Staff

Joe Steet Sr. has been in the car business his entire life, starting at age 11 by reconditioning cars at this very store, United Auto Sales of Utica (then in its' original location on Oriskany Boulevard!) He worked for his Father, Joseph G. Steet, and his Uncle, Tony Steet. His son, Joseph T. Steet, and daugther, Carly, now work in the family business with him! Joe lives in New Hartford with his wife, where they raised their kids! He loves going up to his camp in Indian Lake with his wife and family, skiing, and riding his motorcylce. You may see him riding around town in the good weather in his 1966 Red Corvette!​

Jimmy Rando is the Service Manager at United Auto Sales of Utica! Jimmy is an experienced Auto Technician and loves working on cars and playing guitar in his spare time. He lives locally in Herkimer County in Mohawk, NY, and his favorite car is the 1965 Chevy Impala!

Chris Webster is a Service Advisor at United Auto who recently started working with us in late 2018! He lives locally in Utica, NY, and in his spare time enjoys working on cars, and spending time with his family and friends. Chris' favorite vehicle is the 1963 Chevy Impala!

Vicki Hopper is a Service Advisor at United Auto Sales who started working with us in early 2019! She has many years of experience in the Automotive Service Industry, having also worked for one of our sister stores. Vicki lives locally in Rome, NY with her husband of 30 years. Outside of work, Vicki is an avid Drag Race & Concert photographer. From May to mid-October you can find her at Esta Safety Park Dragstrip photographing the races! Her favorite car is the iconic VW Beetle Convertible. 

Lou DeMichele is the General Manager at United Auto Sales! He lives in Whitesboro with his wife and two sons. He loves spending time with his family, classic cars, and in his spare time, you'll find him working on his own classic car, his 1965 GTO.​

Dom DeMichele is a Sales Manager at United Auto Sales who started working with us in early 2019! You may recognize his name, as his brother, Lou, is our General Manager here! Dom lives locally in Whitesboro, NY, with his wife and children. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with friends and family. His favorite vehicle is the 1969 GTO. Which I own!

Maria Brancaccio is a Sales Consultant at United Auto Sales and has been in the car business for over five years! Her favorite car would have to be the Honda Accord. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family and friends. You can also catch her on many of our Facebook and YouTube videos!

Dave Wright has been a longtime employee of the Steet Ponte Auto Group! Dave has many years of experience in the Auto Sales Industry, as well as the Auto Service Industry having worked across the street at our Toyota store for a while, and of course for United Auto for many years. Dave lives locally in Utica, NY, and in his spare time enjoys spending time with family and friends, and fixing things around his house! Dave's favorite vehicle is the Toyota Tundra TRD Pro.

Dennis Giorgi is a longtime employee of United Auto Sales, having worked here for over 30 years! Dennis lives locally in Whitesboro with his wife. He loves spending time with his family, especially his two sons and granddaughter and traveling.

Rob DeBiase is a Sales Consultant at United Auto Sales. He lives locally in Deerfield, NY with his family, and has been in the car business for over 15  years! He enjoys spending time with his family, and working on his house when he's not at work.

Roger Pisaneschi is the Financial Services Manager at United Auto Sales and has been working here for 25 years!! Roger lives in West Rome with his wife and three sons, who he loves spending time with and watching their sports games! His favorite vehicle is the Chevy Silverado, which he also drives himself because, "it goes places even my dog won't go!" In his spare time, he also loves to 4wheel on Tug Hill!​

Joe Scialdone is a Finance and Special Credit Manager at United Auto Sales! He has been in the industry for almost 20 years, and has been with United Auto Sales for over 5 years! He lives locally in Utica, NY and loves spending time with his family and friends outside of work, especially with his son Nicholas.