Meet Our Staff

(Hablo Español) Edgar Gonzalez is the proud father of three wonderful kids and has been in the car business for six years. Edgar spends his free time with his family, cooking and watching the Dallas Cowboys! "Don't downgrade your dream to match your reality, upgrade your faith to match your destiny." - DeVon Franklin

Robert Leffingwell has been in the automotive business since 2011 where he started in Sales and now works as our Finance Manager. Robert believes that family is the most important thing you can have in the world today and enjoys every minute that he is able to spend with his wife and kids. When he gets the chance, Robert loves to play the guitar and spend time on the water. "The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else." - Arnold Schwarzenegger

Alex Cantu grew up in Corsicana and has been selling vehicles for 7 years, 4 of which he's spent with Tri-County Ford. Alex loves to spend his free time at the lake fishing, with his grandkids or sleeping. We have two employees named "Alex" so around here, we like to call Alex Cantu strictly "Cantu." Come by and let Cantu help you find the perfect vehicle for your needs.

J.R. Hicks grew up in Mabank and began selling vehicles four years ago. J.R. is a major sports fanatic and loves all Dallas teams. He's also a family man and enjoys spending quality time with his wife and two children.

Wes White was raised in Ira, TX but has called East Texas his home for twenty years now. When he's not helping his many loyal customers select the perfect vehicle, Wes enjoys anything car or truck related and spending time with his daughter, wife and family.

Richard Mullens has been in the automotive industry for many years and has worked for Tri-County Ford 6 years. When Richard isn't busy running our Quick Lane Department, you can find him hanging out with his granddaughter or spending time outdoors.

Mike Bettencourt was recently added to our team as Parts Manager and we are so very glad. You can count on Mike to handle all of your Parts needs with having nearly 40 years of automotive business experience under his belt. Mike enjoys spending family time with his wife and two daughters, traveling or building things in his shop.

Josh was born and raised in Mabank and has been in the Automotive Parts industry for over 3 years now. After work hours, you can find Josh playing video games or training his new puppy, "Keep Her." ..."keep her out of the trash, keep her in the yard, keep her from chewing up all of the furniture."

This may be Laura's first year with Tri-County Ford but she is no newbie in the automotive industry. Laura has been working in dealerships around the state since 1976. Although she grew up in the Dallas/Irving area, Laura graduated high school from Seagoville, Texas. On the weekends you'll find Laura spending time with her four grandchildren, cooking/baking or browsing the local flea markets.

Abbie was raised in Brock, Texas but the majority of her family is from East Texas. She's been in the automotive industry for 11 years now and absolutely loves her career. When Abbie isn't at the dealership working or out within the community, you can find her spending time with her boy/girl twins, watching/playing sports or finding any way she can to sneak in some SLEEP.

Donna Mengel worked in banking for 35 years, retired and has now been with Tri-County Ford for 12 years. Donna is fluent in sarcasm and says that she's getting ready to "retire...again!" Donna is also very heavily involved with her church and loves being with her church family.

(Hablo Español) Leonor Hernandez has lived in Mabank for 20+ years and loves to hang out with her son and two daughters. When Leonor isn't too busy with work and keeping up with her family, she loves to spend some of her hard earned money on new shoes.

Traci was born and raised in Mabank and has lived here her entire life. She is a mother to 2 grown children and 3 dachshunds. If she's not spending time with her family, you can find Traci drawing or reading.