Our Staff

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• Scott Kidd

  General Manager

  skidd@driveclassic.com

  440-266-3000

  
  

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• Russ Fisher

  Sales Manager

  russ@driveclassic.com

  440-266-3000

  Russ hails from Kirtland, Ohio.  A graduate of The Ohio State University.  Russ was one of the founding members of Classic.  He started with Mr. Brown in 1979.  Russ has 3 children and 2 grandchildren.  Russ' interests are sports, family, and the outdoors.
  

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• Matt Vest

  Sales Manager

  mattv@driveclassic.com

  440-266-3000

  Matt is a graduate of Harvey High School.  He started with Classic in 2000.  He has been married since 1998 and has 3 children.  His interests are God, his family, nature and outdoors, art, cooking, movies, and the Cleveland Browns .   
  

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• Chris Woolard

  Used Car Sales Manager

  cwoolard@driveclassic.com

  440-266-3000

  Chris attended Mentor high school and continued his education at Kent State, graduating in 2007.  Chris started with Classic in 2011.  His hobbies are using his Traeger pelett grill, watching Cleveland sports, hiking, kayaking and traveling the world.
  

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• Nick Crea

  Business Manager

  ncrea@driveclassic.com

  440-266-3000

  Nick went to Chardon High School.  He started with Classic in 2012.  His interests are 4 wheeling, farming, and landscaping.
  

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• Justin Gordon

  Business Manager

  jgordon@driveclassic.com

  440-266-3000

  Justin is from Hermitage, Pa.  He graduated from The University of Mount Union in 2014.  He started with Classic in 2015.  He has been married since 2015.  His interests are Pittsburgh sports teams, Kayaking, & spending time with friends and family.
  

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• Bill Cheraso

  Internet Sales

  bcheraso@driveclassic.com

  440-266-6817

  Bill is a graduate of Eastlake North.  He is a 101st Airborne U.S. Army Veteran.  Bill started with Classic in 2004.  Bill is cooler than Chuck Norris. 
  

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• Sheryl Betenbough

  Ofiice Admin. & Reception

  440-266-3000

  Sheryl is from Hobbs, New Mexico.  Sheryl started with Classic in 1997.  Sheryl's interests are monster trucks (Grave Digger being her favorite), Snoopy, and sports cars. 
  

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• Eric Hull

  Commercial Manager

  440-266-3000

  
  

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• Kareem Young

  Sales & Leasing Consultant/ Commercial Sales

  440-266-3000

  
  

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• Gregg Pike

  Sales & Leasing Consultant

  gpike@driveclassic.com

  440-266-3000

  
  

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• Andrew Buday

  Sales & Leasing Consultant

  abuday@driveclassic.com

  440-266-3000

  Andrew graduated from Eastlake North.  He started with Classic in 2015.  He has a beautiful daughter.  His interests are Cleveland sports, traveling, & Netflix.
  

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• Nick Hirzel

  Sales & Leasing Consultant

  nhirzel@driveclassic.com

  440-266-3000

  Nick is from Lakewood, Ohio.  He went to St. Edwards and graduated from John Carroll University in 2017.  He started with Classic in 2017.  His interests are local sports teams, rugby, visiting local restaurants, & spending time with family and friends.
  

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• Julia Taylor

  Sales & Leasing Consultant

  jwhite@driveclassic.com

  440-266-3000

  Julia is a graduate of Perry High School.  She started with Classic in 2017.  She is happily married and has a beautiful daughter.  Her interests are spending time with family, outdoors, movies, Cedar Point, & going out to eat.
  

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• Hugh Araps

  Sales & Leasing Consultant

  haraps@driveclassic.com

  440-266-3000

  
  

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• Javier Gil

  Sales and Leasing Consultant

  jgil@driveclassic.com

  440-266-3000

  Javier was born in Columbia.  He came to the United States in 1998.  He graduated from York college in 2007.  He started at Classic in 2018.  His interests are his family (wife and 2 wonderful children), the outdoors, and cooking.
  

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• Kirt Hyde

  Sales & Leasing Consultant

  khyde@driveclassi.com

  440-266-3000

  
  

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• Kyle Kelly

  Sales & Leasing Consultant

  440-266-3000

  Kyle went to Mentor High.  He started at Classic in 2019.  His interests are Dogs, Pizza, Cleveland Browns, video games and Marvel movies.
  

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• Alec Reese

  Sales Consultant

  440-266-3000

  Alec went to Riverside, graduated from Ohio University in 2015.  He served in the Air Force for 4 years and is currently a National Guard Airman.  He started with Classic in 2010 and worked during his summer breaks.  He started full time in sales in 2019.  His interests are Aviation, nutrition, and outdoor activities.
  

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