Auctioneer

Kathy Kingston, CAI, BAS

Professional auctioneer and consultant, Kathy Kingston has raised millions of dollars for non-profit organizations across the country for over 20 years. Specializing in fundraising auctions, she consistently empowers non profit clients to exceed their fundraising goals and offers a wealth of practical strategies for revenue enhancement.

A popular speaker and consultant, she conducts innovative fundraising auction seminars and workshops throughout the country for both non profit organizations and auctioneers. Ms. Kingston is the author of "Record-Breaking Fundraising Auctions Tips Booklet Series."

Kathy was the 2006 recipient of the prestigious "Rose Award" from the National Auctioneers Association. Ms. Kingston holds the Certified Auctioneer Institute (CAI) designation, only three percent of auctioneers nationwide have achieved this status. CAI is an executive development program which is the most highly respected educational designation in the auction industry. In 2007, she was a member of the Charter Class of the Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS) professional designation program. Kathy graduated from Missouri Auction School in 1986.

Ms. Kingston teaches the Benefit Auction Class to professional auctioneers at the Certified Auctioneer Institute held at Indiana University. Ms. Kingston was also finalist in the 2003 International Auctioneer Championship. Kathy served as the chairperson of the Certified Auctioneers Institute 30th Anniversary Gala Auction Committee.

Kathy holds a Master's Degree in Education from St. Louis University where she was named "Woman of the Year". Her unique professional background also includes an award-winning career in non-profit fundraising, higher education, university coaching, public service administration, and the entertainment industry. Ms. Kingston stands apart as a creative professional who brings both a long-range perspective and out-of-the-box thinking to maximize her clients' fundraising efforts and break revenue records.

www.KingstonAuction.com

603-926-1919