Contact Information:
Basin Gold Cooperative, Inc.
5802 N. Industrial Way
Suite C
Pasco, WA 99301
(509)545-4161 Fax (509)545-4202
sales@basingold.com
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Basin
Gold Personnel
SALESPEOPLE
TROY BETZ -- tbetz@basingold.com
Troy drives to the Tri-Cities each morning from Hermiston, OR. After
graduating in Agribusiness from Washington State, Troy worked for Bud-Rich Potato
overseeing crop management and shed production. He then shifted into sales with
Bud-Rich, eventually joining Basin Gold when the Cooperative was formed in 1994.
MICHAEL CONNORS -- mconnors@basingold.com
Mike first worked in Broadcast Journalism after graduating from Seattle
University. He has been in Produce Sales for several years, beginning his career with Potandon Produce in Idaho
Falls, before moving to the Tri-Cities to join Basin Gold in
1996. Aside from Sales experience, Mike also has knowledge in
Potato and Onion farming & working with growers in the field. He is an active member of the
National Potato Board.
BART CONNORS -- dbc@basingold.com
Bart is our veteran of Produce Sales. After graduating with a degree in
Business from the University of Washington, he went to work in sales for Skone &
Connors Produce in Warden, WA. Bart also has experience in the fields of management &
production. Like Troy, he made the transition to Basin Gold after the Cooperative was
established. He is an active member of the National Onion Association and
the National Potato Board.
MOLLY
CONNORS -- molly@basingold.com
Molly joined our company in July 2001. After graduating
from the University of Washington, she has worked in various fields related to
advertising, marketing, and brand development. She is very
familiar with the Produce Industry and works in sales. Molly also
focuses on developing the Basin Gold brand as well as our Retail oriented sales.
CHRIS JEVNE -- jevne@basingold.com
Joined Spring 2003 in Sales. After graduating from the University of
Wisconsin Stout, Chris worked in numerous fields, relating
to education, sales and transportation. He has spent over 10 years
in packaging and supply sales, much of it in the local agriculture community. We
welcome his experience in sales, transportation & packaging knowledge.
ANDY
SCHLUPE -- schlupe@basingold.com
Joined Spring 2003 in Sales. Andy has previous experience in potato
production for fresh and processing varieties. Graduated from Oregon State
with degree in Crop & Soil Science in 2000. Returned to potato
production in the Columbia Basin area after finishing degree.
BETH BISHOP -- beth.bishop@basingold.com
Beth has been with Basin Gold for over a year and handles many functions related to Transportation, Invoicing & Sales.
Sales handled
outside of Basin Gold's office:
Contact Steve Connors at (509)
349-2391 in Warden, WA.
Contact Patrick Connors at (509)
877-4577 in Wapato, WA (Wapato is a seasonal packing
facility operating July thru September)
Contact Don Micka at (541) 798-5665 in
Merril, OR.
Quality Control
EDDIE GONZALEZ
-- eddie@basingold.com
Eddie serves as our Quality Control
Manager. Coming to us from Sunspiced/Basic American in Moses Lake, he has
many years of experience in quality control management for large-scale packing
operations.
Office Staff
LAURIE LANE -- llane@basingold.com
Laurie is a recent addition to our company. She is our new Accounting Manager and brings several years of experience in the fields of banking as well as both corporate and farm accounting. She is a native of southern California and her family has ties to the region.
CHARLES
CONNORS -- cconnors@basingold.com
After completing his education at the University of Washington, Charlie went to
work directly for Basin Gold just after its inception. His main focus is the
administration and supervision of Basin Gold's Information systems throughout the
Cooperative. Charlie is also responsible for overseeing the management of our
sales/marketing office.
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