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Chuck Hope - Owner
Chuck has been resident of Oak Ridge since 1974. He married Maryjeane Krusen; they met while at Oak Ridge High School. They have two sons: Chuck, age 24, who graduated with from UNC with a degree in engineering and John, age19, who is in his freshman year at Pellissippi State.
In 1982, Chuck opened Chuck’s Car Care at the age of 19. It started as a small service station and has developed in to the full-service automotive repair shop that you know it as today. He manages his 5,000 square foot, 4-bay, garage and his five employees. Chuck’s Car Care provides state-of-art automotive service while also keeping up with the training on newer equipment and vehicles. Chuck’s is also the only propane refill center within the Oak Ridge area. Chuck’s ability to organize, prioritize, and delegate work, coupled with his analytical, interpersonal, and leadership skills, makes him the top candidate for working with customers and solving the day-to-day issues that arise in the business. These skills also provide the perfect backdrop for Chuck’s Community Involvement.
Chuck is an active member, a Bronze Millennium partner of the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, and a graduate of Leadership Oak Ridge in 2005. Chuck was Chair elect in 2009 and moved up to the Chair of the Chamber of Commerce board in 2010. He served on the Oak Ridge Beer Permit Board and the Board of Directors for the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau (ORCVB) from 2006-2011. He was then elected Chairman of the Board of Director for the ORCVB in June 2007. He stepped down from these positions when he was appointed to a vacant seat on the Oak Ridge City Council. Chuck then ran for that seat the next available election. He was elected to his four year term on City Council in November 2012. Chuck is also involved in a wide array of sports including soccer, motor sports, and golf. He coaches a few local AYSO soccer teams in the area.
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Dan Whittle - Lead Technician
Dan’s history with Chuck starts back even further then Chuck’s Car Care. Dan and Chuck have a life-long friendship that started when Dan’s family moved to Oak Ridge when Dan was in High School. In fact, Dan actually lived with Chuck’s family during their senior year when his family decided to go back to California. Dan started working for Chuck’s father at his used car lot that year. At the same time that Chuck’s Car Care was getting started Dan decided to move closed to family and moved back to California. While there he began working for a muffler shop but it was not long before he was back in Tennessee. When Dan returned he started working at Chuck’s Car Care. Although he cared and appreciated Chuck he eventually decided it was time to further his education within the automotive industry and decided to leave Chuck’s Car Care. After Chuck’s, he began working for dealerships. He worked at Krebs Chevrolet for a few years and then moved over to Rodger’s Cadillac where he spent the bulk of his career. During his fourteen years with Cadillac he worked on and received his ASE Master Certification. After some time he decided to try his hand at opening his own shop. This was nice for awhile but he decided to go back to the dealerships. Dan eventually came back to Chuck’s Car Care and has been back with Chuck’s for six years and is our lead technician.
With twenty-five plus years of experience in the automotive repair industry, Dan continues to hold his ASE Master Certifications and is constantly pushing everyone to continue their training and service classes. “It is one of the things that set us apart from our competitors.” Dan says. Dan lives in Anderson County and has a ten-year old son; D.J. Dan is very active in his church (Crossroads Christ Fellowship) where he is the media director. When he is not chasing D.J. around Dan enjoys riding his Harley and you can always find him holding down a chair at the local Starbucks drinking a Dan Special(ask him what it is).
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Terry Stockton - Technician
Terry has lived in Oliver Springs all his life. He is married to Kathy and they have three children and ten grand children. Before coming to Chuck’s Car Care Terry worked at the local Oak Ridge GM dealerships since 1992. He started at Ray Adcox Chevrolet, then moving to Fox Chevrolet, and finishing his dealership career at Paul Benton Motors. After that he joined the Chuck’s Car Care team. He really enjoys working at Chuck’s! He likes the atmosphere and the people he works with. He enjoys meeting our customers and getting to know them. He looks forward to helping you with your automotive needs.
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Jamie Hernandez - Technician
Jamie was born and raised in California. He graduated from Automotive School and received his ASE certification in 1998 and has been working in the industry ever since. Jamie worked at a Nissan dealership for many years and is our go to guy for Nissan questions and repairs. He move to Tennessee recently and has found a spot here in the Chuck’s Car Care family.
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Cari Queener - Office Administrator
Cari had been our office administrator for three years and is a vital part of our daily operations. Basically, she attends to all those details that are necessary to keeping a business running smoothly. She manages all of our business accounts, keeps our filling system in order, and takes care of inventory for the office and shop. Cari is a native of Oak Ridge and graduated from Clinton High School. She has a ten year old daughter names McKenzie. In addition to her hard work at Chuck’s Car Care, Cari also stays busy with sports, enjoying softball and basketball. She also coaches McKenzie’s softball, basketball, and volleyball team. Cari is also close to her mother, Jessica, and family. A lot of her family live out west and they do a lot of visiting back and forth.
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Caitlin Watson - Service Writer
Caitlin moved to Tennessee last year to be closer to family. She started working here shortly after. She is our service writer and is the person you will do most of your interacting with. She serves as a liaison between the customer and the technician. When you arrive you explain your problems to her, she in turns interprets it for the technician. When the technician comes to her with what the issues are going on with the vehicle she then calls you and interprets the problems to you and gives you an estimate.
Before moving to Tennessee, Caitlin went to Arizona State University where she received her Bachelor’s of Interdisciplinary Studies in Business and Tourism Development. We have been using her education in expanding of marketing strategies and target markets. She also sat on the Anderson County United Way Funds Distribution Board in 2012. Caitlin is involve in Young Professionals of Oak Ridge and is currently holding the position of Treasurer. She likes to stay active within her community.
Caitlin loves sports, especially watching college sports. She is involved in several volleyball leagues in the area and also currently holds the title for Kickball Champions in Oak Ridge. Volleyball is her passion and she has been involved on Teams and Leagues since she was ten years old. She plays both court and sand and would enjoying coaching club teams later in life. For now she just plays on leagues in Oak Ridge and Farragut.
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