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  • Sean Willis
    General Manager
    205-278-5983


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  • LeNorris Underwood
    F & I Manager


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  • James Claborn
    Sales and Leasing Consultant
    205-278-4891


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  • Cherita McCants
    Sales Greeter


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  • Cherie England
    Sales and Leasing Consultant


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  • Lee Copeland
    Sales and Leasing Consultant


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  • Sam Stewart
    Sales and Leasing Consultant
    (205) 278-4972

    Of all of our salespeople, Sam has spent the most time at Jim Burke. He has over twenty years with us since starting in the late 1960s. In that time, Sam has been a used car manager, sales manager, and fleet manager, so he definitely knows his way around the business. His entire working life has been in the automotive industry, but when he finds free time, he enjoys cooking and riding motorcycles.

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  • Rusty Pickle
    Service Manager
    (205) 278-4946

    Rusty took a job at a car dealership thirty-seven years ago at age sixteen. He spent six years as an automotive technician before he started working at Jim Burke as a service advisor, where he has since become our Service Manager.

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  • Danny Parker
    Shop Manager


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  • Eddie Hicks
    Service Advisor
    (205) 278-5984

    Eddie is one of our service advisers, making him an integral part of getting you in and out of the service lane fully satisfied. Having worked for Jim Burke Subaru for over five years, Eddie Hicks began in March of 1995 while still in high school. When he's not at work, he spends time with his family.

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  • AJ Allen
    Service Consultant


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  • Brian Christopher
    Service Consultant


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  • Jordan Cook
    Service Advisor
    (205) 278-5955

    Our service adviser, Jordan Cook is a Birmingham native. He's only been with us for a few months, but it an important part of our service department team. Prior to working in the automotive industry, he worked in a warehouse. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, especially his daughter.

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  • Tom Shults
    Technician
    (205) 278-5908

    Tom came to Birmingham from Tuscumbia, Alabama. Early on Tom had a variety of different jobs including food service and janitorial positions before finally settling in the automotive service industry. He has been with Jim Burke Subaru and a Subaru Master Technician for over 25 year and is now one of our lead Subaru service technicians. His attention to detail and diagnostic skills are second to none!  

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  • Carol Ford
    Cashier
    (205) 278-5958


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  • Roger Geesling
    Warranty Administrator
    (205) 278-4187

    Another employee with an automotive working career, Roger is our warranty administrator, and began working in the automotive business right after school. A Birmingham native, he has been with Jim Burke over twenty years.

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  • Bobby Box
    Service Assistant

    Originally hailing from Kenner, Louisiana, Bobby has worked for Jim Burke Automotive since 1974. He is a jack of all trades around here. You name it, he can do it. Spending his whole working life in this business, he has previously been a lot manager, worked in detail as well as tires and accessories. When he's not at work, he is training and showing English bulldogs, or spending time with his beautiful wife Stephanie and step-son Phillip.

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  • Jon Whiten
    Parts Director


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  • Joe Tatum
    Parts Sales
    (205) 278-5927

    Joe has been working here at Jim Burke in the parts department for over nineteen years, ever since high school! If you need a Subaru part, he's the person to see. He grew up in Hialeah, Florida, and in his spare time, enjoys church activities, playing golf, making woodcraft projects, and working on his house.

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  • Phillip Defreese
    Parts Advisor


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  • Gordon Gibbs
    Internet Marketing Manager


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  • Kayleigh Cruse
    Internet Marketing Assistant
    (205) 278-4900


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  • Kellie Martin
    Receptionist
    (205) 324-3371

    As one of our full time receptionists for the last eight years, Kellie is one of the first people you will speak to when contacting our dealership. When she's not helping our customers talk to the right people, she enjoys spending her time reading, traveling, or hanging out at the lake.

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  • Amanda Frazier
    Receptionist
    (205) 324-3371


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  • Myra Aldridge
    HR Manager & Payroll
    (205) 278-4186

    A long time career veteran in the automotive industry, and having much experience in many dealership positions Myra has been a tremendous asset to the Jim Burke team for the past decade. She's a Birmingham native, and when not at work, enjoys cooking, spending time with family, especially her grandchildren, and watching Alabama football…ROLL TIDE!!!

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  • Sara Torres
    HR Manager & Payroll


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  • Ronda Collier
    Business Office Manager
    (205) 278-4182

    Ronda has been working for Jim Burke Automotive for over ten years, but has more than twenty years experience in the automotive industry. She was raised in Cullman, Alabama, and is an outdoors person, who occupies her free time by hiking and fishing. Ronda will do anything she can to make sure our customers are happy.

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  • Lauren Kilgore
    Warranty/GAP Clerk


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  • Angela Allen
    Accounts Payable


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  • Tomeka Carter
    Business Office
    (205) 278-4183

    After attending University of Alabama at Birmingham, Tomeka began working at Jim Burke as a receptionist before moving to our business office. She's been with us over nine years. Tomeka is originally from Mulga, Alabama, and enjoys spending time with her two sons in her spare time.

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  • Angela Cochran
    Billing Clerk
    (205) 278-4983

    Angela comes from a family involved in the car business. Her father was a manager at a dealership, and she's been working at Jim Burke for over six years. Angela earned her Bachelor's degree in accounting at the University of Alabama in 2007 while working full time at a dealership in Tuscaloosa, which is where she grew up. 

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