Our Clients Say the Nicest Things
With a combined 80+ years experience, Kingery & Company has a track record of success by building relationships with the mission-driven organizations and people. When you work with us, you become part of the Kingery & Company family. Together, we make the world a better place.
“It has been my sincere pleasure to collaborate with Kingery and Company for over two years in our successful efforts on the endowment campaign of the Charleston Light Opera Guild. The Kingery team was always there to assist with planning, strategizing, and support of every conceivable type as we have moved steadily toward our ambitious goal for the campaign. We definitely would not be where we are without them”.
Dr. Dan Foster
Retired Physician
Charleston Light Opera Guild
Endowment Campaign Co-Chair
“I have had the opportunity to work with Tricia and her team over the past nine years in my roles as a member of the WV Kids Count Board and the Charleston Area Medical Center leadership team. I continue to be impressed by the knowledge, expertise, and innovation Kingery and Company brings to their customers. From facilitation of strategic planning processes to the design of nationally-recognized presentations, the partnership with Kingery and Company has proven to deliver great value to our organizations.”
S. Andrew Weber
VP/Administrator
CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital
Charleston, WV
“FestivALL worked with Tricia and the Kingery & Co. team for our organization’s most recent strategic planning session. Her passion for the work is evident and we, like many others, have greatly benefitted from her expertise. We are so thankful to have had the Kingery & Co. team working with us, navigating the many details necessary to establish the vision and direction for the future of our organization. I would be remiss if I did not also mention the space - Tricia has truly created an oasis that is just minutes from downtown! Whether you’re looking for a place to host your board retreat, planning sessions, team meetings, and more - look no further than The Retreat and The Cottage!”
Maria Belcher
Former Executive Director
FestivALL Charleston
“The YWCA Charleston turned to Kingery & Company when planning for our Centennial Anniversary. Several large-scale events and activities were planned to engage everyone in this historic celebration. Events included a Young Women’s Leadership Conference, An Evening with Dr. Maya Angelou, and a Time Capsule Burying Ceremony. Activities included a wide range of speaker recruitment, committee meetings, marketing materials development, media relations, mailings, and reports. Through it all, Kingery & Company organized and facilitated countless staff and volunteer meetings and moved us forward in a cohesive manner both efficiently and effectively. Every event and activity exceeded our expectations. Kingery & Company’s team did amazing work that proved to be transformative for us!“
Debby Weinstein
Retired CEO
YWCA Charleston
“I met Tricia and her team about ten years ago when I worked for a large nonprofit and she taught us how to do meaningful strategic planning that served our organization through thick and thin. Since then, I worked with the Kingery team while serving on a board of directors for a flailing organization where she and her company served as a consultant and eventually, director. Kingery’s challenge was to rebuild the brand, improve internal operations and create a sustainability plan. They just did that – a reinvented image, restructured operations, statewide management model, and funding partnerships. The result: the organization is now a strong resource from which all West Virginians benefit.
These days, my organization reaches out to Kingery and Company whenever life throws our nonprofit a unique curveball. I can trust that anything Tricia and her team take on; they fully take on. I know that this company specializes in bringing success to businesses that benefit West Virginians and they have an impeccable track record. I have fully come to realize that they are able to tap into creative resources to help with everything from marketing and fundraising to planning and budgeting to downsizing and expanding. And there is no task big or small that they won't do for their clients. They are my first-stop business go-to.”
Cathy Wallace, Esq.
Executive Director
Child Law Services
"Kingery & Company worked closely with our Management Staff and Board of Directors to understand our agency and the variety of programs we offer before designing a new logo. The new design now provides a greater brand identity in our community, while unifying our outreach materials."
Judy Raveaux
Retired Executive Director
Change, Inc.
Weirton, WV
“Our work with Kingery & Company to facilitate Board Development has positioned our agency to have an effective board that can provide a framework of expectations that make it possible for management, staff, and volunteers to focus upon the day-to-day tasks of making our mission a reality. Kingery & Company took a critical look at our board composition and bylaws and was able to align our agency to nationally recognized best practices and assisted us in finding ways to strengthen and diversify our Board of Directors.”
Vicki Geary, CCAP
Retired Executive Director
North Central WV Community Action
Fairmont, WV
"All of the participants found this strategic planning session the most thought-provoking and best-attended by employees and also Board members in the history of our organization. All the exercises were great, and the finished product was given to us in a timely manner. I would like to think anyone setting out to do strategic planning would use Tricia in that endeavor. We plan on using Kingery & Company for more consulting work for our non-profit agency in the coming years."
Angela Williams
Executive Director
Nicholas Community Action Partnership, Inc.
Summersville, WV
"Thanks to your diligence, creativity, and continued encouragement in the development of our strategic and marketing plans, Family Counseling Connection has and continues to be a vibrant and expanding non-profit organization!"
Frank S. Fazzolari
Executive Director
Family Counseling Connection
Now called ‘The Counseling Connection’
Charleston, WV
"Kingery & Company’s facilitation of childcare focus groups in Huntington area was well done. They moved the group through the process, allowing plenty of time for comments and conversation, without letting it move off into unproductive tangents. Facilitation is an art the Kingery team has mastered.”
Laura P. Gilliam
Past Executive Director
United Way of the River Cities
Huntington, WV
“The Kingery & Company team is creative yet thorough and detail-oriented. They are hard workers who are concerned with every detail, but also delegate well and allow others to succeed in their tasks. I've worked with Kingery & Company on event planning, fundraising, and "image sculpting" for a non-profit group and their insight and leadership were outstanding. They are smart, funny, resourceful, imaginative, and wonderful to work with and I am glad to recommend them.”
Sara Busse
Former Staff Writer/Columnist
Charleston Gazette/Sunday Gazette-Mail
Charleston, WV
“Thanks for all of your hard work and extra time. Our strategic plan will serve us well. I was pleased with the process and working with you. Please feel free to use me as a reference. Best of luck in your not-so-new adventure. I have no doubt you will see the view!”
Adrienne Worthy
Executive Director
Legal Aid of West Virginia
Charleston, WV
"Kingery & Company recently completed a multi-month community needs assessment project for a local nonprofit corporation. I was an invited member of the steering committee. I remain favorably impressed with the energy and professionalism that the Kingery team displayed throughout the project. Their skills as facilitators -- and the quality of their finished 'product' as consultants -- just cannot be beaten. It was a job well done."
Robert Johnson
Mayor of Summersville
Executive Director
Bright Horizons - Sheltered Workshop of Nicholas County
Summersville, WV
“We had a blast and we are so proud of our staff and volunteers! Thanks so much for being a part of our Day of Caring event and helping to make it successful!”
Janice L. Amspoker
Former Campaign Director
United Way of Central West Virginia
“Just wanted to drop you a line to let you know how truly amazing your work is! Thanks so much for what you are going to do for us at Family Connections. You are always so well prepared and organized; in whatever or wherever you work!”
Barb Jones
Retired, Family Connections
Weirton, WV
Thank you! It has been a great experience working with Kingery & Company and I especially appreciate your knowledge of our industry and your efforts to fully understand the dynamics at our agency. I look forward to future projects!”
Kathy McMurray
Executive Director
Mountain CAP of WV, Inc
“I really learned a lot from the board development training. You did a great job! I have had facilitator training myself and you did a very, very good job of pulling things together in a fun and informative way. Excellent!”
Mary Hogan
Board Member
Central WV Community Action
Clarksburg, WV
“I am a member of the WV KIDS COUNT Board and we have been working with Kingery and Company for a couple of years. Tricia Kingery and her staff are a group of action-packed, go-get-it-done people who have simply transformed WV KIDS COUNT and really brought it back into a position of doing meaningful work for the betterment of children in West Virginia. They very quickly grasped the mission and put together a game plan that, when implemented, would return WV KIDS COUNT to solid ground. They have been a joy to work with, but the real joy comes in the results that they have produced!”
K. Richard C. Sinclair
President
Jefferds Corporation
“Tricia Kingery understands the importance of listening. The projects with which we have been involved have included community engagement, policy development, advocacy, and celebration. She listened to people in the community before developing policy positions. She listened to legislators about their concerns. She listened to volunteers in planning the YWCA’s centennial. Tricia Kingery is also creative in her approach to problem-solving. Tricia has expanded her business by listening to her customers, developing creative solutions, and meeting deadlines and budgets. She has it all.”
Sue Sergi
Retired CEO
Clay Center
Charleston, WV
“Kingery & Company not only thinks out of the box, they think outside the quadrilateral parallelogram. Tricia and her team combine unique creativity with an obvious natural passion for those whom we serve at Raleigh County Community Action. Their enthusiasm combined with solid technical acumen has made every project beneficial to our mission here at RCCAA. Kingery & Company is an important part of our team of servant leaders that help people help themselves.”
Ron Cantley
Former Executive Director
Raleigh County Community Action
Beckley, WV
"Congratulations to Kingery & Company on celebrating your 10th anniversary. United Way of Central West Virginia has been a partner with you for a number of years and we have found your project work to be on point and focused. Whether it is providing printed collateral material or conducting a wide-spread assessment survey, we have been pleased to turn to Kingery & Company for professional support."
John Ballengee
Retired CEO
United Way of Central WV
Charleston, WV
"In 2015 Kingery and Company was engaged by the CAMC Foundation to plan the grand opening of the new CAMC Cancer Center. The grand opening was to be the culmination of 5 years of work on the part of the CAMC Foundation and CAMC to bring a comprehensive, free-standing, state-of-the-art cancer center to our region. Kingery and Company planned and executed a three-day celebration that provided CAMC employees, donors to the CAMC Foundation, patients and families, and the community at large the opportunity to visit, tour, and experience the new building. Kingery and Company effectively planned appropriate events and the exact type of celebration for each constituency and did so flawlessly. We would definitely retain them again for any size event and know that we would receive expert service."
E. Gail Pitchford
President
CAMC Foundation
Charleston, WV
“Our company was growing quickly, but we needed to find focus and develop a clear path forward. Tricia and her team were able to work with us to manage our growth in a way that helped us stay true to our mission statement. They brought different points of view and concrete suggestions to us."
Steve Burton
Former CEO
First Choice Health Systems
“Tricia Kingery and the Kingery & Company team is committed to the well-being of children. They give voice to those who live in difficult circumstances and make the greater community aware of their needs and potential. They are unrelenting advocates, always loyal to children who cannot help themselves.”
Dan Page
Retired, Communications Director
WV Healthcare Association
Charleston, WV
“Tricia Kingery has a passion for good works and good work. The energy, enthusiasm and thought that she and her team bring to every project they take on is inspiring. Her clients get the best from Kingery & Company.”
Caryn Gresham
Retired
WV Arts and Humanities
“Kingery & Company has been an integral part in assisting non-profits strengthen their capacity to fulfill their mission. They believe in West Virginia – its people, organizations and communities.”
Sharon Smith-Banks
WV State University
Institute, WV
“Tricia is a leader in her field, a visionary. She works with her clients to provide them with the necessary tools needed to climb their mountains. As a past client, I would recommend Kingery & Co to other organizations as well as I look forward to working with her and her staff in the future. “
Melanie Pagliaro
Lobbyist
American Heart Association
Charleston, WV
“I started looking for a facilitator in 2012/2013 and found Kingery & Company. Tricia Kingery listened to the Drug Market Intervention (DMI) concept and jumped on board. Tricia and her Company are very professional and dedicated to their community. The DMI is bringing people together to have relationships and not re-creating the wheel. We are all a part of Charleston, Kanawha Valley, and West Virginia wanting the same thing, to live in a neighborhood of opportunity and to change the community by improving public safety and the quality of life for residents. With her expertise and knowledge of this community, she was able to bring an elite group of professionals together to build relationships with each other, so we can work together doing what each does best. The police, service providers, the faith community, economic developers, residents, and the government. She dedicated many of her own hours to the project because she believed in it and after she was gone for a while we realized we needed her back to keep the momentum going. We can't do each other’s job, but by working together, we can help each other, one person and one place at a time to make our community stronger, safer, and tolerant of our differences to live as neighbors should; children safely playing and neighbors talking and visiting each other. It is a joy working with Kingery & Company knowing it is not just a job for them but helping improve our city and state one person and place at a time by building relationships and trust.”
Kim Mitchell
Retired Captian
Police Department
Charleston, WV
“In the past ten years, we have worked with Kingery & Company on several occasions. Our experience with this company has been exceptional! We initially worked with Kingery & Company in developing our Strategic Plan. Tricia Kingery acted as our facilitator and her experience, skills, and expertise were invaluable. We left the retreat with a working Strategic Plan and received a written, comprehensive report of the retreat which included a fully developed 36-page Strategic Plan, within weeks of our retreat.
Three years later we contracted again with Kingery & Company for another Strategic Plan retreat. Once again, the experience was exceptional. Tricia is a gifted facilitator who recognizes the needs of the client and customizes her services to meet those needs. She is intelligent, organized, and charismatic. Her expertise in marketing is beyond compare. In addition to all this, she truly cares about the people she serves and will go above and beyond to make sure that each client has an outstanding experience. We look forward to working with her again at our next retreat.”
Renne Harrison
Executive Director
Golden Girl, Inc.
Kenova, WV
“Hiring Kingery & Company was a key to our success for the YWCA Charleston Centennial Celebration. As volunteers planning and executing multiple events and one large celebration event, we could not have managed all the elements without their assistance. With their help, no detail was overlooked, and every budget item was controlled. They bring experience, energy, and a positive attitude - a strong combination that is often hard to find. Every year, CAMC calls upon Kingery & Company to take on projects such as event planning for the CAMC Cancer Center grand opening and creating state-of-the-art presentations to prepare CAMC Executive Staff to accept the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award – the only health care organization in the country to win the award. We could not have done it without them.”
ELIZABETH PELLEGRIN
Marketing Director
CAMC
“I became familiar with Kingery & Company through my community work for AEP. Tricia and her team facilitated the development of a comprehensive fund development plan and worked tirelessly to implement key portions of it, which have all turned out highly successful. Working with the Kingery team was such a pleasant experience that it didn't seem like work at all. Tricia and her staff are responsive, reliable, and extremely capable. I highly recommend them for organizations, needing help with getting focused, setting goals, and working toward a vision.”
CYNTHIA COOK WISEMAN
External Affairs Manager
Appalachian Power
“FestivALL worked with Tricia and the Kingery & Co. team for our organization’s most recent strategic planning session. Her passion for the work is evident and we, like many others, have greatly benefitted from her expertise. We are so thankful to have had the Kingery & Co. team working with us, navigating the many details necessary to establish the vision and direction for the future of our organization. I would be remiss if I did not also mention the space - Tricia has truly created an oasis that is just minutes from downtown! Whether you’re looking for a place to host your board retreat, planning sessions, team meetings, and more - look no further than The Retreat!”
MARIA BELCHER
Former Executive Director
FestivALL Charleston
“The YWCA Charleston turned to Kingery & Company when planning for our Centennial Anniversary. Several large-scale events and activities were planned to engage everyone in this historic celebration. Events included a Young Women’s Leadership Conference, An Evening with Dr. Maya Angelou, and a Time Capsule Burying Ceremony. Activities included a wide range of speaker recruitment, committee meetings, marketing materials development, media relations, mailings, and reports. Through it all, Kingery & Company organized and facilitated countless staff and volunteer meetings and moved us forward in a cohesive manner both efficiently and effectively. Every event and activity exceeded our expectations. Kingery & Company’s team did amazing work that proved to be transformative for us!“
DEBBY WEINSTEIN
Retired CEO
YWCA Charleston
