Our Staff

Sarah Obexer
Sarah was born and raised around the marina over 30 years ago.  While coming up to spend the summers with her grandparents, she started learning the business whether it be sorting mail with her grandmother, pumping gas, stocking shelves at the General Store, selling boat parts and accessories to management skills needed later in life to operate the family business. After getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resources, she started running the marina full time in spring of 1998.  Sarah’s smiling face and her recognizable red-hair are often seen all over the marina.  She may even be the one making your sandwich, ringing you up at the register, answering the phone or pumping your gas.  Stop her and say Hi!
Jacob & Kaleb
Keith and Sarah’s first son is Jacob.  Kaleb is their second son. Jacob and Kaleb will often be seen watching the staff around the yard and doing little projects with mommy and daddy. ​
Darren Kramer Our General Manager, Darren, joined Obexer's the beginning of 2010. He is in 5 days a week year-round and splits his time between the office and the yard. Darren grew up around boats in Annapolis, MD where he spent his summers on the Chesapeake Bay sailing, wakeboarding, fishing and just about anything on the water. He has a 1972 Chris Craft Commander Sports Fish “Runnin Bear” and also enjoys sailing his Laser Sailboat. Darren works directly with Brett Oberacker, Harbor Master, and Thad Bianco, Service Manager, for all types of yard and mechanical scheduling. He is a Licensed Yacht & Ship Salesperson and your contact for buying or selling a used boat.  He has a love for boats and just about anything on the water, contact Darren for any of your marine and boating needs!
Thad Bianco
Thad is our Service Manager/Head Technician. He is Obexer's Mercury, PCM, Volvo-Penta Certified Marine Technician.  He is also forklift certified. Thad has a long mechanical history in and around boats.  He hails from Long Island, New York where he grew up working on vessels of all types and sizes.  He is known to many in the boating world as the "Nautique Whisperer" solving problems no other mechanic could diagnose or solve.  It must be genetic; Thad's father is nationally recognized as a legendary marine mechanic too.
Jake Blazek
Jake was born and raised in Iowa. He studied industrial maintenance and receive a degree in Applied Science. After college Jake built turbines along with other pieces of industrial equipment.  He moved to Tahoe in 2014 and started with Obexers as a Service Technician in 2018. Jake has been working on all types of mechanics from tractors to dirt bikes to boats and just about anything, since he was a kid. He loves dirt biking and camping and his love for boats is growing by the day.
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Jessie Brewster
Jessie is one of our Assistant Harbor Masters. She moved to Tahoe in 2000 from Moosehead Lake in Greenville, Maine. It was there that she found her love of boating and all winter activities, which made Tahoe a perfect fit! In 2012 Jessie joined our team after three years at the Tahoe Keys Marina. She is Forklift Certified, and also assists with managing and organizing the yard staff. As one of the only female forklift operators and Harbor Masters in Tahoe, she has a true passion for her job and the lake. We feel very fortunate to have Jessie on our team!
Lindsay Chandler
​Lindsay is our Service Manager.  She started with the Boat Company in the spring of 2011 as a Pier Attendant.  Lindsay moved herself and her dog, Stella Blue, to Lake Tahoe in the Fall of 2010 from the small town of Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Prior to living in the basin, Lindsay had never been on a boat. Needless to say, one season as a pier attendant has solidified her love of the lake and all things boating! Lindsay spends most of her time in the office, but is still active on the gas dock managing the pier attendants and training all staff on AIS Inspection protocols.
Aaron Kilburn
Aaron manages The Lodge At Obexer's right across the street from Obexer's Marina and General Store. Aaron also handles all posts to our social media accounts. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Instagram to keep up on all that's going on at Obexer's!
Aaron previously was owner/operator of AK Pool & Spa before moving with his family from Southern California in the spring of 2010. Aaron is married to our Office Manager, Joanne, and they have one daughter, Kate. 
Joanne Kilburn
Joanne is our Office & Property Manager, supervising all office and rental operations. Additionally, Joanne manages all our commercial and residential tenant properties. Joanne moved with her family from Southern California in the spring of 2010, most recently working as a Bid Administrator with North American Bus Industries. Joanne is married to her husband Aaron and they have one daughter, Kate. Joanne was raised in southwest Michigan, spending long days on Lake Michigan boating with her family; so she is thrilled to live in the small town of Homewood at Lake Tahoe watching Katherine enjoy all of the fresh-water lake activities that she was able to do growing up. 
​​Brett Oberacker
Brett is Obexer's Harbor Master and Restoration Foreman. Brett has been with us since 2004 and is one of the very best operators at Lake Tahoe. You will see Brett all over the marina, running forklifts, launching boats and handling all duties related to the yard.  Brett has a wife - Amanda and two children.  Feel free to ask him ANY questions about your boating needs.
Rachel Saalsaa
Rachel is the retail purchaser for the showroom.  She grew up in Salt Lake City Utah, but moved to Tahoe in 2013 to follow her passion of snowboarding.  Although she moved here for the infamous Tahoe winters it was the summertime and incredible lake that has kept her here. Rachel loves spending time out on the water boating, wake surfing, tubing, or any fun water activity.  You can find Rachel up in the showroom selling all of our awesome Obexer’s wearable’s and boating toys. 
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Matthew "Moe" Sweeney
Matthew Michael Sweeney a.k.a. Moe is one of our Service Technicians who also does wood boat restoration and fiberglass work. Moe grew up in Northeast Iowa in a blue-collar town and he moved out west in 2013. Moe has an extensive background in fiberglass work and all types of painting. He has been tinkering with cars and dirt bikes since he was a kid and is great with his hands. He spends his free time in Tahoe on his dirt bike!
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Chris Tedesko
Chris is our parts Purchaser who handles ordering anything from an oil filter to a complete engine. Originally from the east coast, Chris moved to Lake Tahoe in 2002. During his childhood, he spent many weekends on his parent’s sailboat in Charleston, SC until moving to Pittsburgh, PA.  After graduating from St. Lawrence University in upstate New York, his dream of moving to Lake Tahoe came true. Chris is an avid sailor, wake surfer, and snow skier and has spent countless hours on the lake, as well as at Squaw Valley and in the surrounding backcountry in the basin.  Chris is in the chandlery full-time, year round and can help you find just about anything for your boating needs.