Minnesota Woman Wins Title of Top
Female Auctioneer in the Nation

(Minneapolis, MN)—Competing against women from across the country, 36 year-old Kristine Fladeboe Duininck, of Willmar, won the title Friday night of top female auctioneer in the country as she was named 2010 International Auctioneer Champion.

Fladeboe-Duininck, who is a partner in her family’s business, Fladeboe Auctions, based in Minneapolis and Willmar, edged out 22 other ladies at the annual contest that was held this year in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The contest is part of the National Auctioneers Association yearly conference. Fladeboe-Duininck will receive $5,000 for winning the contest and will serve as a national ambassador for the organization.

Contestants are judged on their interview and bid calling skills in a preliminary and final round. Categories are presentation, chant/voice, effective auctioneering, effective interviewing and ambassadorship.

“I found my professional passion when I became an auctioneer, and I look forward to representing auctioneers from across the country in this position in the coming year,” said Fladeboe-Duininck, a married mother of two.

Fladeboe-Duininck specializes in selling farms by real estate auction and conducting fundraising auctions, raising money for more than 125 Minnesota nonprofits each year at benefit events. In 2009 the company raised over $4.8 million dollars for Minnesota nonprofits.

“I am a farm kid who loves to put on blue jeans and sell a farm, and I also love being at black-tie gala events in downtown Minneapolis raising money for our nonprofits,” said Fladeboe- Duininck. “The auction business is a unique profession where you can bring people together to maximize competition and get top dollar for a farm or raise critical revenue to support our nonprofits.”

Her father Dale started Fladeboe Auctions in 1978 in Willmar, and Fladeboe-Duininck now owns the company with her father and two siblings, Glen and Kimberly, who are all professional auctioneers. More information about Fladeboe Auctions can be found at www.FladeboeAuctions.com.

Kristine Fladeboe Duininck (Auctioneer and Partner) became a professional auctioneer in 1995. Her love for the business started nearly twenty years earlier as she listened to her father sell everything from cattle to collectibles to real estate. After Kristine graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a degree in business and communications, she quickly became part of the family business. In January 2006, Kristine was named the 2006 Champion Auctioneer by the Minnesota State Auctioneers Association. She was also named as a finalist in the International Auctioneer Championship in 2005, 2007 and 2009. She is a certified Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS) through the National Auctioneers Association. Kristine resides in Spicer, Minnesota with her husband Jamie and two children, Elsie and Harris. When Kristine has home and work "in order" you might find her out on a long run collecting her thoughts for the next auction or the next adventure with her #1 passion—her children!

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