{"id":24,"date":"2020-07-10T20:37:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T20:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kimberlyk.estatesalewebsites.com\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:55:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:55:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kimberlykauctions.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>About<\/h1>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I am passionate about the auction industry and the auction method. I have been blessed with the ability to not only work with but to come into contact with so many wonderful people who are selling and buying at our auction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Kim<br \/>\n<b>Kimberly K.D. Morgan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Experience and Education<\/h2>\n<p>Kimberly K.D Morgan, GG, GPPA has over 30 years experience in the auction industry and has been a licensed auctioneer since 1993. She is an independent auctioneer of Jewelry, Coins, Estates, Antiques &amp; Collectibles with a specialization in jewelry appraisals, cataloging, and consultations. Kim has a Graduate Gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America and is a Graduate Personal Property Appraiser.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Qualifications of <b>Kimberly K.D. Morgan<\/b>, GG, GPPA<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Graduate Perkiomen Valley High School, 1988<\/li>\n<li>Actively engaged in the auction industry since 1991<\/li>\n<li>Graduate Delaware Valley College, 1992, BS Business Administration<\/li>\n<li>Graduate Missouri Auction School, 1992<\/li>\n<li>PA Auctioneer licensed and bonded since 1992<\/li>\n<li>Graduate Gemologist (Gemological Institute of America), 2003<\/li>\n<li>Graduate Personal Property Appraiser (NAA), 2014<\/li>\n<li>Owner\/Operator Kimberly K Auction, LLC 2015-2026<\/li>\n<li>Part Owner Patrick Morgan Auction Services, LLC, 2026-<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>2013-Present &#8211; Executive Director Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association<\/li>\n<li>2004-2020 &#8211; Jewelry instructor at Reading Area Community College<\/li>\n<li>2nd Vice President Lehigh Valley Society of Auctioneers, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Director Lehigh Valley Society of Auctioneers, 2010-2011<\/li>\n<li>Sec. Treas. Lehigh Valley Society of Auctioneers, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002-2009<\/li>\n<li>President Lehigh Valley Society of Auctioneers, 1997<\/li>\n<li>Past Presenter at Pennsylvania Auctioneer Association Conference, 2004, 2015<\/li>\n<li>Past Presenter at Auctioneer Association of Maryland, 2004, 2014<\/li>\n<li>Past presenter at the National Auctioneers Association Conferences<\/li>\n<li>Presenter at Northwest Chapter of PAA Seminar Event, 201<\/li>\n<li>Regularly attend PAA conferences and continuing education seminars<\/li>\n<li>Regularly attend LVSA continuing education and seminars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Professional Memberships, Designations &amp; Awards<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Member National Auctioneers Association<\/li>\n<li>Member Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association<\/li>\n<li>Member Lehigh Valley Society of Auctioneers<\/li>\n<li>GG- Graduate Gemologist, 2003<\/li>\n<li>GPPA &#8211; Graduate Personal Property Appraiser, 2014<\/li>\n<li>PA Auctioneer Competition Top Female, 2020<\/li>\n<li>Awarded PAA Auctioneer of the Year, 2023<\/li>\n<li>Inducted into the PAA Hall of Fame, 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Some other facts about Kim:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A graduate of Delaware Valley College with a BS in Business Administration<\/li>\n<li>Graduate of the Missouri Auction School<\/li>\n<li>Graduate of the Gemological Institute of America<\/li>\n<li>Graduate Personal Property Appraiser through the National Auctioneers Association<\/li>\n<li>Administrator for the Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association<\/li>\n<li>A member of the Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association<\/li>\n<li>A member of the National Auctioneers Association<\/li>\n<li>Past instructor at Reading Area Community College in the Auctioneer Program<\/li>\n<li>A past instructor at Reading Area Community College in Continuing Education Programs<\/li>\n<li>A past presenter at the National Auctioneer Association Conference<\/li>\n<li>A past presenter at several of the Pennsylvania Auctioneer Association Conferences<\/li>\n<li>A past presenter at the Auctioneer Association of Maryland Conference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>About &#8220;I am passionate about the auction industry and the auction method. 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