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

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.