Meet Our Staff

Darrel Finnicum opened Finnicum Motor Company in September of 2000 and is the Founder and Visionary of Finnicum Motor Company. 

Mike Joined the Finnicum Family in 2005.  His primary responsibility is the integration and accountability of the company in all facets.

Mike enjoys seeing a process through and learning from failure.

In addition, Mike enjoys reading books and spending time with his Family.

Kala Crout has been a member of the Finnicum Motor Company family since January of 2015 and has worn many hats throughout the years. Starting out as the Receptionist, she has been able to watch the company grow and learned a lot about herself along the way. 

She now serves on the Executive Leadership team with responsibilities of Human Resources, Accounting & Admin. She has a passion for people and strives to see them become better versions of themselves every day. 

When she isn't working, she is serving on the leadership team at her church or spending time with her family & friends.

Anthony Jenkins has been an important part of the Finnicum Family since October 2005 and is the Executive Team Advisor, Assistant Operations Director and Detail General Manager here at Finnicum Motor Company!

Jeffery Mitchell joined Finnicum Motor Company in February 2018 as a sales consultant at the Leesburg location. 

In January of 2020 Jeffery transferred to the Americus location as the General Manager. 

Hayes Rowe joined the Finnicum team in 2019! 

Kadie joined the team in 2021 and is one of the Sales Consultants here at Finnicum Motor Company of Americus.

One of her main objectives is to assist customers in finding the perfect vehicle for them and their specific needs! She enjoys speaking with and helping all customers! 

Kadie is a local dog mom of two and in her spare time, enjoys riding four-wheelers and going to various mud parks.

Shirley McGee joined the Finnicum Family in December of 2020 and is the Administrative Assistant in Americus. 

Krystal Williams joined the Finnicum Family in December of 2021, as a part of our BDC team!

Krystal has spent 20+ years in customer service. One of the many responsibilities of being in the BDC department is customer follow-up.

The BDC team is a vital part of Finnicum Motor Company, because they act as the customer liaison. The BDC team tries their best to build a relationship and keep customer contact, this act of service ensures that the customer knows, that they are a valued part of the Finnicum Family.

When Krystal isn't at work, she enjoys spending time with her Husband, and three teenage sons.

Roy started working at Finnicum Motor Company in 2014. Roy has over 30 years experience in customer service.

Roy truly enjoys the excitement and satisfaction that people have when purchasing a new vehicle. Roy is blessed to work at a dealership that has a reputation for selling quality cars at quality prices with dedicated service. So when you ready to buy your next vehicle come see Roy and he will do his best to make sure that you have a great experience!  

He has lived in Albany and Lee County most of his life. Roy has a beautiful daughter, Harley. Roy also enjoys hunting and fishing when he has time; and is also a big sports enthusiast.

Kris Kavanaugh joined the team in October 2009 and is the Sales Manager here at Finnicum Motor Company Albany. 

One of his main objectives is to oversee our Proven Process and ensure an easy buying experience is provided for all our customers. Kris enjoys the experience and connection of meeting new customers and welcoming them to the Finnicum Family!

In his spare time, Kris enjoys spending time with his wife and three children!

Tony Tucker joined the Finnicum Family in 2000 and is one of the Sales Manager here at Finnicum Motor Company Leesburg. 

One of his main objectives is ensuring that our customers experience Finnicum's Proven Process and have a great car buying experience! Tony enjoys being able to form relationships with our Finnicum Family throughout their entire car buying experience!

In his spare time, Tony enjoys spending time with his wife, four daughters and two grandchildren!

Chad Kirkpatrick has been a long-time Finnicum customer before joining Finnicum Motor Company as a Sales Representative in April 2018. 

He always enjoyed his experiences here at Finnicum Motor Company, and is looking to continue serving the community here at Finnicum.

Chad served the local community in Law Enforcement for 17 years prior to joining the Finnicum Family! He is married to Rachel Kirkpatrick and they have 3 beautiful children, Zoey, Zaylee and Cameron. Chad loves sports (Go Dawgs), spending time at the lake and with his family and friends.

Corey Phillips joined the team in November 2018 and is a Sales Professional here at Finnicum Motor Company. 

One of his main objectives is to provide an easy buying experience for all our customers. 

In his spare time, Corey enjoys spending time with his family on the water!

Ed White joined the Finnicum team in 2019 and is a Sales Professional here at Finnicum Motor Company. 

One of Ed's goals is to provide a great and easy car buying experience for all our Finnicum Family! Ed enjoys being part of the Finnicum experience for our customers and ensuring they leave happy and smiling with their next vehicle!

When not at work, Ed enjoys spending time with his family!

Clay Morris joined the team in 2020 and is a Sales Professional here at Finnicum Motor Company. 

One of Clay's main objectives is to provide an easy car buying experience for all our customers. He enjoys meeting new people and welcoming them into the Finnicum Family with a ride that they will love!

Outside of work, Clay is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys many different outdoors activities! 

Julie Christian joined the sales team at Finnicum Motor Company in September 2021.  

Debbie Garcia joined the Finnicum Motor Company team in July of 2016 as one of our receptionists.

Debbie enjoys working with people of all walks of life and ages.  She strives to make sure they feel welcome and heard whether contact by telephone or on site at one of our dealerships. 

In her off time, she enjoys refurbishing and repurposing furniture that might otherwise be discarded and spending time with family, church family and friends.  Especially spending time with her husband of  fifty years. Debbie loves being outdoors on the golf course with her husband where her motto is "mind over matter". If you don't mind what your score is, it doesn't matter!

Lilly McCall joined Finnicum Motor Company in July 2021 as a BDC representative. 

As a BDC representative, she enjoys following up with customers and loves being able to help them one-on-one to find the perfect vehicle for them. 

In her free time, Lilly is a full time student majoring in Social Sciences, and loves to spend time with friends and family.

Anthony Jenkins has been an important part of the Finnicum Family since October 2005 and is the Executive Team Advisor, Assistant Operations Director and Detail General Manager here at Finnicum Motor Company!

Holly Carlton joined the team in 2020 and is the Service Manager here at Finnicum Motor Company. 

Gilberto Apolito joined the Finnicum Family in July 2020 and is the Shop Manager here at FMC!

Kohl joined the Finnicum Family in August 2021 and is one of the Service Technicians at Finnicum Motor Company.

Peyton joined the team in early 2020 and is the Inventory Manager here at Finnicum Motor Company. 

One of her main responsibilities is to order parts for our inventory and making sure every vehicle is on the lot and ready to sell in a timely manner. She enjoys working for a reputable company that is known throughout Southwest Georgia.

In her spare time, she enjoys spending quality time with family and friends.

Derek Tate joined the team in 2019 and is one of the Marketing Associates here at Finnicum Motor Company.

 One of his main objectives is to show our community how Finnicum differs from a typical automotive dealer. He enjoys seeing and sharing our Finnicum Family's testimonials with our community! 

In his spare time, Derek enjoys working and volunteering at his church!

Taylor joined the Finnicum team in 2021 as a Logistics Associate. 

Her main duties include arranging the transportation of vehicle acquisitions to and from all three Finnicum Locations and ensuring each vehicle arrives on time and in great condition.

In her free time, Taylor enjoys spending time and taking trips with her family. 

Tyler is one of the Inventory Managers and joined Finnicum Motor Company in 2016. 

A couple of his main objectives is to present the cars on the website at a high quality to online customers so that all the details are shown and to organize our inventory at our three locations. He enjoys seeing the different variety of vehicles that he has never seen/driven before including new luxury cars and trucks at our dealership! 

In his spare time, Tyler enjoys hunting with his family and friends.

Jerkerious Scott began as an Inventory Associate at Finnicum Motor Company in November of 2020. 

One of his main objectives is to follow vehicles through the process getting them lot ready. What he enjoys most about working at Finnicum is the family feel and energy he gets from his team.

In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his son, traveling, and cooking.

Shawn joined the Finnicum Family in December 2020 and is a Transportation Associate here at Finnicum. 

Anthony Jenkins has been an important part of the Finnicum Family since October 2005 and is the Executive Team Advisor, Assistant Operations Director and Detail General Manager here at Finnicum Motor Company!

Devonte has been a part of the Finnicum Family since 2019 as a Detail Specialist.

Calvin Milledge joined the Finnicum Family in 2019 and is the Detail Manager of our Americus Location.

Chauncey has been a part of the Finnicum team since February 2018 and is the Detail Manager of our Albany location! 

Eric has been a part of the Finnicum Family since October 2016 and is one of the Detail Specialists at our Leesburg location.

Kala Crout has been a member of the Finnicum Motor Company family since January of 2015 and has worn many hats throughout the years. Starting out as the Receptionist, she has been able to watch the company grow and learned a lot about herself along the way. 

She now serves on the Executive Leadership team with responsibilities of Human Resources, Accounting & Admin. She has a passion for people and strives to see them become better versions of themselves every day. 

When she isn't working, she is serving on the leadership team at her church or spending time with her family & friends.

Paulette Boyd is the HR Coordinator at Finnicum. She joined the FMC Family in September 2020. 

Paulette's main responsibility is company benefits, ensuring that employees and their families have the medical coverage they need. All aspects of the company's benefits process are exciting to her. Learning anything outside her norm is always exciting to her because she enjoys discovering and investigating how things work. 

Outside of Finnicum Motor Company, Paulette enjoys spending as much time as possible with her kids, grandkids, and friends. Her favorite pastime is watching her favorite fall-lineup TV shows.  

Alisha Turner is the HR Recruiter and has been a part of the FMC family since June 2021. 

Kala Crout has been a member of the Finnicum Motor Company family since January of 2015 and has worn many hats throughout the years. Starting out as the Receptionist, she has been able to watch the company grow and learned a lot about herself along the way. 

She now serves on the Executive Leadership team with responsibilities of Human Resources, Accounting & Admin. She has a passion for people and strives to see them become better versions of themselves every day. 

When she isn't working, she is serving on the leadership team at her church or spending time with her family & friends.

Shelby Pierce joined Finnicum Motor Company in 2019 as a Staff Accountant. 

One of her main goals is to support the business with accurate financial information. She enjoys her role because she gets to interact with every department and help solve problems!  

Outside of work, she enjoys watching movies with her partner and two cats.

Trina Jones joined the team in 2021 and is the Funding Clerk Assistant here at Finnicum Motor Company. 

Whitney joined the team in September of 2021 as an Accounting Clerk.

Levi Morgan has been Marketing Manager for Finnicum Motor Company's Marketing Department since 2021. 

He is responsible for filming and editing videos for Finnicum's social media pages. He enjoys the creativity his position allows him to have when creating content for Finnicum. 

Outside of work, Levi enjoys making short films and playing music.

Corey Hiers is a Marketing Associate in our Marketing department and has been with the company since 2016 and has worn many hats at FMC. 

His main duties are creating content for all digital media for FMC. He enjoys being creative and learning new ways to make content for the company.

Outside of work, he plays drums in his band and is also involved at his church. He also enjoys spending time with friends and family and being outdoors.