Meet the Staff at Koons Tysons Toyota
Amar Rana
General Manager
Amar has been with Koons since February 2020.
Virginia Elgaen
Controller
Virginia has been in the automotive industry since 1994. She began her career with Koons of Tysons, and left for a short two years to work for Koons corporate public accounting firm, but came back home in 2001. After being Office Manager at Koons of Tysons since 2009, she became Controller of Sterling Ford in 2016. Virginia Joined Koons Tysons Toyota as Controller in 2018. Virginia is happily married to her husband, Mike. They enjoy spending time with their two children and pet tortoise.
Jen Han
Finance Director
Jen has been with Koons since February 2020 and is fluent in Korean, English, and Spanish.
Fares Rababa
Pre-Owned Sales Director
Fares has been with Koons since September 2016. He is fluent in Polish, Hungarian, German, and Arabic.
Wyatt Edwards
Parts Director
Wyatt began working in the automotive industry in 1998, and joined Koons in 2009. Wyatt enjoys working for Koons because everyday is a new challenge. He also likes that he gets to meet new people. When Wyatt is not at work, he enjoys cooking, reading, painting, and playing sports.
Krystle Uriona
Customer Relations
Krystle has been with Koons since November 2011 and speaks English and Spanish fluently.
Bajram Ramadani
Sales Manager
Bajram has been with Koons since July 2016 and is fluent in English, Albanian, and Serbian.
Sam Jawaid
Pre-Owned Sales Manager
Sam has been with Koons since 2009.
Luis Castillo
Pre-Owned Sales Manager
Luis has been with koons since 2008. He is fluent in Spanish.
Jamal Khan
New Car Sales Manager
Jamal has been with Koons since August 2018. He is fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi, Pushto, and Punjabi.
Pushkar Bhasin
Internet Manager
Pushkar came to Tysons Toyota in 1999 to purchase a Camry and never left! He became a sales consultant and quickly moved into a management role. He is fluent in English, Hindi, and Punjabi.
Ricky Jacobs
Internet Manager
Ricky has worked in the automotive industry for over 20 years and with Koons Tysons Toyota since 2001. His family fleet of Toyota vehicles includes a RAV4 Hybrid and Toyota Camry, just to name a few. He treasures his family time, vacation travels, and playing the occasional round of golf. Let's Go Places!!
John Boehm
Service Director
John has been with Koons since 2011.
Keith Whitley
Rental Manager
Keith has been in the rental car business for over 17 years. He worked as a District Manager and Station Manager with other rental car companies before becoming the Branch Manager with Koons Tysons Toyota Rental Department in 2001. Keith loves the auto business because of all of the incredible people that he meets on a daily basis. Keith says: "It is such a great feeling to be able to put a smile on a customers face -- this is so rewarding!" The only thing he likes better is his favorite football team -- Pittsburgh Steelers.
Howard Weaver
Inventory Manager
Howard has been with Toyota for 40 years and at the Tysons location for 20 years.
Carolina Rodriguez
HR Manager
Carolina has been with Koons since April 2012; she speaks English and Spanish fluently.
Nicole Bhatia
Assistant Controller
Nicole has been with Koons since March 2020.
Faizan Shahid
Buying Director
Fluent in Customer Service! Are you ready to sell your car? Perfect, I love buying them! Call me today at 571-866-5444 to start the process or to find out more about selling your car today!
Mariela Gonzalez
Vehicle Buying Team
Mariela proudly sports a Toyota Corolla and is fluent in English and Spanish.
Ahmad Alfaham
Sales and Leasing Consultant
Fluent in English and Arabic.
Mohammad Ali
Sales and Leasing Consultant
Fluent in Bengali, Urdu, and Hindi.
Daniele Bava
Sales and Leasing Consultant
Daniele has been with Koons since 2012, and is fluent in English, Italian, Spanish, and French.
Rami Darwich
Sales and Leasing Consultant
Rami has been with Koons since March 2015, and has been in sales for more than a decade. Rami also has a degree in electrical engineering, and is fluent in English and Arabic.
Mohammed Hashem
Sales and Leasing Consultant
Fluent in English and Arabic.
Muhammad Khan
Sales and Leasing Consultant
Muhammad has been with Koons since April 2018 and he is fluent in English, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi.
John Lee
Sales and Leasing Consultant
John has been with Koons since June 2019; he is fluent in Korean.
Alaaeldin Salem
Sales and Leasing Consultant
Salem started his automotive career in 2005 and joined Koons Tysons Toyota in 2006. He relies on his 10 years of experience as a sales consultant to ensure that all of his customers have a positive and worthwhile experience here. Salem is fluent in Arabic and English.
Janette Thompson
Sales and Leasing Consultant
Janette has a long and successful career in sales with a giant and very loyal customer base. She is fluent in Spanish.
Masood Sultany
Sales and Leasing Consultant
Fluent in English, Hindi, Uru, and American Sign Language.
Mert 'Max' Vatansever
Sales and Leasing Consultant
Fluent in English and Turkish.
Adil Zaman
Sales and Leasing Consultant
Fluent in Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi.
Christopher Bava
Sales and Leasing Consultant
Chris a recent graduate of UVA with a degree in Finance and has been working at Koons during breaks from school since 2017; he is fluent in English and Italian.
Jasmin Alizadeh
Sales and Leasing Consultant
Fluent in English and Farsi.
Maria Lazo
Sales and Leasing Consultant
Fluent in English and Spanish.
Valentin Garcia
Sales Professional
Valentin has been with Koons since September 2019; he is fluent in English and Spanish.
Mohammed F. Abdullah
TCUV Sales Consultant
Mohammed has been with Koons since May 2018; he speaks English and Arabic fluently.
Edward Arhinful
Sales Professional
Ed has been with Koons since 2008. When Edward is not providing exceptional service, he enjoys listening to good music (Gospel, Jazz, and Reggae) and is a die-hard Barcelona fan.
Dwight Beard
Sales Professional
Dwight has been with Koons since March 2015, but has been in the automotive industry since 2013. In his free time he enjoys volunteering with various non-profit organizations in the DMV area.
Sophia Admassu
Sales Professional
Sophia joined the Koons team in 2020; she speaks English fluently and Amharic from Ethiopian.
Jonathan Coreas
Sales Professional
Speaks English and Spanish fluently.
Guy Tombonene
Sales Professional
Guy has been with Koons since July 2019; he speaks English and French fluently.
Nicolas Galindo
Sales Professional
Fluent in English and Spanish.
Mawutor Adamaley
Finance Manager
Mawutor started working for Koons in August 2010.
Amin Darbandi
Finance Manager
Amin has been with Koons since February 2016.
Tonci Klaric
Finance Manager
Tonci has been with Koons since 2004.
Abdo Ismail
Finance Manager
Abdo joined the Koons team in 2019; he is fluent in English and Arabic.
Alex Hernandez
Service Advisor
Alex has been with Koons since 2011; he speaks English and Spanish fluently.
Matt Ragsdale
Service Advisor
Matt has been with Koons since May 2018.
Jose Andrade
Parts Sales Associate
Jose has been with Koons since 2003; he is fluent in English and Spanish.
Arnold Cruz
Parts Sales Associate
Arnold has been with Koons since 2007.
Marvin Garcia
Parts Sales Associate
Marvin has been working in the automotive industry since 1996 and has been with Koons since Oct 2004. He speaks Spanish fluently and some of his hobbies include fishing, cycling, motorcycle riding, and traveling.
Luis Loyola Zelayes
Parts Stocker
Luis has been with Koons since September 2016; he speaks English and Spanish fluently.
Henry Lunario
Parts Stocker
Henry has been with Koons since 2006; he speaks English and Spanish fluently.
George Makris
Parts Sales Associate
George has been with Koons since 2011.
Steven Pont
Parts Sales Associate
Steven started with Toyota in 1978 and with Koons in November 2002. He earned a parts excellence award through his hard work. Steven has been married for over 25 years. He has three boys and is grandfather to another boy. Steven loves to hunt and golf with his father and sons.
Jose Sandoval
Parts Sales Associate
Jose has been with Koons since September 2013; he speaks English and Spanish fluently.
David Vanbuskirk
Parts Sales Associate
Dave has been working in Koons since June 1989.
Puria Ebrahim Zadeh
New Car Porter Supervisor
Puria has been with Koons since June 2016; he speaks fluent English and Farsi.
Roger Castro
Shuttle Driver
Roger has been with Koons since 2005. He speaks fluent Spanish.
Flor Luque
Shuttle Driver
Flor started at Koons in April 2004. She speaks fluent Spanish.
Paul Im
Service Valet
Paul has been with Koons since August 2017. He speaks Cambodian and enjoys playing basketball in his spare time.
Leo Nolasco
Service Valet
Leo has been with Koons since 2005. He speaks fluent Spanish.
Mohsen Gholampour
New Car Porter
Mohsen has been with Koons since March 2018. He is fluent in Persian.
Nilanga Wanniarachchi
Service Valet
Nilanga has been with Koons since September 2017. He is fluent in Sinhala.
Sriyani Kariyawasam
Internet Response Team
Sriyani has been with Koons since July 2019; she is fluent in Sinhalese from Sri Lanka.
Alex Turcios
Accounting Clerk
Milton has been with Koons since July 2019. He speak Spanish fluently.
Melissa Wingate
Tag and Title
Melissa has been with Koons since May 2013.
Juan Zavaleta
Maintenance
Juans started working in 1989 at the Koons Chevy store. In 1999 he moved to Koons Tysons Toyota. He has worked for 23 years and loves doing his job in the dealership!
Justin Hackley
Body Shop Painter
Justin started in the automotive industry in 2012 and has been with Koons since October 2013. He enjoys drag racing.
Linda Orosco
Body Shop Estimator
Linda has been with Koons since April 2007. She started as a temporary receptionist, she then worked as a full time cashier, as well as an assistant for the Service dept at Sterling Ford, and is now at the body shop. Linda enjoys spending time with friends and family. She also likes to travel overseas every year to see her family and loves dance classes such as Zumba and yoga.
Colleen Glosson
Warranty Administrator
Colleen has been with Koons since 2005.