Randy Nelson
Director of Education
rnelson@maada.com
Randy's automotive career spans 25 years and includes positions as Salesperson, F&I Manager, Sales Manager, Corporate Training Director and Management Consultant. As the founding instructor for the Academy, Randy has orchestrated it's growth from local training classes to the nationally acclaimed training institution it is today. From it's humble beginnings the Academy now employs five full-time instructors, has its own state-of-the-art training center and provides training for 18 other state and metro auto dealer associations.

Larry Hawkins
Associate Director of Education
lhawkins@maada.com
Larry began his automotive career over 24 years ago at Key Buick in Jacksonville, Florida. A specialist in management and consulting, Larry joined MAADA in early 1998 as Associate Director of Education. He is responsible for scheduling and marketing the sales and management workshops as well as running our salesperson recruitment and placement services. He has placed hundreds of individuals in lucrative sales positions throughout the 18-county area. Contact Larry for questions about our workshop scheduling or in-dealership training.

Gary Long
Director of Consulting
glong@maada.com
Gary joined the Academy training staff early in 2007. He started his automotive career in 1982 as a sales professional. Since, he has advanced in the local industry as a Business Manager/F&I Manager, Used Car Manager, New Car Manager, General Sales Manager, General Manager and Dealer. There's no question about it, Gary has a wealth of experience in running a dealership and is now happy that he can share this with students of the Academy.

Stephen Borders
Fixed Operations
sborders@maada.com
Stephen has over 21 years experience in the automotive repair field. This includes four years in the U.S. Army as an Organizational Mechanic, and 17 years in both dealership service departments and independent repair facilities. Following his tour in the service, Stephen worked in three different dealerships in Kentucky. He moved to Marietta in 1992 and worked at Ed Voyles Oldsmobile/Hyundai for three years. Prior to joining MAADA, Stephen was the Lead Technician at the Bells Ferry Service Center in Woodstock. Stephen is an ASE Master Certified Technician (14 years), and an ASE L1 Advanced Drivability and Emissions Technician (10 years). He has held numerous other certifications, including Chevrolet Certified Technician, Oldsmobile Master Technician, and Hyundai Expert Technician.

Matthew Beard
Fixed Operations
mbeard@maada.com
Matthew followed in the footsteps of his father, who was a mechanic for the Georgia Power Company. His professional automotive career began in 1991 at the age of 17, when he formed his own company specializing in the total restoration of vintage foreign and domestic vehicles. He performed all areas of restoration such as interiors, electrical, powertrains, paint and body. Matthew received a B.B.A. in Business Management from Kennesaw State University in 1998. It was there that he caught the "teaching bug" while working on a class service learning project. This project required him to teach a class of third grade students at Brumby Elementary School, and he loved the experience. After college, Beard worked as a Collision Repair Technician at Classic Paint and Body in Marietta. He followed this with automotive instructor assignments at Cherokee High School in Canton and at the North Metro Technical College in Acworth. He is a dual ASE Master Certified Technician (Collision Repair Technology & Automotive Service Technology) and has an ICAR 3000 certification.

Richard Stegall
IT Director
rstegall@maada.com
Richard has over 13 years of experience in the IT field. For several years he was a self employed IT Technician but soon went on to workfor local car dealerships doing network management and troubleshooting. He has also been very successful with web design. He has designed and maintained websites for many different companies throughout the years. Richard has his Masters in Computer Information Systems.  His vast knowledge and wide range of abilities will prove to be exceedingly valuable in the ever changing IT Industry.