Employee
Profiles
David A. Norton -
President/CEO
David
is the Chief Auctioneer for the company he founded in 1966. He graduated
from
Reppert's School of Auctioneering in 1966, and obtained his
Real Estate license in 1968.
He has personally conducted over 4,000 auctions in 43 states and
several foreign
countries. David holds auction licenses in most states requiring same.
David is a past-President of the
Michigan State Auctioneers Association, and has been a
member of the
National Auctioneers Association since 1967. David and Norton
Auctioneers have been awarded over 50 first-place advertising
awards from the MSAA
and NAA. Additionally, David
is a member of the IAPA, OABA (Director), SLA (past
President), IAFE, and various Showmen's Clubs.
Denise Kinsey - Vice
President/Office Manager
Denise has been with Norton Auctioneers since 1980. Occasionally
seen at auctions,
she is normally back at the office "holding down the
fort". Denise does much of the
advertising and marketing work, along with auction settlements,
licensing, title work, sales
tax, and office management.
Denise is married with two grown children
and one grandson. She makes her home at
Coldwater Lake.
Christine A. Norton - Vice
President
Chris
is a company VP and Chief Cashier, along with being a licensed Realtor and
real estate appraiser. She attends all auctions,
managing the mobile field office -
registering bidders, clerking, cashiering, and auction settlement.
Chris has 25 years of
auction
experience, and 15 years experience as a bank loan officer.
David and Chris are married, have
three grown children and six grandchildren. They
split their time between Coldwater Lake, Michigan and Fort
Myers Beach, Florida.
Terry Hyland - Equipment &
Auction Set-up Manager
Terry
has been with Norton Auctioneers for more than 30 years. He has worked
thousands of auctions across the country. He is responsible for
transporting our custom
field office and has logged 500,000 +/- miles doing so. Additionally,
Terry is responsible
for making sure our auctions are set-up and equipment removed in a timely
manner.
Edward "Doc" Horton
- Auctioneer
Doc
is actually a real-life doctor, having previously practiced dentistry, prior to
entering
the auction profession. A University of Michigan
graduate, Doc is also a Certified Auction
Institute graduate, and past President of the MSAA.
He has worked with Norton's for over
20 years at auctions all across the country. He is
an excellent bid caller and a great all-around guy. Doc
and his wife split their time
between Michigan and Florida.
Annie Parsons - Secretary
Annie
assists Denise with office and reception duties. She has worked at
Norton's for
19 years and is one of the nicest people you could ever
meet. She and her husband are
the parents of three children and reside in Coldwater.
John Gladstone
John has been with Norton's for 20+ years and performs a myriad of
duties, including
auction set-up and auction security.
Lois Tell
Lois,
a fellow Coldwater Lake native, attends most of our auctions and assists in
clerking and cashiering, along with auction settlement. When not
with the Norton crew,
Lois can be found tearing up golf courses.
David Gonzalez
Grandson
of David and Christine, "DJ" has been around Norton auctions all of
his life.
During school vacations he tours with the auction team,
learning the profession from the
ground up. Next step.....auction school this summer!
 


Norton
Auctioneers of Michigan, Inc.
50 W. Pearl Street, Coldwater, MI 49036
Phone (517) 279-9063; Fax (517) 279-9191; Email: nortonsold@cbpu.com
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