A graduate of Lakewood High, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA and the General Motors Institute, Detroit, MI, David served in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1969 to 1975. A life-long Ocean County resident, David joined Pine Belt Chevrolet in January, 1970; the family business founded in 1937 by Leon Sickel, his father.
Automobile Dealerships owned all or in part are Pine Belt Chevrolet Inc., Lakewood, NJ-Pine Belt Chrysler-Jeep Inc., Lakewood, NJ, Pine Belt Nissan of Toms River Inc., Toms River, NJ-Pine Belt Cadillac Inc., Toms River, NJ-Pine Belt Nissan of Keyport Inc., Keyport, NJ, Pine Belt Chevrolet of Freehold, LLC, Freehold, NJ and Pine Belt Subaru Inc., Lakewood, NJ.
David is a member of the National Automobile Dealers Association, New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers Advertising Association, and New York Region Chevrolet Dealers for which he was Director (1994-1995), Auto Dealer Magazine-Advisory Board, Lakewood Chamber of Commerce/Brick Chamber of Commerce/Toms River Chamber of Commerce, and NJ shore Builders Association. He also has an extensive list of charitable and community service affiliations.
Favorite Car: Chevy Impala