Welcome to the Insight Blog, a Honda blog that follows the journey of our latest hybrid, the Insight.
Dave Terebessy, Senior Product Planner
A graduate of Penn State, Dave is a relative newcomer at Honda. As a senior product planner he helps Honda continue its legacy of manufacturing cars that stay right in line with consumer needs, while maintaining loyalty to Honda's virtues of efficiency and driver experience. Also a car enthusiast, Dave's glad to be an employee of Honda because of its "challenging spirit," "great technology," and "fun-to-drive cars." In his words: "I love great-handling cars—especially on winding roads."
William Walton III, Manager - Product Planning, Honda Car-Line
Eleven-year Honda veteran William Walton III is a born-and-bred Honda employee who joined the Honda National Trainee Program right after college. William attended Morehouse College as an undergraduate then went on to Pepperdine University, where he earned his MBA while working for Honda. His decision to join the Honda team was an easy one for William because he liked the culture and identified with Honda values—especially respect for the individual and the joys of buying, selling and creating.
Sage Marie, Manager - Product Planning, Honda Trucks
Public Relations Manager Sage Marie joined Honda a year prior to the launch of the original Insight. He now oversees media communications for Honda automobiles and helps plan public relations strategies for upcoming models. Sage is heavily involved with the launch of the new Insight, as well as overseeing Honda's press conferences at major auto shows. Sage is a true car enthusiast and races cars in his spare time—the Honda Civic Si and, more recently, the Honda S2000 CR (Club Racer) in the "25 hours of Thunderhill Endurance Race."
Kiko Miyagawa, Product Planner - Product Planning & Marketing,
Honda Access America, Inc.
Honda Access America, Inc.
A UCLA alumna, Kiko Miyagawa put her linguistics major to good use when she started working at Honda five years ago as a Japanese/English translator. Currently working as an accessory planner for Insight, Kiko is an avid tennis player and proudly drives a Honda Civic. She was born in Japan and now resides in Torrance, CA.
Christina Ra, Manager - Honda Public Relations
Christina started with Honda as an intern while in school at the University of Maryland over a decade ago. She's a longtime fan of Honda—both for its products and societal and environmental endeavors. Christina loves outdoor sports like snowboarding and mountain biking, so it's no surprise that one of her favorite projects as a product planner was the 2007 CR-V. She is also a fan of sporty, efficient cars like the new Insight, and owns an old-school CR-X.
