Ashley Novack – Senior Instructor
Ashley has been an active member of the Porsche Club of America since before she could drive. Winning PCA National Family of the Year in 1998 as well as many regional awards along the way. Within 9 days of her 18th birthday she had 7 days on track; needless to say along with the rest of her family she was hooked. At the age of 21 she became the youngest PCA National Instructor. Since then she has gone on to instruct for various other clubs such as, Ferrari Club, NASA and PBOC, at tracks along the east coast from Canada to Florida.
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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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.
Stevan McAleer – MMC Professional Instructor
Stevan began racing karts as a kid growing up in Glasgow, Scotland. By 2002, he won every Karting Championship in the U.K. In 2005, Steven earned a full scholarship with Skip Barker where he took 2nd in their 2006 Regional Championships with 11 podiums over 14 races. When not racing, Steven continues to instruct both children and adults in karting and high-performance driving. In 2012, Steven is competing full-time in the professional racing series. “Playboy Cup”, driving an MX-5. In March and May, 2012, Steven took P1 at Sebring and Mazda Speedway respectively.
Eric Curran – MMC Professional Instructor
Eric races professionally in both the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, and the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. In the Rolex series GT category, Eric drives the #31 Chevrolet Corvette C6 for Whelen Engineering/Marsh Racing with Boris Said as his co-driver. On the same weekends, Eric also drives for the Canadian-based CKS Autosport team in the Continental Tire series, sharing the #01 Chevrolet Camaro GS.R in the Grand Sports class with Lawson Aschenbach. At MMC, Eric also enjoys testing and developing a variety of race cars, racing go-karts, and coaching all levels of drivers.
Lawson Aschenbach – MMC Professional Instructor
Starting at the early age of 8, Lawson has won championships in some of the most prestigious series in North America. After a successful 2005, where he finished on the podium in his first professional race, he burst out onto the scene in 2006 winning the SPEED World Challenge GT Series in his rookie year. Since then, Lawson has taken championships in both Grand-Am and World Challenge. For 2012, he will be competing full seasons in both World Challenge and Grand-Am. In World Challenge, Lawson is driving a Porsche 911 GT3 in the GT class, and in Grand-Am, he is driving with Eric Curran in a GM-sponsored Chevrolet Camaro.
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.
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.