The People of Royal Honda

Located in the heart of Metairie, we believe in offering the highest standard of service to our customers.  Our sales and service staff are committed to giving you the best experience possible.  Our people are from all over the New Orleans area.  Scroll down and see if there is anyone you might know.  Everyone says New Orleans really is a small town--take a look and see.
VERNON BRINSON VERNON BRINSON

Chairman of the Board

Starting with Royal Oldsmobile, Mr. Brinson has always had a commitment to excellence and a philosophy of customer satisfaction.  He always promotes his vision of Royal being "the dealership that's different."  He believes this starts with the people we hire and train to serve you.


STEVE BRINSON STEVE BRINSON

President

Steve is a proud Georgia Bulldog Alumni!  He began his automotive career with Royal Oldsmobile in the body shop and worked his way through every aspect of the family business before taking over operation of Royal Honda.

sbrinson@royalhonda.com

WAYNE GONSOULIN WAYNE GONSOULIN

GENERAL MANAGER

wgonsoulin@royalhonda.com

WALTER WILD WALTER WILD

GENERAL SALES MANAGER

Walter is a 14 year veteran of the Royal Family.  He is an '87 Rummel grad and '92 UNO alum.  In his spare time, Walter maintains a PROUD 20+ golf handicap.  He is a huge Saints and LSU fan.  To this day, his family is an original Saints season ticket holder.  Thus, he is a true New Orleanian.  His wife is a 15 year employee of Children's Hospital and his two daughters attend St. Christopher School.  He enjoys the city's eateries and of course considers himself a "foodie."

wwild@royalhonda.com

DANIEL MORSE DANIEL MORSE

DIRECTOR OF PRE-OWNED VEHICLES

Raised throughout the South and an 11 year New Orleanian, Daniel has always had a great love of cars--his 1st muscle car was a '70 Chevelle.  A graduate of the University of Alabama, he is the father of two beautiful sons, and has a very active life in the New Orleans community.  He has been with Royal for almost a decade.  He is excited to help the dealership grow as it continues to serve the New Orleans Metro Area
 

dmorse@royalhonda.com

MARTIN TIJERINO MARTIN TIJERINO

NEW VEHICLE SALES MANAGER

Martin has been with Royal for over 10 years.  He is bilingual and originally from Nicaragua.  After practicing Nuclear Medicine for 3 years in Canada, he made his home in New Orleans.

mtijerino@royalhonda.com

JARED HOTARD JARED HOTARD

Internet Sales Director

Jared is originally from down the bayou and came to New Orleans to attend UNO.  He graduated in English and met his wife who is a local choir teacher--go Holy Cross Tigers!  They are both big supporters of the local Arts scene.

jhotard@royalhonda.com

ANTHONY HALL ANTHONY HALL

FINANCE DIRECTOR

Anthony is a Texas native and played college basketball in California.  He has been with Royal for 7 years.  He says his Texas family understands why he loves New Orleans so much--the Food!

ahall@royalhonda.com

DAVE CONCEPCION DAVE CONCEPCION

FINANCE MANAGER

Dave is a Metairie native and graduate of nationally recognized Crescent City Baptist.  He married his high school sweetheart, and their two boys keep Dave extremely busy.  He has been with Royal for over 6 years.

dconcepcion@royalhonda.com

SCOTT USHER SCOTT USHER

COUNCIL OF SALES LEADERSHIP
GOLD MASTER LEVEL

Scott has 8 years of service with Royal, and he has sold over 1400 cars in his career with us!  Scott enjoys playing golf and landscaping in his spare time.

susher@royalhonda.com

Pattie Holthaus Pattie Holthaus

Pattie was recently inducted into the Texas A&M Hall of fame as a player and coach for several championship softball teams. pholthaus@royalhonda.com

FELIPE PAZMINO FELIPE PAZMINO

A native of Ecuador, Felipe graduated from UNO in Business and Hospitality.  For many years, he was the concierge of one of the finer New Orleans hotels.  He has been with us for 3+ years.  He loves sports cars, especially the S2000, and his current Accord has a Navi system because he gets lost very easily.

fpazmino@royalhonda.com

CARLOS RENDON CARLOS RENDON
COUNCIL OF SALES LEADERSHIP
SILVER LEVEL

Originally from Honduras, Carlos has been with Royal for over 2 years.  His wife recently gave birth to a baby girl--their 1st. crendon@royalhonda.com

Jason Grana Jason Grana

Jason is a US Army Veteran and Holy Cross Grad.
jgrana@royalhonda.com

VICTOR SHAFFER VICTOR SHAFFER

Proud LSU grad here.  Victor was in the Art Business for several years before joining us.  He spends his free time on his boat chasing the one that got away.

vshaffer@royalhonda.com

JOSE RAUDALES JOSE RAUDALES
Jose has always been in a people business, and he says he looks forward to growing in the car industry.  As a concierge for the Biltmore in Miami, Jose learned what 5 star service is.  He says he looks forward to bringing that commitment to his current customers. jraudales@royalhonda.com

ROBERT GRIND ROBERT GRIND

Robert has been with Royal 7 years.  He is an Army veteran of the 1st Gulf War and plays a smooth Saxophone.

rgrind@royalhonda.com

Armando Chirinos Armando Chirinos
achirinos@royalhonda.com

Alberto Torres Alberto Torres
Alberto grew up in San Diego and made his way here via the Coast Guard.  He served with distinction during Hurricane Katrina, earning the Coast Guard Achievement Medal.  He is originally from Puerto Rico and is bilingual.
atorres@royalhonda.com

TOM HINES TOM HINES

Service Manager

Tommy is from the "Carolinas" and an alumni of South Carolina.  He was a member of the U.S. Army's Special Forces--Green Berets--from the late 60's to the early 70's.  He has enjoyed a 30+ year career with Royal in sales and is now spearheading our service department.  He is married and has raised 3 boys.

tommy@royalhonda.com

RUSSEL WROTEN RUSSEL WROTEN

PARTS MANAGER

rwroten@royalhonda.com

TOMMY ROBERTSON TOMMY ROBERTSON

CONTROLLER

trobertson@royalhonda.com

ELIZABETH LEONE ELIZABETH LEONE
RECEPTIONIST

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