Kentucky Auction Academy, Bowling Green, KY

Kentucky Auction Academy

	Steve Cherry Founder / Instructor – Kentucky Auction Academy Graduate, Certified Auction Institute – Indiana University – Bloomington, IN Certified Estate Specialist Principal Auctioneer KY State Champion Auctioneer Office 270 .780.9513 Cell 270.392.5258 SteveCherry@KentuckyAuctionAcademy.com Since 1992 Steve has spent his time perfecting his skills and increasing his knowledge base to ensure that Professional Auctioneer means all that it entails. He is a past KY State Champion Auctioneer, and has completed the courses and certification to hold the highest designation awarded in the Auctioneering Profession. Steve is a graduate of the Certified Auction Institute – CAI from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, and a Certified Estate Specialist. His training and communication skills, in addition to his love of teaching and guiding others make him an excellent instructor and position his students to fulfill their auction education goals. Steve also serves on the Board of Directors for the Kentucky Auctioneers Association and is continually improving his own skills and knowledge to make certain his students are aware of the growing trends and statistcs concerning the auction business. Well informed and educated auctioneers poise themselves for success.
	Steve Henry Founder / Instructor – Kentucky Auction Academy Certified Personal Property Appraiser Principal Auctioneer Office 270.780.9513. Cell 270.392.5325 SteveHenry@KentuckyAuctionAcademy.com Steve Henry utilizes his organization and follow-thru skills to make certain that all details are up-to-date and all courses follow the strict regimens and guidelines required to comply with the various state regulations. Steve is a skilled auctioneer and brings a vast array of auction experience to the students of Kentucky Auction Academy. Steve is also a Certified Personal Property Appraiser which requires extensive training and class hours. He guides the students of Kentucky Auction Academy through the various steps and stages of course completion. Steve loves to ride and work horses in his spare time and is known by those close to him as “Capt’n Henry”.
	Tim Haley Instructor – Kentucky Auction Academy Graduate, Certified Auction Institute – Indiana University – Bloomington, IN Certified Estate Specialist Principal Auctioneer KY State Bid Calling Champion Office 270.780.9513 Cell 270.542.9175 TimHaley@KenctuckyAuctionAcademy.com Since 1992 Tim has spent countless hours in the field with real-life auction experience and brings those years of hard work and first class auction presentation to the classroom. Tim is a CAI, Certified Estate Specialist and a KY Bid calling champion. Tim brings his skills of personal relationships and time managed auctions to his students to ensure they develop those tools early in their career. This ensures success from the beginning and builds year after year. Tim believes in continuing to build on the education foundation he began and is repeatedly in the classroom himself to bring the latest technology, methods, and ideas to the student auctioneers. Tim also enjoys managing registered cattle performance auctions and is heavily involved in backgrounding cattle at his farm in Logan County, KY.
	Joe Gribbins Instructor – Kentucky Auction Academy Graduate of WKU with B.S. in Business Administration Principal Real Estate Broker Immediate Past President of the Kentucky Auctioneers Assoc. Office 502.489.5515 Cell 502.550.7045 JoeGribbins@KentuckyAuctionAcademy.com Joe Gribbins is a third generation auctioneer and a real estate broker. He has conducted numerous seminars for the Kentucky Board of Auctioneers, as well as seminars for other state licensing boards and associations. As a special projects consultant for the Kentucky Board of Auctioneers he updated the Kentucky licensure examinations, study guides and compiled the “The Kentucky Sales and Use Tax Guide for Auctioneers”. Joe is a Kentucky Auctioneers Association past president and Hall of Fame member.
	Neal Davis Neal Davis is an International & World Champion Auctioneer. In 1984, Davis won the first Arkansas Auctioneers' Association Bid Calling Contest. After being named runner-up at the NAA Convention in 1989, he won the NAA International Auctioneer Championship in 1990. In 1996, he won the World Champion Automobile Contest in his home state of Missouri. Neal holds Arkansas Auctioneers' License #1 and was instrumental in getting many of the auction laws established in the state of Arkansas. He is a member of the Arkansas Auctioneers' Association, and the Arkansas Auctioneers' Hall of Fame. Davis has spent many years developing a successful chant and has taught hundreds of students across the nation how to develop and structure their chant. Neal is also a Licensed Real Estate Broker and the owner of the Neal Davis Auction and Realty Company of Beebe, Arkansas; Mr. Davis' company specializes in Real Estate, Estates, and Automobile Auctions. Neal Davis will share with Kentucky Auction Academy students proven skills and techniques learned through years of professional experience.
	Ron Kirby Jr. Instructor – Kentucky Auction Academy Graduate, Certified Auction Institute – Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana AARE Accredited Auctioneer of Real Estate Principal Auctioneer Principal Broker Cell 270-791-5583 RonKirbyJr@KentuckyAuctionAcademy.com Since 1984 Ron has been involved in many areas of auctioneering - car auctions, oil equipment, heavy truck and equipment, automotive auctions in the corporate arena as well as small business. Ron’s penchant for detail with clients and customers aligns with his high standards of fairness when facilitating a buying and selling process. He is a licensed Real Estate Agent in KY and TN and a licensed Auctioneer in KY, TN, OH, NC, AL, IL, TX, GA, MS and AR. Ron holds multiple professional designations and offers to the classroom his experience and talented communication skills. Ron also serves in a leadership capacity with the Kentucky Auctioneers Association. He is currently on the board of directors and has served as both Vice President and President. He is also a licensed real estate broker.
	Murray McCandless Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS) Instructor – Kentucky Auction Academy Principal Auctioneer – Licensed in Kentucky and Ohio Reserve Champion -- 2009, 2010 Kentucky State Auctioneering Contest Office 270.780.9513 Cell 270.872.7507 MurrayMcCandless@KentuckyAuctionAcademy.com Successful Auctioneers know relationship-building is time well spent. Murray, with the Kentucky Auction Academy’s team of instructors, looks forward to showing you how investing yourself in your clients will result in earning their confidence and trust. Murray brings a different background to the Academy as a 22 year veteran of weekly public speaking and relationship-building in pastoral ministry. He believes the greatest similarity between auctioneers and pastors is not talking in front of people; it is taking care of people. Murray makes an annual mid-October transformation as a Professional Santa Claus Portrayer and has effectively grown that business with the relationship-building philosophy. Murray has worked auctions in Colorado, Ohio and Kentucky featuring autos, heavy equipment, firearms, real estate, personal property and consignments, but his real passion and main area of expertise is Benefit Auctions. Students will learn more about this exciting and continually evolving area of the auction industry during their time at the Academy. With daily practice, attention to clarity, diction, rhythm, poise and microphone finesse, Murray hopes to be a state champion auctioneer in the near future.
	Gretchen Cherry Instructor – Kentucky Auction Academy Office 270.780.9513 Cell 270.392-5259 GretchenCherry@KentuckyAuctionAcademy.com With a degree in Secondary Education, Gretchen has always had a love of teaching and learning. Since leaving the classroom for a career in real estate, she has utilized her skills to help expand the Progressive Real Estate Group, the Progressive Auction Group, the Progressive Commercial Group and the Progressive Property Management Group. As the real estate market has continued to change, the necessity for each division to modify and adhere to changes has become critical. The Auction market is no different. Technology has become a key component to survival and additionally has made many tasks easier. Gretchen has trained and consulted with the Progressive Auction Group and the Kentucky Auction Academy in using the software program Auction Flex. This program allows for streamline recording and reliable accounting, and can assist the Auctioneer in providing better service for clients. Gretchen has been a successful licensed agent since 1992 and uses those experiences along with her classroom talents to make the learning of a new skill easy and relaxed.