Kelly and Melissa celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary this past August. Both graduates of UTA, Melissa grew up in Mansfield and attended Mansfield High School, while Kelly was raised in Arlington and went to Martin.
In 2002, Kelly accepted a sales position at D&M Leasing and began working for two individuals that became mentors, Mike Hernandez and Joe Graber, C.E.O./ owner and President of the D&M Leasing Companies, respectively. Kelly was promoted to general manager of the Mid-Cities location in 2008. Under Strausser’s leadership, the office grew every year, now has 10,000 active clients and most recently won DealerRater’s “Dealer of the Year” award for customer satisfaction.
In 2014, Kelly fulfilled a dream by opening D&M Leasing Fort Worth as the managing partner. In two years the office has doubled in size. Half of the Fort Worth location’s business is already derived from repeat and referrals. D&M Fort Worth will lease and sell over 3700 new and used vehicles in 2016 and expect a 30% increase next year.
The Straussers and the Fort Worth office have taken an active role in the community in a short period of time. The office belongs to the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and supports the Henry House Foundation, the Ronald McDonald House, the Boys & Girls Club and the Cooks Children’s Pickin’ for Preemies charities among others.
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