Meet Our Staff
Hometown: Rochester, Minnesota
First year in the car business: 2004
First Car: Chevrolet Blazer
Hobbies: Golfing, Snowmobiling, Riding Motorcycles
Favorite Movie: Fight Club
Favorite Dessert: Ice Cream
Hometown: Circle Pines, MN
First year in the car business: 2001
First Car: Mazda B2000
Hobbies: Golf, Camping and Snowmobiles
Favorite Movie: Office Space
Favorite Dessert: White chocolate raspberry cheesecake
Hometown: Rochester, MN
First Year in the car business: 2012
First Car: 1985 Jeep Cherokee
Hobbies: Disc Golf, Reading
Favorite Movie: Good Will Hunting
Favorite Dessert: All of them
Hometown: Byron, Minnesota
First Year in the car business: 2009
First Car: BMW 325e
Hobbies: Marksmanship, Exhibition Shooting
Favorite Movie: Rebel Without a Cause
Favorite Dessert: Chocolate Cake
Hometown: Ottumwa Iowa
First year in the car business: 2007
First Car: 1989 Pontiac 6000 LE
Hobbies: Spending time with my daughter
Favorite Movie: Step Brothers, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, Dumb & Dumber
Favorite Dessert: Apple Pie
Hometown: Rochester, MN
First Year in the car business: 1986
First Car: 1971 Chevy Truck
Hobbies: Pool, cars, diy projects
Favorite Movie: Gone in 60 Seconds
Favorite Dessert: Special K Bars
Hometown: Fosston, MN
First Year in the car business: 1991
First Car: 1974 Dodge Dart
Hobbies: Golf, Fishing
Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings
Favorite Dessert: Chocolate Lava Cake
Hometown: Medina, North Dakota
First year in the car business: 2003
First Car: 1987 Mazda pickup
Hobbies: Basketball, spending time with daughter and husband
Favorite Movie: Hoosiers
Favorite Dessert: Rhubarb Pie
Heather Kester
Human Resources & Marketing Manager
Phone: (507) 281-2500
Email: hkester@rothbardmotors.com
Hometown: Council Bluffs, Iowa
First Year in the Car Business: 2011
First Car: Buick Skylark
Hobbies: When I am not at work, you can find me spending time with friends and family. My husband James and I travel often to visit our loved ones out of town! We also like spending time outdoors, seeing movies or concerts and we always attend as many Minnesota sporting events as possible.
Favorite Movie: Best in Show or National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Favorite Dessert: A warm brownie with chocolate ice cream on top . . . covered in hot fudge and chocolate sprinkles!
Hometown: Timmins, Ontario Canada
First Car: K- Car
Hobbies: Spending time with grandchildren, cooking, spending time with family and friends
Favorite Movie: Gone with the Wind
Favorite Dessert: Pastry of any kind
Todd Hangge
Assistant Service Manager / Service Biller
Phone: (507) 280-2200
Email: thangge@rothbardmotors.com
Hometown: Rochester, MN
First Year in the car business: 2007
First Car: 1993 Volkswagen Fox
Hobbies: Guitar, Baseball, Rock n' Roll
Favorite Movie: The Outlaw Josey Wales
Favorite Dessert: Blueberry Pie
Hometown: Mantorville, MN
First year in the car business: 2003
First Car: 1988 Chevy Citation (with a hood scoop)
Hobbies: 4 wheeling & going to movies with my husband, hanging out with friends & family
Favorite Movie: 8 Seconds
Favorite Dessert: Plain Cheesecake
Hometown: Carterville, MO
First year in the car business: 2015
First Car: 71 Volkswagen Super Beetle
Hobbies: Driving on dirt roads and getting lost, fishing, going to flea markets and antique stores
Favorite Dessert: Chocolate Sheet Cake
Hometown: Milaca, MN
First year in the car business: 2005
First Car: An old Ford Crown Vic
Hobbies: Keeping up with my boys' activities, reading, tending to my flowers, obsessively organizing, following the MN Twins
Favorite Movie: Finding Nemo
Favorite Dessert: German Chocolate Cake
Hometown: Gowrie, IA
First year in the car business: 2017
First Car: 85 Buick Regal
Hobbies: Craft Beer, PS4, Hunting
Favorite Movie: The Machinist and The Big Lebowski
Favorite Dessert: Almost anything with Chocolate
Hometown: Rochester, MN
First year in the car business: 2017
First Car: 2007 Cobalt Coupe
Hobbies: Hiking, Camping, Road Trips
Favorite Dessert: Cheesecake
Hometown: New Market, MN
First year in the car business: 1997
First Car: 1979 Olds Cutlass
Hobbies: Fishing / Wrestling Coach
Favorite Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Dessert: Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake
Hometown: Big Lake, MN
First year in the car business: 2016
First Car: Pontiac Grand Prix
Hobbies: Fishing, Football, Hiking
Favorite Movie: 300
Favorite Dessert: Ice Cream Cake
Hometown: Rochester
First year in the car business: 2014
First Car: Chevy Impala SS
Hobbies: Weight training, Podcast
Favorite Movie: Coming to America
Favorite Dessert: Chocolate Cake
Hometown: Burnsville, MN
First year in the car business: 2004
First Car: 1972 Cutlass Supreme
Hobbies: Golf, Fishing, Grilling
Favorite Dessert: French Silk Pie
Hometown: Janesville, Minnesota
First year in the car business: 2002
First Car: 92 Eagle Talon
Hobbies: Running, Traveling with my family
Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Dessert: Turtle Cheesecake
2016 Tom Kadlec Honda Salesperson of the Year
2015 Tom Kadlec Honda Salesperson of the Year
2014, 2012, 2011 Honda Council of Sales Leadership - Gold Master Level
2010, 2009 Honda Council of Sales Leadership - Gold Level
2007, 2006, 2005 Honda Council of Sales Leadership - Silver Level
Andy has been named a member of the Council of Sales Leadership for the 8th time. He was among the 526, out of nearly 15,000, Honda sales consultants to achieve Gold Master membership in 2014. This award is given annually by Honda for achievement of outstanding sales performance, customer satisfaction and exceptional knowledge of Honda products.
Hometown: Whitehall, Wisconsin
First Year in the car business: 2008
First Car: 1979 Plymouth Horizon
Hobbies: Golf, Anything outdoors
Favorite movie: Serendipity
Favorite Dessert: Chocolate
Hometown: Plainview, Minnesota
First year in the car business: 2013
First Car: 1997 CR-V
Hobbies: Golf, Time with family
Favorite Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Dessert: Ice Cream Sandwich
José Pagán
Bilingual/Español Product Specialist
Phone: (507) 281-2500
Email: jpagan@rothbardmotors.com
Hometown: Caguas, Puerto Rico
First year in the car business: 2014
First Car: 1980 Honda Civic
Hobbies: Golf, Grandchildren
Favorite Movie: Braveheart
Favorite Dessert: Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Hometown: Kasson, MN
First Year in the Car Business: 2011(ish)
First Car: 1966 Ford Mustang Coupe
Hobbies: Sport Flying, Powered Paragliding
Favorite Movie: The Hunt for Red October
Favorite Dessert: BTS Cake
Hometown: Philadelphia
First year in the car business: 1994
First Car: Pontiac Grand Prix
Hobbies: Coaching, Football, Reading & Movies
Favorite Movie: Urban Cowboy
Favorite Dessert: Sweet Potato Muffins
Hometown: Fremont, MN
First year in the car business: 2015
First Car: 1994 Nissan Sentra
Hobbies: Riding 4-wheelers and fixing stuff
Favorite Movie: Fast & Furious (All)
Favorite Dessert: Tres Leche Cake
Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota
First year in the car business: 1998
First Car: Dodge Dart
Hobbies: Snowboarding, working out, traveling
Favorite Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Dessert: Cherry Pie & Vanilla Ice Cream
Hometown: Rochester, MN
First Year in the car business: 2000
First Car: Ford Pinto
Hobbies: Singing, time with family
Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings
Favorite Dessert: Banana Cream Pie
Hometown: Albert Lea, MN
First Year in the car business: 1978
First Car: 1971 Ford Thunderbird
Hobbies: Photography, Board Games
Favorite Movie: True Grit
Favorite Desert: Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Hometown: Austin, MN
First year in the car business: 2012
First Car: 1988 Ford Thunderbird
Hobbies: Writing, Working Out, Nerd Stuff
Favorite Movie: The Empire Strikes Back
Favorite Dessert: Ice Cream
Hometown: Owatonna
First year in the car business: 1999
First Car: Ford F100
Hobbies: Sports, Drafting
Favorite Movie: Green Mile
Hometown: Rochester, MN
First year in the car business: 2014
First Car: '92 Eagle Talon TSi
Hobbies: Snowboarding, MMA, Golfing, Videography
Favorite Movie: Pursuit of Happyness
Favorite Dessert: Fried Ice Cream