Meet Our Staff

Management Team


Greg Balasco

Greg Balasco

Owner, President

Cory Neupauer

Cory Neupauer

CFO, Lakeland Automall

Jim Hancock

Jim Hancock

Fixed Operations Director

Chris Galloway

Chris Galloway

Ford Parts Manager

Tommy Difilippo

Tommy Difilippo

General Manager

Jason Tulchinsky

Jason Tulchinsky

General Sales Manager

James Wrinkle

James Wrinkle

Ford Sales Manager

Ford Sales Team


Lawrence Christian

Lawrence Christian

Ford Sales Specialist

I’m originally from Queens, NY and relocated to Tampa in 1983. I fulfilled my childhood dream of community service from 1988 until 2002 . I briefly left my career to take care of my parents and in 2005 I got into the car business with Lakeland Ford and have been here ever since. I’m known in the community and I love the car business and have repeat customers that keep coming back.

Frank Uria

Frank Uria

Ford Sales Specialist - Hablo Español

With over 20 Years in the Hospitality Management Industry I am all about servicing our customers. Great listener and self motivated to assist I am known to all my customers as their Car Guy for friends and family.

Richard Berndt

Richard Berndt

Ford Sales Specialist

I’m a proud father of 2 and step-father to 1 with a passion for helping people and being active in the Lakeland community. I chose Lakeland Automall because I wanted to work for a place that treated their employees fairly and that gave me the opportunity to be successful.

Geoff Thomas

Geoff Thomas

Ford Sales Specialist - EV Specialist

Geoff Thomas has been at Lakeland Ford since May 2020 and is dedicated to his customers and making sure they find the vehicle the really want and that fits their needs.

Emmanuel Goveo

Emmanuel Goveo

Ford Sales Specialist - Hablo Español

Emmanuel “Manny” Goveo started at Lakeland Ford in May of 2020 and works with both English and Spanish speaking customers.

Denis Gavrilov

Denis Gavrilov

Ford Sales Specialist

Denis Gavrilov has been with Lakeland Ford since September 2020 and is dedicated to making sure every customer gets the vehicle they really want.

Trey Peterson

Trey Peterson

Ford Sales Specialist

Finance & Insurance Team


Lance Harrison

Lance Harrison

Finance & Insurance Manager

Kim Davis

Kim Davis

Finance & Insurance Manager

Service Team


Dave Knisley

Dave Knisley

Ford Service Director

Chuck Scott

Chuck Scott

Ford Service Manager

Gina Hines

Gina Hines

Ford Service Advisor

Chris Hungerford

Chris Hungerford

Ford Service Advisor

Steve Maples

Steve Maples

Ford Service Advisor

Jay Punderson

Jay Punderson

Ford Service Advisor

Kenny Bateman

Kenny Bateman

Ford Service Advisor

Business Development Team


Danielle Klonecki

Danielle Klonecki

Business Development Director

Andrew Slater

Andrew Slater

Assistant BDC Manager

Brian Hanks

Brian Hanks

Guest Services

Alyssa Perryman

Alyssa Perryman

Guest Services

Victoria Jimenez

Victoria Jimenez

Guest Services

Torre Lightsey

Torre Lightsey

Guest Services

Lisa Cybulski

Lisa Cybulski

Guest Services