Ally Supplement - December 16, 2019 - A12

Walt Massey

Susan Moffitt

Dealer
Walt Massey Chevrolet-Buick-GMC;
Lucedale, Miss.

Dealer, general manager, vice president
and secretary
Porsche Shreveport; Shreveport, La.

Nominated by Marty Milstead, Mississippi
Automobile Dealers Association

Nominated by Will Green, Louisiana Automobile
Dealers Association

Walt Massey says he began his auto retailing career at the age
of 8, cutting the grass and washing cars at his father's dealership.
When he was just 21, Massey quit college to help his father open
a dealership he had just purchased. The younger Massey now
operates five dealerships and employs more than 175 people. He
chaired the Mississippi Automobile Dealers Association in 200809 and currently is vice chair of MADA SIF, the organization's
self-insured workers' compensation program. Passionate about
serving his community, Massey is a partner and sponsor of Mercy
House Ministries, which helps men struggling with substance
abuse.

Greg Maurer

Steven Olliges

Dealer
Dale Willey Automotive; Lawrence, Kan.

President
Team Ford-Lincoln; Las Vegas, Nev.

Nominated by Don McNeely, Kansas Automobile
Dealers Association

Nominated by Andrew MacKay; Nevada
Franchised Auto Dealers Association

Greg Maurer rose through the ranks at two dealerships before
becoming general manager and minority partner in Dale Willey
Automotive in 1998. He became full owner in 2014 and in 2019
added two additional stores in Lawrence. Maurer currently chairs
the Kansas Automobile Dealers Association. He contributes to
a variety of organizations in Lawrence, from Cottonwood Inc.'s
services for individuals with disabilities to the Just Food food
bank, and was recognized for his volunteerism and philanthropy
by the LMH Health Foundation. Maurer and his wife, Kristin, were
celebrated in 2018 for their support of Corpus Christi Catholic
School.

Tom Miller

Steven Olliges is a Nevada native who grew up in the car business
and is a competitive off-road racer with a passion for desert
racing. The graduate of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas
opened Team Ford-Lincoln in 2000. Olliges is committed to his
hometown of Las Vegas and supports a variety of organizations
including the U.S. Air Force 433rd Squadron Weapons School,
which made him an honorary commander; Holy Spirit Catholic
Church; Arbor View High School; and the YMCA of Southern
Nevada. He also supports youth sports teams, police departments
and fire stations.

Diana Pfeiffer

President
Tom O'Brien Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge-Ram;
Greenwood, Ind.

President, CEO and executive manager
Alaska Sales & Service-Anchorage;
Anchorage, Alaska

Nominated by Marty Murphy, Automobile
Dealers Association of Indiana

Nominated by Steven Allwine, Alaska Automobile
Dealers Association

Tom Miller has worked in the auto industry since he started
working at his future father-in-law's dealership in the summer of
1972. After college, Miller became a salesman, then assistant to
the general manager and then general manager before being
named president in 1998. Today, the O'Brien Automotive Family
encompasses three dealerships in Greenwood and Indianapolis,
with four of Miller's sons part of the business. He is on the board
of the Indianapolis Auto Trade Association and was president
in 2017. He is proud to support Hearts & Hands of Indiana, a
group helping rebuild some of Indianapolis' underprivileged
neighborhoods.

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Susan Moffitt began working at her father's dealership when
she was 14. After college, Moffitt became the store's cashier and
telephone operator, eventually becoming a service adviser and
then switching to sales-her favorite part of the business. Today
she owns Moffitt Automotive with her three siblings. Moffitt was
named 2019 Dealer of the Year by the Louisiana Automobile
Dealers Association. She is a lifetime sponsor of the Louisiana
State University Health Foundation and chaired the organization's
2017 fundraiser. Moffitt and her dealership are also donors to St.
Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Diana Pfeiffer says it has been challenging and rewarding to grow
into a leadership position in a male-dominated industry. Pfeiffer
says her relationships with employees and customers have been
the highlights of her 53-year career. She started as a bookkeeper
at Alaska Sales & Service in 1969, was named general manager
in 1995 and now owns the business with her son, Shaun. She has
been on the board of the Alaska Automobile Dealers Association
for 23 years. Pfeiffer's dealerships have partnered with United Way
of Anchorage for 51 years. For the past six years, her company
has donated a new vehicle for the charity's annual sweepstakes.

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