoniogonzalez@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-588-8025
- Chavaughn Lockett
- Sales Consultant
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- chavaughnlockett@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-588-8652
- Greg Brown
- Sales Consultant
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- gregbrown@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-588-8031
Finance
- Adam Hannah
- Business Manager
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- adamhannah@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-588-8018
- Treg Blagg
- Business Manager
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- tregblagg@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-588-8037
Service
- Jerry LaWarre
- Fixed Operations Manager
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- jerrylawarre@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext. 115
Jerry has been with Acura Columbus for over 10 years, and has many more years of experience in the Parts & Service Business.
Jerry is married with 1 daughter and loves to fish, golf, watch OSU football and Cincinnati Reds baseball.
- Larry Jones
- Service Manager
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- larryjones@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext. 106
- Terry Nader
- Senior Service Manager
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- terrynader@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext. 114
Terry has been in the automotive business for over 30 years and has full training and experience with Honda Automobiles, Honda Motorcycles, and Acura Automobiles.
Terry is married with 2 children and one grandson. He has had a lifetime hobby of offroad motorcycling.
- Kristi Thornton
- Service Director
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- kristithornton@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext. 126
Kristi has worked in the automotive business for 20 plus years. She plays an important role at Acura Columbus as our Service Department Director.
Kristi has a daughter and in her spare time she enjoys to hunt and fish.
- Jami Meredith
- Service Expert
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- jamimeredith@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext 152
- Todd Skidmore
- Accelerated Service Expert
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- toddskidmore@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext. 132
Todd has been with us at Acura Columbus since February 2012. He is an Acura enthusiast, worked on several pit crews, raced cars, and attended Skip Barber Race weekends.Â
Todd loves to golf, spend time with his family, and watch his boys play soccer. He also enjoys thrill sports like jet-skiing and parasailing.Â
- Zach Zuene
- Accelerated Service Expert
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- zachzuene@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext 197
- Clayton Prescott
- Service Expert
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- claytontoothman@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222
- Hayley Jones
- Dealership Coordinator
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- hayleyjones@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext 111
- Laural Heinze
- Virtual Service Coordinator
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- lauralheinze@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext 112
- Ed Davis
- Service Greeter/Shuttle Driver
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- 614-761-1222
Parts
- Greg Hutto
- Parts Consultant
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- greghutto@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext.198
- Eric Loring
- Parts Consultant
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- ericloring@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-1222 ext 198
- Tom Hayden
- Parts Driver
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- 614-761-1222
- Tyler Johnson
- Parts Consultant
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- tylerjohnson@acuracolumbus.com
- 614-761-2105
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