A graduate of Lakewood High, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA and the General Motors Institute, Detroit, MI, David served in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1969 to 1975. A life-long Ocean County resident, David joined Pine Belt Chevrolet in January, 1970; the family business founded in 1937 by Leon Sickel, his father. Automobile Dealerships owned all or in part are Pine Belt Chevrolet Inc., Lakewood, NJ-Pine Belt Chrysler-Jeep Inc., Lakewood, NJ, Pine Belt Nissan of Toms River Inc., Toms River, NJ-Pine Belt Cadillac Inc., Toms River, NJ-Pine Belt Nissan of Keyport Inc., Keyport, NJ, Pine Belt Chevrolet of Freehold, LLC, Freehold, NJ and Pine Belt Subaru Inc., Lakewood, NJ. David is a member of the National Automobile Dealers Association, New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers Advertising Association, and New York Region Chevrolet Dealers for which he was Director (1994-1995), Auto Dealer Magazine-Advisory Board, Lakewood Chamber of Commerce/Brick Chamber of Commerce/Toms River Chamber of Commerce, and NJ shore Builders Association. He also has an extensive list of charitable and community service affiliations. Favorite Car: Chevy Impala

Robert Sickel is the owner of Pine Belt Enterprises. A family owned automotive dealership since 1937. Robert is the 3rd generation owner of Pine Belt, passed down from his grandfather, Leon and father, David. Before taking over the business in 2004, he earned his degree in Business Administration at the University of Miami. Robert is also the Co-Owner of Blazing Visuals Sign Shop, Franchise Owner at Playa Bowls, Owner and Key Person at Pine Belt Insurance Agency, and previous director of Harmony Bank. Additionally, Robert is the Chairman for Monmouth Medical Southern Campus Foundation and Board Member for Monmouth Medical Center Board of Trustees. In 2012 he organized a Hurricane Sandy Charitable Support Group, Restore The Shore. Robert is married to his wife Taryn of 13 years and has two children, Mattix (11) and Brody (9). He enjoys supporting the local communities through his personal and business efforts.

Jack graduated from West Chester University in 1992 with a Health and Physical Education Degree. He then earned a Masters Degree in Supervision Of Curriculum. Jack has been a Physical Education teacher for 25 years, as well as the head coach of Cross Country, Winter Track, and Spring Track. After a successful teaching and coaching career at Lakewood High School and at Toms River North High school Jack decided to go into his family business in 2018 to help his father David and brother Robbie run the business. Jack has been married to his wife Laura for 21 years and has 2 children; Colby, who is a sophomore at SDSU and Katie, who is a freshman at the University of Tampa. Jack has hobbies such as working out and going on vacation with his family. Jack’s number 1 goal is to treat each customer as if they are a family member. Favorite Car is a tahoe. We do it one way: THE PINE BELT WAY!

Kenny is a life-long resident of Toms River, NJ. He oversees all of the operations of the three locations in Lakewood. His most important goal is to "treat people the way he would want to be treated". Kenny has been in the automotive industry since 1977 and with Pine Belt since 1981, taking over operations in 1989 and guiding the Lakewood location to the states number one retail sales dealership. He is a graduate of all of the NCM & Associated Boot Camp programs as well as the GMAC Managing Retail Operations program. Favorite Vintage Car: 1956 Chevrolet Corvette Favorite Current Car: Chrysler 300

Joseph is responsible for our centralized Internet and Business Development department and manages a 10 person team which handles over 2000 inquiries per month. Joseph started with Pine Belt in February of 2008. Joe's extensive experience, coming from Shore Lending Group, a mortgage broker and banking company where 100% of the leads were Internet or phone-based, was perfect preparation for his role as Pine Belt's E-Commerce Director. He is an Ocean County resident and attended Rutgers University and Montclair State University where he studied finance. Starting at around 70 Internet provided delivers per month Joseph has taken the department to its current performance level of providing 240 plus deliveries per month. Favorite Car: Pontiac GTO Judge

Shawn is the Pre-Owned Vehicle Director for all Pine Belt Enterprise locations; both retail and wholesale. Shawn is a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy, and Widener University, Chester, PA. He has been with Pine Belt since 1986. Starting in sales, he quickly became not only the top unit volume salesperson, but maintained top CSI scores as well. Throughout his 20 year plus career, he has maintained his focus on CSI and today resolves all customer satisfaction issues personally and maintains exceptional CSI scores. At Pine Belt Shawn has excelled as a Closer, Desk Manager, and F&I and Sales Manager before becoming Director of Pre-Owned Operations. He has attended numerous General Motors training programs as well as the Tim Deese Progressive Basic course. Shawn performs training and implements process and procedures including everything from the appraisal process to reconditioning. Shawn implemented the sealed bid process for wholesale vehicle disposal. With over 20 wholesalers participating, the program has streamlined the wholesale process, reducing losses, increasing inventory turn and bringing compliance to one of the most problematic areas of dealership operations. Favorite Car: Chevy Camaro

Alana has been with the company for over 15 years. She has a degree in business management from East Carolina University. She has held many different positions within the company. with company spokesperson being her favorite. She is married with twin boys and enjoys spending time at the beach.

I have been with Pine Belt since 1996. It is a true honor to work for the best company in the auto industry. There is no greater pleasure than taking care of our customers and meeting all of their automotive needs. I’ve been married since 1997 and have 2 son’s, who are my life! I love to travel, enjoy all sports, and spending time with my family. Come see me and my team at the Chevy Giant for an amazing deal and experience.

I started at Pine Belt in 2015 after working previously for a payroll company. Before working for Pine Belt I worked for TD Bank, Brick Hospital, and P.C Richard & Sons. I grew up and still live in Brick, NJ where I attended Brick Memorial High School with a focus on science. I also attended Muhlenberg Regional Snyder School where I achieved a nuclear medicine degree. My hobbies include watching sports and playing poker. I love spending time with my family and my girlfriend of three years. Favorite Car: Chevy Tahoe/Bentley Coupe

I've been with Pine Belt since 1996. In my spare time I enjoy coaching baseball and spending time with my 3 incredible children. Favorite Car: Corvette Stingray

I have been with Pine Belt since 1997. My mission is to provide opportunity to enhance our customer's future with an impeccable credit profile. This will offer them reliable and safe transportation for themselves and their family, as well as allow them to create new opportunities for their future. My personal goals are to give my clients one of the most comfortable and non-confrontational car buying experiences. Treat them with dignity and respect as I would expect to have someone treat me. I will take a personal interest in anyone who wants my help and always go above and beyond to show them I truly care.

Igor manages all aspects of new vehicle inventory for both the Freehold and Lakewood locations. Igor is a graduate of the Moscow Automotive Institute and came into Pine Belt organization with the Freehold Chevrolet acquisition where he had worked since 1992. Igor has worked in all of the variable operations positions before taking over the inventory management duties for Pine Belt. Working with the factory, brokers and other dealers, he maintains a responsive new vehicle inventory that is in balance with demand. He is also responsible for product training. One of Igor?s key responsibilities is to train and keep Pine Belt staff up to date on all General Motors program rules. As a complement to this role, he audits all deals before they are processed for compliance with all in effect General Motors Sales Allowance Incentive program guidelines. Favorite Car: Chevy Corvette...any year!