SALES AND MARKETING
Jonathan Wein, Manager, Membership Sales
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Matt Gottlieb, Manager, Business Development and Manufacturer Relations
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Jeffrey Olander, Corporate Sales & Events
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John Illanovsky, Event Sales
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Joni Falvey, Manager, Partner Relationships
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SERVICES
Vincent Sano, General Manager
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Katrina DiCostanzo, Manager, Member Services
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Eric Enlow, Manager, Clubhouse Operations, IT
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Keith Raymond, Manager, Site, Finance
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Sam Schultz – Track Director
Sam has been with the track since it first went hot in June of 2008. During MMC’s opening season, Sam served in the role of Lead Instructor for the club and MMC’s Chief Instructor the following year. Now in his second year as Track Director, he manages the day-to-day operations of the racing surface including all Corner Marshall and Emergency Response personnel.
Coming from a diverse track background, Sam continues to compete in the upper levels of motorsport. Starting in Club Racing with the SCCA led to professional racing in 2004 where in 2005 he was awarded the Glen Region’s top honor of National Driver of the Year. Building on that success, Sam has competed in the IMSA Panoz Pro Series, GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, and currently competes in the GRAND-AM Continental Sports Car Challenge Series.
With nearly 12 years of racing experience, Sam also worked through the ranks of various HPDE programs, and began instructing drivers in the BMW CCA, PCA, in addition to his family-owned business, Trackmasters Inc. In addition to his duties as MMC Track Director, Sam continues to develop driving programs at the club, and is always helping members go faster!
Jason Holehouse – Chief Instructor
Jason recently joined MMC as our Chief Instructor in May, 2010. He will be overseeing all member instruction, from beginners with no track experience whatsoever to members who want to experience wheel-to-wheel racing, from our own MMC Race Series to professional sanctioned racing. For the past 20 years, he has served as the Chief Instructor, Eastern Region for Skip Barber Racing School. Jason, a British-Canadian, was starring in karts at age 9 and as a teen won the Canadian Senior National Championship, among a host of other karting titles. He moved up to the exciting 250cc superkarts before heading to Formula Fords, then Formula Atlantic. By the late 1980s, Jason was racing in the professional Atlantic Series in the U.S. and consistently finished races in the top 10 despite limited campaigns. Jason continues his professional racing career in NASCAR (K&N).
Carl Houman – Safety/Emergency Services Coordinator
Carl Houman is the Safety/Emergency Services Coordinator for MMC, Carl Houman is responsible for all on-site emergency response teams and vehicles. He is a 27-year fire service veteran and an emergency medical technician. Carl is the deputy chief and director of fire safety for the Monticello Fire Department and is a New York State- and nationally-certified fire inspector. He teaches hands-on training across the country for the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs, the Fire Department Instructors Conference and Firehouse Expo. Carl is also an advocate for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation for the State of New York. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Safety Engineering form Kennedy-Western University.
Cadillac, Official Automotive Partner of the Monticello Motor Club LLC.
Monticello Motor Club is pleased to feature a fleet of 556 HP Cadillac CTS-V Coupes and Sedans in our High Performance Driving Experience. With 0-60 acceleration of only 3.9 seconds, a track-tuned suspension and Brembo brakes, the CTS-V will raise your pulse and take your breath away. To learn more about Cadillac and the CTS-V line of performance vehicles, click here www.cadillac.com. To explore the MMC High Performance Driving Experience, click here.
CitationAir by Cessna: CitationAir’s business model is fundamentally different from our major competitors and it is these differences that make it possible for them to deliver stability, value and efficiency like no one else. That’s why we’ve chosen them as a corporate partner to offer special benefits to our members and MMC benefits to their customers. To visit their website, click here.
World Class Driving: “Life is short. Just drive.” That’s their motto, and they’ll help you do it, too. With a variety of exotic supercar experiences, World Class Driving will get you behind the wheel for the ultimate driving experience-up to 200MPH!. To visit their website, click here.
GRAND-AM: GRAND-AM Road Racing sanctions the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 and the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. The two series feature professional and amateur race drivers from around the world, including a number of MMC members! As a 2011 promotional partner to GRAND-AM, MMC is the presenting sponsor of the Truman and Akin awards, given to top performing gentleman drivers throughout the season. To visit their website, click here.
Riley Technologies: Riley Technologies is a worldwide leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of high-tech products for the racing industry. Riley Technologies has an extended legacy of success, developing competitive on-track products for the Rolex Sports Car Series, the American LeMans Series, the USAC Gold Crown Series, and the Japanese GT Championship Series. Through an agreement announced at the end of 2010, MMC will be responsible for sales, service and support of the Riley Mk XXII Track Day Car, one of the fastest and safest track cars on the market. To visit the Riley Technologies website, click here.
ARI STRAUS, President, Partner
Ari Straus serves as MMC’s operating partner. Earlier in his career, he worked for Deloitte Consulting and later founded online retailer, Figleaves.com (sold 2000). Ari also served as General Manager of Walmart.com and founded mdINR, a healthcare software and service provider (sold May, 2009 to Lincare Holdings, Nasdaq:LNCR). Ari actively competes in the Grand-Am Rolex and Continental pro-racing series, IMSA Cooper Lites Prototypes, and continues to instruct and participate in SCCA, NASA, and club racing. He is also an avid scuba diver and private pilot.
WILLIAM McMICHAEL, Partner, Club Chairman
William McMichael is an entrepreneur and founder of several health care companies. He also founded and managed a commercial/residential real estate development company. Mr. McMichael sold his last company to Walgreen’s in 2006. He is an auto enthusiast and racer. Mr. McMichael participates in various charities and founded the “Cops for Kids” annual event at MMC that has raised tens of thousands for a variety of Sullivan County, NY-based children’s charities. He and his family live in Ramsey, New Jersey.
JOHN BARKER, Co-Founding Partner, Chairman of the Board
John Barker is the managing director at Neuberger Berman, an active philanthropist and a trustee of The Blythedale Children’s Hospital. He is also a member of the Alumni Association of St Raymond High School for Boys through which he funds academic and athletic scholarships. Mr. Barker is a collector of classic automobiles.
PAUL B. QUEALLY, Co-Founding Partner
Paul B. Queally is co-president of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. Prior to joining Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, Mr. Queally was a general partner at the Sprout Group (the private equity arm of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation). He is a board member of United Surgical Partners, Inc., Concentra Inc., MedCath Inc., Aptuit, Inc., and several private companies.