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Mike Kingston
Mike Kingston is the President of Kingston & Associates Marketing LLC and a senior executive of the Kingston Companies. He has been an important part of the company since its founding by Mike's brother David O. Kingston in 1977. The Kingston Companies is a private, family-owned business.
A veteran of the produce industry, Mike has worked in all areas of the business, including operations, procurement, transportation, and sales. He was named Vice President of Sales & Marketing in 1990, and became President of Kingston & Associates in 1993. In addition to executive leadership at Kingston, Mike participates in numerous industry initiatives, and was the Director of the Produce Marketing Association Foodservice Division from 1988 to 1991. Mike attended the Executive Marketing Management program at Stanford Business School.
Mike and his wife Tyla, daughter Ashley, and two dogs, Harley and Tank live in Idaho Falls, ID. Mike, a true outdoorsman, enjoys hunting and fishing, and is an avid golfer.
Jody Boline
Jody Boline is the Sales Manager for Kingston & Associates Marketing LLC. He has been a part of the Kingston organization since 1987.
Jody manages the operating departments of KAM, including sales, procurement, transportation, customer service, and food safety. He also works on business development and national accounts programs.
Prior to Kingston, he worked for Apple Truck Lines and Austin Trucking in logistics. He graduated from Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota.
Jody is an accomplished triathlete and an avid runner. He also enjoys golf, skiing, swimming, and camping. He has two children, Caddie (12) and Avery (10).
Richard Connelly
Richard Connelly joined the Kinston family in 1996. He leads our procurement office in Monterey, California. Richard's focus is on everything except potatoes, including our onion, lettuce, pineapple, broccoli, beans, romaine, spinach, and spring mix programs. Richard travels the world working with onion growers and shippers to make the Kingston onion program the best in the industry. He has a wealth of experience with over 28 years in the produce industry, starting in 1980 at the L.A. terminal market. He then started his own produce company in 1987, and after selling it, worked with Sysco and Produce America prior to joining Kingston.
Richard lives in Carmel, California with his sons Matthew (age 21) and Nicholas (age 18). Richard is devoted to golf and enjoys walking his dog, Rico, on the beach. Despite living in California, his Boston roots are still strong, and he remains a loyal fan of the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins and Patriots. He enjoys working in the produce industry because of its close association to the land and honest, hard-working people.
Travis Hess
Travis Hess has been the Customer Service Supervisor since 2000. He joined Kingston in 1995 as Transportation Manager, and joined the Customer Service team in 1998. Hess is responsible for managing the team of Customer Service Representatives, scheduling distributor visits, and ensuring distributors are receiving quality service from Kingston.
Prior to joining Kingston, he worked at Martin Business Systems as a Sales Representative. Hess holds an A.A. degree from Ricks College, and a B.A. degree in Marketing from Utah State University.
Travis is an avid golfer and also enjoys fly-fishing. He and his wife, Shelley, have two children, a son, Andrew (10) and daughter, Emma (2).
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