
Click on one of the people below to find out more information.
Owner
- JUSTIN GOUGH
- Dealer Principal
Sales Management
- KEITH EASTER
- Sales Director
- keaster@scenicmotors.com
Keith has been with Scenic for 32 years! He is married to a wonderful woman, Lisa, they have been married 36 years! He has two children, Katie & Kody. Six grandchildren; Fisher, Jeremiah, Jubilee, Mercy, Morris, and Ivy. His favorite sport is baseball, he loves to travel, eat a delicious home cooked meal (or Mexican food from Tlaquepaque!), and practice woodworking. In his downtime, Keith enjoys fellowshipping and relaxing with his family. His life highlights are getting saved, marrying Lisa, and raising his kids and loving on his grandchildren.
- CHRIS AMBURN
- General Sales Manager
- camburn@scenicmotors.com
Chris has been with Scenic Automotive for 3 years and has been with GM for 26 years. He loves that Scenic is a family owned dealership with great people and describes Scenic as "a great place to work".Â
On his days off he enjoys spending time outdoors, with his favorite hobbies being watersports, boating, kayaking, and fishing. He is married to Suzie and they have a wonderful dog named Bear. His top highlights in life so far are earning his Business Degree in Finance and Economics and living on and managing the farm that his been in his family since 1850 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.Â
- JARED HOOPER
Sales Manager- jhooper@scenicmotors.com
Sales Department
- DWAYNE VENABLE
- Sales Consultant
Dwayne has been with Scenic for over 3years!  He says that what he likes the most about Scenic is how we represent the brand and cater to our wonderful customers. On his days off he enjoys gardening and being outdoors. He would love to spend more time traveling and hopes to do so in the future. He adores his family and believes that it is the most important thing in life. His top three highlights in life so far are traveling, running a farm, and the ability the car business has offered in meeting so many new and interesting people.Â
- TIM HAZELWOOD
- Sales Consultant
- thazelwood@scenicmotors.com
Tim has been with Scenic almost two years. The things he enjoys the most about Scenic are the staff, the years of experience, the management, and the wonderful customers. Tim has been a drummer for 27 years and traveled to multiple states to record and play. His favorite place to eat is Chop House in Pigeon Forge. He has been married to his wife Nicole for 15 years (she is the principal at Dobson Elementary). They have two boys, Liam and Stefan, and a 9 year old golden-doodle named Teddy. His top life highlights so far are spending 17 years in the automotive sales industry, being blessed with the perfect wife and two beautiful healthy boys, and being health and spending time with his friends and family.Â
- SHERMAN BLANKENSHIP
- Sales Consultant
- sblankenship@scenicmotors.com
Sherman is local to Mount Airy and brings with him over 25 years in the automotive sales industry. He loves helping customers find their perfect match in a vehicle. On his days off he enjoys all sorts of outdoor activities. Â Sherman was married in 1984 to his lovely wife Leah and has two daughters Jessica & Kayla. He has also been blessed with 3 grandchildren that he absolutely adores.
- CADEN WILKINS
- Sales Consultant
- cwilkins@scenicmotors.com
- Erik Best
- Sales Consultant
- ebest@scenicmotors.com
- TANNER BARRETT
- Sales Consultant
- tbarrett@scenicmotors.com
- 336-789-9011
Tanner is one of our newest team members joining us in 2023. Before Scenic his most interesting job was on an assembly line at Volvo Trucks. He says the warm welcome he received upon starting was amazing. On his days off he likes to go fish or clean up cars. His top three life highlights so far are driving the C8 Corvette on the Charlotte Motor Speedway, getting engaged, and obtaining his dream ruck 2022 Tacoma TRD Off-Road in Lunar Rock.
BDC
- JESSICA DELP
- BDC Manager
- jdelp@scenicmotors.com
Service and Parts Department
- BEN LAWSON
- Parts/Service Director
- blawson@scenicmotors.com
Ben has been with Scenic for almost four years and has worked in the automotive field for almost 2 decades! On his days off he enjoys spending time with his lovely wife Katie and his two sons Luke and Jackson and their giant fluffy dog Hudson. One of his favorite hobbies is farming and he raises cows. Ben prides himself in taking care of his customers, he will do whatever it takes to make sure the customers are treated like family and loves building relationships with all the people that come through the doors at Scenic.
- JEREMY JOHNSON
- Assistant Service Manager
- jjohnson@scenicmotors.com
- EDDIE CHILDRESS
- Parts Manager
- echildress@scenicmotors.com
Eddie has been with Scenic for 3 years! He is married to Tabitha, he describes her as his rock. They have three awesome kids, Kaydence, Mila, and Asher. They have a husky, Pyrenees mix, and a cat. He loves the team members he works with daily most of all. His bucket list includes the goal of learning to fly a plane. His top life highlights are accepting Jesus, marrying Tabitha, and the birth of his children.
- MARK VOGLER
- Commercial Service Writer
- mvogler@scenicmotors.com
- KENDAL BLEDSOE
- SERVICE WRITER
- KBLEDSOE@SCENICMOTORS.COM
- 336-789-9011
- FLOYD HARDY
- SERVICE WRITER
- FHARDY@SCENICMOTORS.COM
- 339-789-9011
- TERRI HARDY
- SERVICE WRITER
- THARDY@SCENICMOTORS.COM
- 336-789-9011
- MIKE LAWSON
- SERVICE WRITER
- MLAWSON@SCENICMOTORS.COM
- 336-789-9011
Operations
- BROOKE JOHNSON
- Operations Director
- bjohnson@scenicmotors.com
Finance Department
- ZACK LAFAVRE
- Finance Manager
- zlafavre@scenicmotors.com