Meet Our Staff
At Cunningham BMW our Staff is committed to quality and excellence. Come meet our crew...
MANAGERS |
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Ian Jaffe Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: ian.jaffe@cunninghambmw.com Position: General Sales Manager Bio: Ian was born and raised in New York and New Jersey before moving to San Diego to attend San Diego State University. Ian loves to play basketball and football, and unwinding at the gym. Nothing is more important to him than spending time with his wife and children. Ian has been with BMW since October 2005, and joined Cunningham BMW in December 2006. With over 20 years experience in the automotive industry, working for BMW has been the best experience and the most fun he has had in his career. Special Achievements: Ian and his wife both volunteer their time to various projects, but the most rewarding for them has been their involvement with the Habitat for Humanity Program. |
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Jeff Clark Gerken Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: jeff.gerken@cunninghambmw.com Position: General Manager Bio: Jeff was raised in Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin. He is married to Denise and has 2 daughters, Hannah and Morgan. Jeff loves racing BMW’s, coaching, playing basketball and water-skiing. He has been with BMW since 1979, starting his career at Vasek BMW in Hermosa Beach, California. Special Achievements: Jeff has won over 100 races, and has received numerous awards, including being a four-time BMW Grand Travel Award winner and a seven-time appointee to BMW’s National Sales Council. |
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Jon Cavazos Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: jon.cavazos@cunninghambmw.com Position: Sales Manager Bio: Jon was born in Garden Grove, California. His hobbies include basketball, working on his house and being with his daughter. He has been with Cunningham BMW since December 2006, but has been with BMW since 2001. Special Achievements: Jon is proud of continuing to move forward in life; never staying still or moving backwards. |
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Josh Furrow Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: joshfurrow@cunninghambmw.com Position: Certified PreOwned Manager Bio: Josh was born and raised locally in Lakeside, CA. He loves basketball, movies, the beach, travel, cars and history. Josh has been with BMW since October 2002, and joined Cunningham BMW in December 2006. Special Achievements: Josh played college basketball at Grossmont College as well Jamestown College. Also, during his first 6 months as C.P.O Manager, Cunningham BMW’s C.P.O. Department finished first in their market for the month of April, and third in the region! |
SALES |
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Candace A. Fisher-Baird Phone: 619-440-3565 Email: candace.fisher@cunninghambmw.com Position: Internet Director Bio: Candace is a native of Northern Californian who first came to San Diego to attend San Diego State University. After graduation she moved to Philadelphia for several years before the lure of perfect weather brought her back to San Diego, where she met her husband and started her career with BMW. Candace loves being active and outside, whether it is preparing for another marathon, downhill mountain biking, hiking with her dogs, or just enjoying an afternoon on the back of her husband’s Harley. She has worked with Cunningham BMW since January of 2007, but has worked for BMW since July 2004. Special Achievements: Candace completed her first marathon in 2006 and attained Profiles in Achievement Charter status with BMW in 2005. |
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Gino Centofanti Phone: 619-440-3567 Email: gino.centofanti@cunninghambmw.com Position: Certified Pre-Owned Internet Specialist Bio: Gino is originally from Costa Mesa CA. He enjoys swimming, surfing, and tennis, and is passionate about the BMW product. He has worked at Cunningham BMW since the December of 2006 and has been with BMW since 1991. Special Achievements: Gino achieved Profiles in Achievement Honors status with BMW in 2004, 2005, and 2006. |
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Kiril Sprostranov Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: kiril.sprostranov@cunninghambmw.com Position: New Car Client Advisor/European Delivery Specialist Bio: Kiril is originally from Sofia, Bulgaria. He enjoys skiing, soccer, car racing, and watching his home theater system. Kiril has been with Cunningham BMW since March 2005. |
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Daniel Patrick Cordova Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: dan.cordova@cunninghambmw.com Position: Certified Pre-Owned Client Advisor/Business-to-Business Bio: Dan is originally from the Northern CA Bay Area, and has been living in CA since 1973. He enjoys hiking, cycling, the arts, composing poetry, Broadway, reading, cooking, travel, and business. He loves to do volunteer work with the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Dan has been with BMW since 1999. Special Achievements: Dan has achieved Profiles in Achievement Honors and Charter status several times. |
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Thomas W. Clark Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: tom.clark@cunninghambmw.com Position: New Car Client Advisor Bio: Tom has been married to his wife Pattie for 37 years and has four children. He is interested in old muscle cars and owns a ‘64 Chevelle and a ‘66 Mustang. He also enjoys driving his 2007 BMW X3. Tom first originally worked at Cunningham BMW from December 1995 to September 2003. He returned to Cunningham in May of 2007. Special Achievements: Tom has achieved Profiles in Achievement Honors status and was appointed to the BMW Professional Sales Council. |
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Danny Furrow Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: danny.furrow@cunninghambmw.com Position: New Car Client Advisor Bio: Danny was born and raised in San Diego and enjoys playing basketball, working out, and playing his Wii. He has been with BMW since 2005and has worked for Cunningham BMW since January 2007. Special Achievements: Graduating High School |
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Mike Sisco Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: mike.sisco@cunninghambmw.com Position: New Car Client Advisor Bio: Mike was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He enjoys muscles cars, military history, and football. He has worked for Cunningham BMW since 2006. |
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Mark Pavich Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: mark.pavich@cunninghambmw.com Position: New Car Client Advisor Bio: Mark spent fourteen of his childhood years in Germany before relocating to Ohio State for college and finally settling in Chicago after college. His hobbies include working on vintage sport cars, auto crossing, and with his recent move to San Diego his is also taking up surfing. Mark worked for BMW Financial Services for three years, and has been with Cunningham BMW since July 2007. Special Achievements: Mark earned Top Employee in Sales with Lucent Technologies, Chicago office in 2000. He also earned a Best in Show award Alfa Romeo Owners club Spring Pling 2003. |
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Dennis Gurel Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: dennis.gurel@cunninghambmw.com Position: Certified Pre-Owned Client Advisor Bio: Dennis is originally from Istanbul, Turkey and has been in San Diego since 1998. He enjoys tennis, racquetball, swimming, skiing, and traveling. He has worked for Cunningham BMW since 2004. Special Achievements: International Business Degree from Berlin, Germany |
OFFICE |
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Carmen Bracamontes Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: carmen.bracamontes@cunninghambmw.com Position: Receptionist/ File Clerk Bio: Carmen was born in Los Angeles and moved to San Diego in 1990. She enjoys shopping, working, and going out with her son and friends. She has worked with Cunningham BMW since 2007. |
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Cathy Vestal Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: cathy.vestal@cunninghambmw.com Position: Accounts Receivables Bio: Cathy is a rare true San Diego native. She enjoys traveling, gardening, reading, animals, and spending time with her husband of 31 years. She has been with Cunningham BMW since 1991. Special Achievements: Survivor of Breast Cancer. |
SALES ASSISTANTS |
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Hannah Gerken Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: hannah.gerken@cunninghambmw.com Position: Sales Assistant/Delivery Specialist Bio: Hannah was born and raised in San Diego. She enjoys people, school, work, shopping and playing basketball. She has worked for BMW since 2006 and has been with Cunningham BMW since 2007. Special Achievements: Various Sports achievements including four years of Varsity basketball. |
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David Reeder Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: david.reeder@cunninghambmw.com Position: Sales Assistant Bio: David was born and raised in San Diego. He loves cars, basketball, fishing, and the beach. He has been with Cunningham BMW since 2007. Special Achievements: Two time defensive player of the year award, MVP, Basketball Varsity team captain, and playmaker of the year. |
FINANCE AND WARRANTY |
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Michael Harrity Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: michael.harrity@cunninghambmw.com Position: Finance Manager Bio: Mike was born and raised in Worcester, MA. He moved to San Diego in 1989 and loves to play golf, fly fish and hike. He has worked for Cunningham BMW since 2007, but has been with BMW since 2003. |
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Kimberly Koch Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: kimberly.koch@cunninghambmw.com Position: Finance Manager Bio: Kimberly grew up in Iowa and moved to San Diego in 1989 after graduating from the University of Iowa. She lives in Vista with her fiancée and six pets including her pot bellied pig. Wilbur. Kimberly has been with Cunningham since 2007, but has been with BMW since 1999. Special Achievements: Kimberly is a four-time appointee to BMW’s Professional Sales Council. She also was recognized for her top sales achievement in 2005 with the BMW Grand Travel Award to South Africa. |
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Cornelia Steinberg Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: cornelia.steinberg@cunninghambmw.com Position: Maintenance and Warranty Coordinator Bio: Cornelia was born and raised in Germany, and came to the United States in 1991. Her hobbies include painting, hiking, reading, and natural parenting. She has been with BMW since 2001, and with Cunningham BMW since 2007. Special Achievements: The birth of her daughter in 2006. |
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Deborah Jean Eldridge Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: debbie.eldridge@cunninghambmw.com Position: Warranty Administration Bio: Debbie grew up in New York, has lived in Arizona and has been in San Diego for three years. She enjoys camping, going to the beach, and boogie boarding. Her hobbies are crocheting, needle point, photography, scrap booking, cooking, and spending time with friends. She has a husband of twelve years, three stepchildren and four grandchildren. She was a business owner with her husband for twelve years before selling their business to move to California. She has worked for Cunningham BMW for since 2004. Special Achievements: BMW profiles in achievements, Gold Honors 2005 and 2006, Big Brother Big Sister mentors. |
SERVICE |
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Brice Roland Goetz Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: brice.goetz@cunninghambmw.com Position: Service Director Bio: Brice was born in Tarzana California, grew up in Simi Valley and moved to Ramona at the age of 15. After completing High School, he utilized a scholarship to Universal Technical Institute (UTI). Brice graduated UTI in 2001, applied to and was accepted into the BMW STEP program in Ontario, CA. After completing BMW STEP training in June 2001 he relocated to Redondo Beach, CA to work as a technician for South Bay BMW. After there he came to work for Cunningham BMW in 2003. Brice’s hobbies include water activities, motorcycles, paint balling, friends, fishing, camping, and is currently in pursuit of his private pilots certificate. Special Achievements: VICA Automotive Skills State Champion, Ford/AAA automotive competition regional champion, BMW STEP graduate, BMW master technician, completion of FAA pivot pilot solo and cross country flights, proud father, homeowner, BMW service director. |
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Greg Gorsica Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: greg.gorsica@cunninghambmw.com Position: Recon and Detail Manager Bio: Greg was born and raised in El Cajon. He enjoys going to the river, the desert and being with his wife, Summer. He has worked for Cunningham BMW since 1983. Special Achievements: Being the best employee and always giving 100%. |
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Michael S. Cain Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: michael.cain@cunninghambmw.com |
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Tiffany Marie Cochrell Phone: 619-442-8888 Email: tiffany.cochrell@cunninghambmw.com Position: Service Receptionist Bio: Tiffany is originally from Las Vegas. She enjoys shopping, the beach, the river, hanging out with friends, soccer, music, and dancing. Tiffany has worked for Cunningham since 2005. Special Achievements: Graduated high school and working full time. |
