Paige was born and raised in San Diego California before moving to Virginia Beach. She graduated from CNU with her Bachelor of Science in psychology. She has been with Tysinger since May 2018 and in addition to be Mercedes Benz Sales Certified, she has also classically trained in piano for over 10 years. She loves to travel and among her favorite travels she includes a 2 month trek in China. She in an animal activist and aspires to run her own animal sanctuary one day. She has a rescued rabbit, “Bean”. Like any good Millennial Paige is fantastic with the technology in the new Mercedes-Benz vehicles and welcomes opportunities to impart that knowledge to her clients.
From Hillsville, NC meet Sarah Sasser! After graduating from Radford University, Sarah made the move to Virginia permanent and currently lives in Hampton, Virginia. She is long term car fanatic and remembers growing up reading Car & Driver and Road & Track, and watching shows like Top Gear with the family dog, Piston. Her dream car is a Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Not just a gearhead, Sarah is also a big fan of art and literature. Her favorite writers are Hemingway and Zelda Fitzgerald and her favorite artist is Modighani. She loves crab cakes and scrunchies and helping her clients find the perfect automobile.
Ed grew up in Eastern Vermont, but spent most of his adult life in Syracuse, New York. He moved to the Hampton Roads area in Spring of 2015. He has been happily married since 1980 to his wife Barbara, and together they have 4 daughters and 8 grandchildren – 4 boys and 4 girls. Ed has been an ordained minister/elder since 2003 and enjoys playing chess and golf in his down time. He has been selling cars since 1982; specifically Mercedes Benz since 1998. He is a certified Mercedes Benz Brand Specialist and a Commercial Brand Sprinter Van Bran Specialist. He has been a part of the Tysinger family since he moved here in 2015.
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Rick Smith
Mercedes-Benz New Car Inventory Manager & Brand Specialist
Mercedes-Benz New Car Inventory Manager & Brand Specialist
Rick grew up outside of Reading, Pennsylvania and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in education from East Stroudsburg. He moved to Virginia Beach in 1986 and currently resides in Williamsburg.
Rick has been with Tysinger for 26 years, 17 of which he has won Mercedes-Benz Salesman of the year! He got his start in the automotive sales industry was in 1983 at Knopf Automotive in Allentown, PA, where he sold Mercedes, Porsche and Audi vehicles. He is Master Certified by Mercedes-Benz and twice received the Mercedes-Benz Quality by Design Award.
Roger grew up in Cheraw South Carolina. Among his colleagues he is known as “Big Country”. He currently lives in Newport News and in addition to being certified in Mercedes-Benz, he has also worked with the Kia and GMC brands. He is an excellent singer and loves weightlifting.
My name is Wendy Stradford. I have been affiliated with the Air Force basically my entire life, my father served for 20 years and then I decided to marry an Air Force aviator. I can honestly say that you could call me a “car guy” not just another salesperson selling cars. I love the products that I am fortunate enough to represent, as well as the family dealership that employs me. Tysinger Auto Group not only care about their customers, they consider us a family.
