Steve Ruiz
Steve Ruiz
General Manager for Ford of Eugene

Steve started his career with Kendall in 1985 at Kendall Ford. Steve spent his first 27 years in Southern California, attending both Cal State Fullerton and UCLA. Steve says that he is living the dream. He loves his family, his work, and playing (Steve loves to play hard). Steve really appreciates the opportunities that Walter de Martini and the Skillern Family, has given all of us to grow and be a part of a progressive company.

Gary Newport
Gary Newport
Sales Manager Kendall Ford

Gary grew up in Roseburg Oregon and attended HI-Tech Institute until he joined the US Army. He has been with the Kendall family for 10 years. Gary's favorite thing about Kendall is definitely his co-workers. They are a great bunch of people to work with. He also enjoys watching the company grow, yet still manage to maintain the family feel throughout. Gary has a passion for sports and a competitive drive. He hates to lose more then he loves to win. His free time is devoted to his wife and their four boys, fortunately for him that usually involves sports in some manner.

Pat Lamora
Pat Lamora
Parts and Service Director for Kendall Ford

Pat started as a lot attendant 25 years ago and has been with Kendall since 1990. He graduated from Churchill High School and attended LCC. Pat loves the outdoors, fishing, hunting, ATV's and camping. He also believes that family should always come first. His favorite thing about Kendall is the people, absolutely the people!

Mike Tofte
Mike Tofte
Parts Manager Kendall Ford

Mike has been in the industry for 33 years and he's worked for Kendall for a total of 29 years. He graduated High School at North Eugene and attended both Linfield College and LCC. Mike's favorite thing about Kendall is the people that he gets to interact with everyday. His fellow employees, as well as our customers and vendors are great. After becoming "empty nesters" Mike and his wife recently adopted a 4 yr old and a 6 yr old, this keeps them both very busy.

Tammy Brownsworth
Tammy Brownsworth
F&I Manager Kendall Ford

Tammy has been a part of the Kendall family since 1993. She started her career with us in our Body Shop detailing cars. She continued learning different skills and eventually settled in our finance department in October of 1996. Tammy graduated from East High School in Des Moines, Iowa, and furthered her education studying Computer Programming. When Tammy is not at work she loves to go boating and camping with her husband. You might also find her on the golf course as she has recently caught the golfing bug. Tammy's favorite thing about working for Kendall is the great variety of characters she get's to work with. With so many different senses of humors, it's bound to provide a good recipe for fun! They are some of the best people to be around to keep you smiling.