Graham Auto Repair

In January we celebrated Amber's birthday at Graham Auto Repair! We first met Amber in November 2021, shortly after we met her husband Bart. Bart is our Production Manager at our Yelm location. Amber and her husband have gone above and beyond to show our team that they care! We were very excited when Amber accepted an offer to join our Hiring Team in May 2022. As a military spouse Amber has had the opportunity to work in many different industries. After 15 years of working in human resources, she has enjoyed recruiting the most. She is always excited to help people find the perfect position that will help them meet their career goals. It's an added bonus that she gets to do that while working alongside her husband; supporting him as he grows in his own career! We are blessed to have both of them serving on our team. From the beginning Amber has always been willing to do whatever it takes to help out around the shop. Whether that means helping clean up or bringing in trea ... read more

We had so many Birthdays to Celebrate in December! Watch a video from our celebrations!   ​ Shannan has been working with our Team since 2009! Shannan serves as our Finance Manager for both of our locations. Shannan is a huge Team player, dedicated to taking care of all of us in any way that she can. She has a very artistic eye and enjoys helping out with creative projects as well. Shannan has known Troy and Kori Vaninetti since the 1990s. When she had the opportunity to work with their family, she was excited to support them in their family business. Shannan and her husband Danny have two daughters, one of which works with us at Graham Auto Repair. Shannan's eldest daughter Lacie is our Marketing and Hiring Manager. Shannan and Danny have 3 granddaughters, and multiple bonus grandchildren as well. When she's not working with our team, you will likely find Shannan traveling with her family! Bryce started working with our Team in May 2022. He serves as the ... read more

It's time to celebrate another birthday with our Team! Watch a video of our celebration! Rob started working with our team in 2016, during the process of building our new shop in Graham, WA. Rob had already been working alongside us as one of our vendors. He decided to take the leap to the other side; he joined us when we were working in a temporary building down the street. We are thankful for all of the dedication and passion that Rob brings to our Team at Graham Auto Repair! He is always ready to learn new technology. Whether it's traveling to another shop to learn a new computer system, or training in Baltimore with ATI (Automotive Training Institute). Rob isn't afraid to take on new challenges! Rob grew-up in Washington State. As one of our Veterans at Graham Auto Repair, Rob served in the United States Army. He has been working in the Automotive Industry since 2009. Rob and his fiance have a beautiful baby boy that we welcomed to our family in 2021. Ch ... read more

It's time to celebrate another birthday with our Team! Watch a video of our celebration! Shane started working with our team shortly after we opened our second location in June 2022. We are extremely thankful for the smile and laughter that Shane brings to our team! Keeping things fun is one of our Team Essentials. Shane knows how to keep up our team's light-hearted energy in an industry that's tough! Shane is always willing to go the extra mile for our team and for our customers. Already he has demonstrated a strong passion for our mission through his dedication and hard work. Shane grew-up on a ranch where he found his love for fixing things. This drove him to his passion for the challenge of repairing cars. He is thankful for the opportunity to support his family by doing something he loves, while getting to serve our customers. Shane and his wife Margo have three children: Nick, Gabe, and Nikol. They also have two dogs named Lady and Buck. When Shane isn ... read more

It's time to celebrate more birthdays with our Team! We started out the month of July with a bang! We had three birthdays to celebrate, one right after another. You can watch a video montage below! Then keep scrolling to learn a bit more about each of our Team members. Nathan has been working with us at Graham Auto Repair since April 2021. Nathan's role on our team has grown a lot over the past year! He started out as an Estimator and now he is our Parts Manager. Nathan is the person our team can depend on when we are having computer difficulties. He is very tech-savvy! We are super thankful for how he is willing to go above and beyond for us and our customers! Nathan is a great problem solver. He is great at developing and maintaining strong processes that help us succeed as a team. You will primarily find Nathan at our shop in Graham, WA. However, he is always ready to drive out to our shop in Yelm, WA when his expertise is needed there.&nb ... read more

It's time to celebrate another birthday with our Team! Sean started with our Team at Graham Auto Repair this year in 2022. Since the day he started, he hit the ground running! Sean is our most recent Automotive Technician who was hired for our Washington State Certified Apprentice Program. This program gives Technicians the opportunity to learn more about the automotive field while getting paid to work on-the-job. Sean always comes to work with an upbeat attitude, ready to laugh even when things get difficult. We appreciate Sean's passion and drive for the automotive field, and his willingness to ask questions to learn more! We are excited to see all the new things that Sean will accomplish through the Apprentice Program! Pictured Above: Sean learning from our Lead Technicians Bill (left) and Tyler (right) Pictured Below: Sean with Technician Jake (left) and Parts Manager Nathan (right) ... read more

It's time to celebrate another birthday with our Team!   Justin has been part of our Team at Graham Auto Repair since September 2019. We are so thankful for Justin! He takes pride in his work and is constantly looking for ways to learn and grow. Justin is the first Technician we hired for our Washington State Certified Apprentice Program. This program gives Technicians the opportunity to learn more about the automotive field while getting paid to work on-the-job. Justin is constantly exceeding our expectations and is definitely performance driven. He is willing to ask questions, to work hard, and is always looking to learn more, every day. Justin took Auto Shop classes in High School because he wanted to learn how to fix his own vehicles. He was given the opportunity for a position at a Tire Shop which just helped his passion for automotive to grow. He loves getting to work on differen ... read more

This week we got to celebrate another birthday! Troy Vaninetti and his wife Kori are the Shop Owners of Graham Auto Repair. They purchased Graham Auto Repair 16 years ago in April 2006. If you haven't heard, we are preparing to open our second location this year, in Yelm, WA. It has been a long road! Unfortunately we still don't have a firm date of when we will be open. But we are definitely getting close! Check out the photos and a short video below to see an update of our new shop. If you would like to learn more about Troy and his family click here. Pictured Above: Graham Auto Repair in Yelm, WA in March 2021 Pictured Above: Graham Auto Repair in Yelm, WA in May 2022 Please give us a call 253-847-2221. Or click on this link to schedule online.Fo ... read more

It's time to celebrate another birthday with our team! Just in case you don't know me, I'm going to introduce myself: My name is Lacie! I am the Marketing and Hiring Manager at Graham Auto Repair. One of my favorite parts about my job is getting to celebrate our team. I like to remind them of just how awesome they are! This week they turned the tables on me -- they took the time to celebrate my birthday!! I have been working at Graham Auto Repair since April 2019. However, I have known Troy and Kori Vaninetti since 1995, which was before they purchased their business. I absolutely love working here, because I know they care! I feel very blessed that I get to come to work every day and spend my time with people I trust. I even get to work with my Mom, Shannan! She is the Financial Manager at Graham Auto Repair and she's been working here since 2009. Would you like to know a little bit more about me? I am a single Mom with two daughters - they are my world! If I'm not ... read more

It's time to celebrate another birthday with our team! Tyler is one of our Automotive Technician's at Graham Auto Repair. He grew up going to car races with his Dad. He was always tinkering with cars and eventually picked it up as a hobby. Once he discovered that he was a natural at fixing cars, he decided to pursue his hobby as a career. Now Tyler has been in the Automotive industry since 2012. We are all very thankful that Tyler has chosen to use his talents at Graham Auto Repair. He is a very skilled Diagnostic Technician and is awesome at figuring out some of the more puzzling vehicle issues. One of Tyler's other skills is making our Team feel more like a family. When someone is having a rough day we can always count on Tyler for a smile, a good laugh, or even a song! He is someone that our Team can count on to work hard, go the extra mile, and encourage others. Check out our video below to see our team celebrating Tyler's birthday. We celebrated with his favorite ... read more