Sales Team | Service & Parts Team | BDC Team

Richard Wood
New Car Manager
Email: rwood@mbofsa.com
Richard was born in Austin, Texas and then spent the next 19 years moving around the country as an Air Force family. He has worked in sales and sales management with Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda and Mercedes-Benz for over 24 years. He has been married for over 40 years to his lovely wife who is an oncology research nurse with CTRC, and has a son and daughter-in-law who care for his 2 granddaughters. He truly loves the personal interaction with the clients at Mercedes-Benz of San Antonio and invites everyone to stop by and visit with him at any time.

Dino De La Fuente
Pre-Owned Vehicle Manager
Email: ddelafuente@mbofsa.com
Dino, a native San Antonian, has been in the automobile industry since 1980. He has been a loyal associate of Mercedes-Benz of San Antonio since 1987, and is now the General Sales Manager. Away from the dealership, he enjoys golfing, gardening, and the theater. Dino is devoted to his wife of 28 years and his two children. Dino takes pride in family and his work. He asks any prospective luxury vehicle owner to drop by MBofSA today and experience the dedication to excellence for themselves.

Johnny Alexander
New and Pre-Owned Vehicle Manager
Email: jalexander@mbofsa.com
Born and raised in Mississippi. Came to San Antonio by way of the Air Force 24 years ago. After 4 years in the Air Force, he has been in the car business for over 20 years. He has been in sales, leasing, sales manager and finance director primarily in the imports (Honda, Nissan and Toyota). He prides himself on being honest, sincere and very respectful to clients in any way that he comes in to contact with them. He has been married for over 24 years with a daughter that attends collage at Southwestern University in Georgetown, and a son at Communication Arts H.S. in NW San Antonio.

Mike Jones
Finance & Lease Manager
Email: mjones@mbofsa.com
Born and Raised in New Orleans, he joined the Mercedes-Benz of San Antonio team in October 2003. Mike has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and Speech Communication from the University of the Incarnate Word. He is a member of a Division II soccer team. As an alumnus, he serves as a strong advocate for the Boys Hope/Girls Hope organization, a college preparatory program and non-profit program that provides long term assistance to at risk youths. As the Finance & Lease Manager, it is very important to provide every customer with excellent service that exceeds their expectations.

Louis Garcia
Senior Sales Consultant
Email: lgarcia@mbofsa.com
Louis was born and raised in San Antonio, TX. He attended Central Catholic High School, and Graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Business with a degree in Marketing Management. He has been in the automotive industry for 31 years starting with Porsche and Audi product line and eventually moving up to Mercedes-Benz. His hobbies include walking, listening to classical music (with Mozart being my favorite composer) and traveling with his wife. The automobile business is ever changing and extremely competitive and he is ready for the challenge.

William E. Taylor III
Senior Sales Consultant
Email: wtaylor@mbofsa.com
William has been employed by Mercedes-Benz of San Antonio since Feb. 2000. His previous employer was Saturn for 7 years at which he was the finance manager. He has made San Antonio his home for almost 16 years after leaving Columbus, Ohio.

Ray Crockett
Sales Consultant
Email: rcrockett@mbofsa.com
Ray was born and raised in San Antonio, TX. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School and graduated from the University of California Riverside, with a degree in electronic engineering. He was a biomedical engineer for ten years specializing in hospital equipment. Ray has many years of sales experience starting with Carmax, Acura, Volvo, Honda and now Mercedes-Benz. His hobbies include golfing, fishing and traveling. All automotive sales people are not alike! Find out why he’s been a top producer for the past ten years.

Geoffrey Barnes
Sales Consultant
Email: gbarnes@mbofsa.com
Geoffrey enjoys working with all his customers in the greater San Antonio and Boerne area. He has many years of experience with luxury car sales and firmly believes the Mercedes-Benz is the best brand to choose from. Geoffrey welcomes any new customers and will do his best to find the right Mercedes-Benz vehicle for you.

Eli Weingerz
Sales Consultant
Email: eweingerz@mbofsa.com
Elias joined the Mercedes-Benz of San Antonio family in 2004. Since then he has maintained a CSI (Customer Satisfaction Index) rating that far exceeds the national average for Mercedes-Benz sales representatives. Elias has also received numerous certificates of achievements at the dealership. He is fluent in Spanish, English and Idish.

David Weil
Sales Consultant
Email: dweil@mbofsa.com
David, a third generation automotive professional, has been with Mercedes Benz of San Antonio a short time. He has worked for himself and various dealerships over a 33 year career. He enjoys life with his wife of 28 years and has two grown children. His hobbies include dogs, fishing, and traveling the world whenever possible. He hopes to share his vast experience to help people fulfill their dreams of owning a Mercedes Benz. He welcomes all his previous customers to visit and experience the finest automobiles in the world.

Rick Myers
Sales Consultant
Email: rmyers@mbofsa.com
Born and raised at Fort Bragg North Carolina. Retired from the US Army after serving 20 years. He attended school at George Washington University completing studies in Business Administration. He has served in the automobile industry for 7 years. He is currently married and raising three wonderful boys in Boerne, Texas. He truly believes that customers are the life line of this business and commits to nothing but “Excellence” for his customers.

Paul Stephens
Sales Consultant
Email: pstephens@mbofsa.com
Paul is a native of San Antonio, Texas.  Married to an elementary school teacher, Paul has two wonderful boys.  On his days off, Paul can be found spending time with his family at the lake or in the park.  Professionally, brings with him several years of experience in the auto industry.  Paul is a natural salesman where he has won numerous awards in customer service, customer satisfaction and sales volume.  Paul makes it his business to understand the customer's needs and will do whatever he can to ensure the customer gets the car they deserve.  Paul can be reached by cell phone or by email so feel free to contact him 24 hours a day!

Rene Rodriguez
Sales Consultant
Email: rrodriguez@mbofsa.com
Rene is a new addition to the Mercedes-benz of San Antonio family.  He is dedicated to educating potential buyers about all the wonderful features in performance, safety and excellence in the Mercedes line of vehicles.  He can be reached by cell phone or by email at all times to answer any questions you may have on your next vehicle purchase.

Mark Urbanek
Sales Consultant
Email: murbanek@mbofsa.com
Bio coming soon.

Greg Koehler
Fixed Operations Director
Email: gkoehler@mbofsa.com
Greg was born and raised in San Antonio. He has been with Mercedes-Benz of San Antonio since 1994. He started out prepping and repairing Mercedes-Benz in our collision center and moved up to an estimator and also managed the collision center for two years. He then moved to our parts department as Parts Manager for seven years and is currently the Service Director. Greg also serves as the Safety and Security Officer for the company. Greg enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons in Rockport fishing during the summer months. Greg looks forward to meeting you whether it is your first time in to Mercedes-Benz of San Antonio or you are one of our current clients.

Brian Fricke
Service Manager
Email: bfricke@mbofsa.com
Brian was born and raised in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, moved to San Antonio with his family 10 years ago. After moving to San Antonio, he worked for Enterprise Rent-a-car Company. Through this experience he was able to gain a relationship with the managers and employees of the dealership, and was asked to come to work for Mercedes-Benz of San Antonio in August of 1999. He has worked his way up from starting as greeter, service writer and now is the service manager. Earned the Gold Achievement award from Mercedes-Benz in 2003, and enjoys the opportunity to provide our customers with quality service everyday.

Gary Sauter
Assistant Service Manager
Email: gsauter@mbofsa.com
Gary welcomes you to our Service Department. He has been in the automotive industry for more than 29 years, spending most of this time with BMW. Gary feels privileged to be working for such a fine and caring organization. He enjoys working here at Mercedes-Benz of San Antonio; enjoys what he does and most of all enjoys that we as a team are able to take care of your needs in a timely manner. Gary is married to his wife of 27 years and they have three children. Activities he enjoys are camping, going to the beach and for those of you who know him, soccer. Some teams to watch are VFB Stuttgart, Puebla F.C. and of course the Alamo Heights Mules.

Daniel Placencia
Assistant Service Manager
Email: dplacencia@mbofsa.com
Born and raised in San Antonio and is a graduate of John Marshall High School. Daniel has 9 years of service experience with BMW and Mini-Cooper. As a new service representative for Mercedes Benz of San Antonio, Daniel has enjoyed his experiences with great satisfaction and strives to give excellent customer service and enjoys helping our clients.

Eric Urban
Assistant Service Manager
Email: eurban@mbofsa.com
Eric was born in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Later moved to Germany where he attended Kaiserslatern American High School. Eric served in the United States Air Force for 6 years as a jet engine Tech and as a Security forces member. Eric has been with Mercedes-Benz of San Antonio for three years and looks forward to providing you with excellent customer service.

Chrissy Schroeder
Assistant Service Manager
Email: cschroeder@mbofsa.com
Chrissy started with MBofSA four years ago as a cashier and has worked her way up to Service Advisor. Chrissy was born and raised in San Antonio and is a graduate of Judson High School. Chrissy and her husband along with their two dogs enjoy there weekends at the river. Chrissy makes sure to give great customer service with a smile.

Gregg Duppstadt
Assistant Service Manager
Email: gduppstadt@mbofsa.com
Gregg has been in the car business for over 32 years in every aspect of the business from Service Valet, Technician, Service Manager, and even Finance Manager. He also served in United States Navy for four years. Gregg likes to spend time with his wife and daughter at home. Gregg likes to make sure that every customer leaves happy and knowledgeable about the investment they have put into their car.

Victor Tellez
Assistant Service Manager
Email: vtellez@mbofsa.com
Victor has lived in San Antonio for over 30 years and enjoys the San Antonio local community. He has a combined 24 years experience in the auto industry. Victor is a proud to have spent more than 19 years as a member of the Mercedes-Benz of San Antonio staff family. During his long tenure with the dealership, Victor has spent time in both our collision center and parts departments. He understands the importance of the various departments working hand in hand to give the highest customer satisfaction possible. Victor encourages all customers to call him personally for any service work needed for their vehicle.

Doug Holland
Parts Manager
Email: dholland@mbofsa.com
Doug joins our family of staff as the Parts Manager. He has many years in the auto industry and is dedicated to helping our customers find the right parts for their Mercedes vehicles. Doug is very easy to speak with and very knowledgeable on all OEM and aftermarket parts for Mercedes-Benz. Please feel free to call our dealership and ask for him directly to help you today.

Janice Neville
BDC Manager
Email: jneville@mbofsa.com
Janice was born and raised in San Antonio. Janice has been with Mercedes-Benz of San Antonio for over eight years. She started off as the service cashier, moved to accounting and now is the Client Care Manager. She has over 15 years of customer service experience and always enjoys making people happy. Janice enjoys cooking, hiking and spending time with her daughter and husband.

Chris Garza
BDC Specialist
Email: cgarza@mbofsa.com
Chris joined the Mercedes Benz family in 2000. He started in carwash moved into detailing then became a new and pre-owned sales porter. It is there where he was able to play around with the vehicles and learn about all the different features Mercedes has to offer. As part of the BDC department, Chris can use what he has learned to help explain our vehicle's and give our clients a better understanding about their investment. If you have any questions about your vehicle feel free to give Chris a call.

Nathaly Pulido
BDC Specialist
Email: npulido@mbofsa.com
Nathaly was born and raised in Mexico, and moved here 3 years ago. She started with the MBofSA Family as a cashier and now works in our Business Development Center making appointments and following up with our customers. Nathaly is also fluent in Spanish and English. Nathaly looks forward to helping you with any questions you might have.