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The Hand Team Call us today (866) 576-1929 or email
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 John Hand
As the name applies, John Hand has had a long history with the dealership. Fresh out of Denver University, John and his brother Jim purchased an old building at the center of Manchester and opened Hand Motors in September of 1971.
A past trustee of Burr & Burton, as well as an advisor to Lambda Chi fraternity, John is an avid hockey player at Riley Rink at Hunter Park and summertime will find him both playing summer league hockey and golf, sometimes on the same day.
John and his wife Kimet, live in Manchester and have four daughters; Julie (Manchester), Jennifer Hand Muldoon (Boston) and her husband Matt, Sarah Laidlaw Wilde (Burlington, VT) and her husband Martin, and Kitt Laidlaw (Burlington, VT) John and Kimit enjoy traveling and volunteering in the community.
In his free time, John hikes, bikes, runs a bit and loves cutting grass. John’s rigorous lawn maintenance program is legendary and it is rumored he was named after John Deere. John has been known to cut the grass twice in one day.
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 Nancy Liberatore
Vermonter, Nancy Liberatore hails from Poultney, VT. Nancy joined the HAND team in August of 2007, and enjoys the lovely drive through the Mettowee Valley to Manchester each day. Born in Washington DC, Nancy was raised in Poultney and graduated from Green Mountain College there.
Nancy was formerly manager at the nearby Gap store, after many years as General Manager of the Saratoga Springs Home Depot.
Nancy likes to spend time with her family, including husband Michael, a custom home builder, and son Matthew, 21 a business major at Virginia Tech. Nancy and Michael are presently building a new home in the Lake St. Catherine area.
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 Gerry Hoyt
GERRY HOYT Gerry Hoyt joined HAND in July 2009 as our General Sales Manager. Gerry, a native Vermonter, was born and raised in Bennington. A graduate of MAU in ’72 and then Johnson State, Gerry started in the car business washing cars in high school and college. A lifetime career in the automotive business followed. Gerry has two grown sons, John, 28 in Hoosick NY and Jason, 35, in Roanoke, Virginia, plus a grandson, Hunter, age 16. A longtime member of Mount Anthony Country Club, Gerry is a passionate golfer, spending as much time as possible, on the links and in the fairway. During the winter months, he is busy thinking about playing golf and honing his snow removal skills. In his over 35 years in the auto business in Vermont, Gerry has cleaned snow off a few cars. He lost count after the first 100,000. Gerry is a member of the Bennington Catamount Rotary, the Bennington Elks and is on the board of the non-profit 204 Depot Street organization in Bennington, helping young people in his community. His long experience in the automotive business and his real desire to help people.
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 Troy Hermansky
Troy Hermansky Joined Hand Motors in August of 2009 as part of our Sales Team. Originally from New Jersey, Troy lives in Sunderland with his wife Jennifer and their family. Troy attended high school and College in New Jersey graduating from Ramapo College in 1984 with a degree in business. Troy’s family purchased Sunderland Country Shoppes in 1987 and relocated to Southern Vermont.
He worked for 16 years in ski area management at both Bromley and Stratton Mountains and still straps on the skis or snowboard when time allows. Time is becoming a precious commodity in the Hermansky household as in addition to a son Kyle (Castleton College) and a daughter Bret (BBA), Troy and Jennifer have a 2O month old son Jude and another on the way! The Hermansky Household is rounded out by Radar the dog and Sasha McLovin, a cat rescued from Second Chance Animal Shelter. 2010 holds some serious diaper duty for Troy and Jennifer. But in his “spare” time Troy enjoys listening to live music and hobbies such as buying and selling coins and estate jewelry. We are glad to welcome Troy to Hand Motors and know he will be a great asset to the Hand Team.
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 Ron Wonderlick
Joined HAND MOTORS in July of 2009 as part of our Sales Team. Originally from the Philadelphia area, Ron lives in Bennington and is quite active in the community there. Ron attended Temple University and moved to Vermont in 1979 to work at Yankee Atomic Electric in Rowe, MA. Ron has experience in nuclear security quality assurance and has served as a police
Ron made the news in 1984, when as first constable and Police Chief of Stamford Vermont, he apprehended an escapee from Virginia's death Row. He is interested in civic needs of his state and community and is an officer and past Exalted Ruler of BPO Elks Lodge 1335 in nearby Adams MA. A proud Dad with three children and three grandchildren, Ron loves to cook and tackle home improvement projects. Hobbies include golf, photography, hunting and fishing and he is well known around town for his “haircut.” hmmm. With over a dozen years of experience helping people find the right car or truck for their needs, Ron is sure to make friends here in the Northshire and looks forward to assisting HAND customers.
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 Wallace Hall
Wallace Hall joined HAND in the winter of 2010, after a career that found him living
all over the world, eventually
settling in nearby Hoosick Falls, NY in 2007.
Wallace and his wife Yong,
have 7 children and 10 grandchildren. They enjoy camping and traveling and Wallace is a volunteer fire-fighter for the town of Hoosick.
Wallace literally grew up a citizen of the world. In his younger years he lived in France, Germany, Turkey and attended high school in Iran, then graduating from Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro, VA. An Army career followed with time back in Iran and in Viet Nam, leaving via medi-vac to Hawaii.
As a youngster, Wallace spent summers in Landgrove, Vermont, visiting family. He developed a love for Vermont and thought he might eventually settle in our area. After a corporate career with Western Union that took him from Hawaii, to DC to NJ, and over to Japan & Korea, Wallace returned to the states and began a successful career in the automotive business. We are delighted he chose to come to Hand Motors here in southern Vermont and we welcome Wallace to our team.
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