Zak Ballard
Zak Ballard at DePaula Mazda

Zak Ballard

Manager

DePaula Mazda

1586 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12205

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5.0
96 Reviews

Dealership Experience

8 yrs, 9 mos

Industry Experience

12 yrs, 9 mos

Languages Spoken

English English

5.0

96 Reviews

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96 Reviews of Zak Ballard

April 21, 2026

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Great experience. All of the staff were very friendly and helpful. Would recommend to any friend. More

by nicknorthup
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Other Employees Tagged: Ben Burnett, Trevor Schmetterer

April 10, 2026

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Thank you to Zak, Jeff and the entire team for making my car-buying experience so enjoyable. I was honestly dreading the process at first, but everything went incredibly smooth from start to finish. The tea More

by Jackie C
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Other Employees Tagged: Jeff Jenkins, Jamil Karimi

April 07, 2026

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Sales people and service was excellent. Attention to our wants and needs went above and beyond. Highly recommend DePaula More

by jvanheusen
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Other Employees Tagged: Jamil Karimi, Chuck Moore

April 01, 2026

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Top notch service from Chuck in sales to Ben in finance to Zak the sales manager. Transaction was smooth and flawless. Highly recommend them to anyone looking to purchase or lease a new vehicle. More

by wrmiedema
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Other Employees Tagged: Ben Burnett, Chuck Moore

March 24, 2026

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The best of the best = Mazda. Always feels like home great service, great price! Lisa, Duary, Dan are amazing! More

by ErikaNieto
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Other Employees Tagged: Jeff Jenkins, Bev Keenan, Dave Miclette , Brian

February 28, 2026

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In my 51 years of buying cars DePaula is the best dealership I have ever worked with. And their service department is great More

by MARKKENIFIC
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February 27, 2026

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Extremely helpful and patient. I could not have asked for a better experience. It been a long time since I got a car and they made me feel very comfortable. More

by frank@rogin.com
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January 28, 2026

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We were looking to lease a vehicle for our daughter and leased Mazda CX30. We had a great experience with Sales & Leasing Consultant Chuck Moore and Sales Manager Anthony Gallo. More

by danlibutti5
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Other Employees Tagged: Anthony Gallo, Chuck Moore

January 11, 2026

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Everyone I dealt with at DePaula, the salesperson, sales manager, and business manager were genuine, personable and professional. It was a pleasure to do business with them. More

by jvhartzell
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Other Employees Tagged: Ben Burnett , Raffay

December 19, 2025

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Everyone from the sales to the service departments were very knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. Highly recommend ! More

by LR
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Other Employees Tagged: Todd Brandt, Ben Burnett, Anthony Gallo , Lisa- Service was awesome

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