Junior Staggs, CAI is a first generation auctioneer. He is a 2016 Graduate of the Certified Auctioneers Institute, the highest Professional Designation attainable by auctioneers. Junior is an active member of the Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, and the National Auctioneers Association. Mr. Staggs has served on various committees, is a former Director for the Tennessee…
Brent is an experienced designer, educator and digital enthusiast from Murray, Kentucky. Always interested in creating and in technology, the two interests converged to become his passion. Over the past two decades, Brent has developed graphic design, websites and promotional materials for several clients. Over the past 14 years, Brent has taught Graphic Communications at…
George Michak is an attorney who regularly represents auctioneers and auctioncompanies on wide-ranging issues, including litigation, contracts, and licensing. He was also the principal draftsperson for 2008 and 2016 revisions to the Pennsylvania Auctioneer Licensing and Trading Assistant Registration Act, 63 P.S. § 734.1 et seq. Currently, Mr. Michak is involved inan auction case before…
“The First Lady of Classic Cars” Yvette VanDerBrink lives in Windom, MN and owns VanDerBrink Auctions, LLC a company she founded in 2001 and started from the ground up to one of the noteworthy auction companies for Classic vehicles and other auctions. Marketing and Advertising along with developing a social media following were developed and utilized…
Josh Loewensteiner, is an enthusiastic 1st Generation auctioneer. Josh’s family had been in the dairy business for more than 5 generations before him and he grew up helping his father, Uncle, and Grandfather with chores around their farms and going to cattle, land, and equipment auctions. He was fascinated with the auctioneer’s chant as a…
Kirk Witcher, CAI, is the owner of Witcher Auctions LLC based in Wynne, AR. He is a second generation auctioneer, licensed for over 16 years, and has personally conducted over $150 M in farm and heavy equipment auction sales in his career. After taking over the 50 year old family business in 2006, Kirk has…
Ken Hill is a native Kentuckian, who lives in Columbia, Kentucky with his wife of 36 years, Vickie and their 17 year-old son, Jake. Ken attended Somerset Community College, and later worked in restaurant and retail management before beginning a career with the Kentucky State Police in 1986, a job from which he retired as…
Josh Phelps, DSM, is a professional contract and competitive auctioneer based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and is the reigning Oklahoma State Auctioneers Association’s Champion Professional Bid Caller and Team Champion Auctioneer. Dr. Phelps has held a life-long passion for the auction industry and the live auction method of marketing.He attended the Mendenhall School of Auctioneering…
Wayne has been in the auction profession for over 30 years and has worked thousands of auctions in 42 states and 4 foreign countries. Wayne is a Past President of the Alabama Auctioneers Association and a Member of the Alabama Auctioneers Hall of Fame Wayne is also a Past Vice Chairman of the Alabama Board…
Mr. Harb is the Founder of IT Risk Managers, Inc. Started in July of 2000, IT Risk Managers, Inc. is a national niche insurance brokerthat provides risk management solutions for niche’ industries such as the auction and appraisal industry, cannabis industry, real estateindustry, technology industry or business that use technology. We are the industry’s premier…
Audra Goetz (pronounced Gates) is a second-generation Auctioneer and has been associated with the Auction business her ENTIRE LIFE. Audra is the daughter of Tennessee Hall of Fame Auctioneer Don O. King and has literally spent her entire life in the business. She has experience in Cattle/Estate/Farm Equipment and Real Estate Auctions. She is accomplished…
Cali Crissup graduated from Timberlake High School in 2009 and she graduated with a B.S. in Mass Communications from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 2012. She currently resides in Stillwater, OK. Cali is the daughter of Jeff & Debbie Crissup of Helena, Oklahoma. Jeff was named the Kansas Auctioneers Association Champion in 2012 & the…
Jacob Massey grew up auctioneering, as his Hall of Fame Dad, Van has been in the Auction Business his entire life. Jacob graduated from North Georgia School of Auctioneering in 2007, is a 2009 Tennessee State Champion, Mule Day Auctioneer Champion and Multiple WLAC Qualifying Event Champion and WLAC Finalist. Jacob has been auctioneering since…
Owner/Auctioneer at Lenhart auction and realty, LLC BFA – Kansas State University, 1987 in graphic design 2016 graduate of Certified Auctioneers Institute, CAI Masters of Auctioneering 1983 Graduate of Missouri Auction School Licensed Auctioneer in Illinois and Indiana Member of the National Auctioneers Association Member of the Illinois Auctioneers Association Member of the Indiana Auctioneers…