Meet Our Team
Our team
CEO
President
April Phelps
April was born and raised in Henderson, NC where our shop is located. She is married to her high school sweetheart Justin. The two of them have two beautiful children, Michaela & Jay. April has been an intricate part of Southeastern Specialty Vehicles for the last 18 years. She primarily focused on the inventory side of the business in the early 2000s. In 2019 she moved into a role to oversee all business operations. She was promoted to Vice President of Business Operations in May of 2021. April is well versed in all aspects of the company’s day to day operations and has proven to be a leader amongst her team. April is excited to have the opportunity to fulfill this role and continue to move SSV forward with her team. She is looking forward to leading the finest team in the industry alongside Vice President, Robert Daugherty. April & Robert are looking forward to taking Southeastern Specialty Vehicles to the next level in emergency vehicles.
Vice President
Robert Daugherty
Robert is a volunteer fire chief at Scuffleton Rural Fire Association, located in Greene County, NC. The year of 2023 makes his 35th year volunteering with fire/EMS. He is a certified North Carolina Emergency Medical Technician, a certified North Carolina Law Enforcement Instructor as he spent 23 years in law enforcement in NC prior to getting into the ambulance business. He looks forward to expanding Southeastern Specialty Vehicles alongside President, April Phelps.
Founder/Chairman of The Board
Donald Pleasants
Donald Pleasants, Founder & Chairman of the Board, will be moving into a retirement role. Donald has spent over 40 years building teams in our industry to take care of the men and women that take care of all of us in our time of emergency. Donald will still be involved on the business side and you all will still see him at conferences, as he’s not quite ready to completely hang up his hat. We are hopeful that Donald will take some time to relax and spend time with his wife, children, and grandchildren. His move to retirement is well deserved!
Director of Sales - EMS Division
Dennis Tingen
Dennis oversees our house accounts and strives to satisfy our existing and potential clients. Dennis’ goals for Southeastern Specialty Vehicles in the future is to see the expansion over the years to come and continue to work in our family/team atmosphere to provide the best service possible!
Production Manager
Accounting Assistant
Marketing Director
Regional Sales Manager
Regional Sales Manager
Regional Sales Manager
Director of Sales - Fire Apparatus Division
Regional Sales Manager
Regional Sales Manager
Regional Sales Manager
Compliance Manager
Calvin Craft
Calvin is a retired Law Enforcement Chief from the Pitt County A.B.C. board of 27+ years. He retired from the Farmville Volunteer Fire Department with 20+ years and over 40+ years in the Volunteer Fire Servi9ce in Pitt County. Calvin assisted in bringing SSV to be the first remount facility in the world to be ISO 9001, 2008 certified along with being Ford QVM compliant. He enjoys the industrious environment for continuous improvement for our customers and employees.
Engineer
Service Manager
Service Technician