Kilgore International, Inc. - Staff

Craig Kilgore, President

Craig has served as president of Kilgore International since 1984 when his father Charles R. Kilgore stepped down from this position. Craig has spent nearly 40 years with Kilgore International and has served as President & CEO for the past 24 years. Most of the past 24 years was spent concentrating on the Dental Industry and he is responsible for launching the Nissin Dental line of Products to North America back in the mid 80's. Currently Craig is in charge of new product development, maintaining quality control to existing products as well as handling the service requirements to the North American Dental School Customers.

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Mike Gregory, National Sales Manager

Mike began his career at Kilgore International in March of 1990. He was hired in to do shipping and receiving and after a year, he decided to give sales a try. Mike has been the National Sales Manager for Kilgore for the last 17 years. His main focus is Dental Hygiene and Assisting Schools along with attending over 25 conventions a year. Besides sales, he is the convention coordinator and manages human resources. Although he wears many hats, Kilgore customers are always his number one priority.

Melissa Houtz, Sales/Marketing

Melissa became the newest addition to the Kilgore team in February of 2008. She has worked in sales and customer service for the last 20 years and was brought on board to help with conventions and increase the customer service for the Dental Hygiene and Assisting programs. Her past experience includes working in sales and marketing, conventions in the furniture and gift industries, the US Government, a local non-profit, and an industrial manufacturer. With her varied background and experiences she brings an enthusiasm and energy to her role and looks forward to working with the schools and doctors in the industry.

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Tammie Hutchins, Office Manager and School CSR

Born and raised in Coldwater, Michigan, Tammie joined Kilgore International in August of 1987. She began as a data entry clerk and served as secretary for Mr. Charles Kilgore.  When the need arose for a representative to handle the dental model purchasing, she accepted the assignment.  As sales increased, this became her main objective and remains so today.  Tammie focuses her attention on the needs of the educational arena in addition to customer service, payroll, international sales and daily correspondence with vendors.  She enjoys the close relationships she maintains with the numerous people she interacts with on a daily basis.

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Clara House, Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable

Clara joined Kilgore International in April of 2008. She brought with her 12 years of customer service experience. Besides customer service, Clara is responsible for Accounts Receivable/ Payable, convention order entry, quotes, and placing orders with our German suppliers. Although she has many responsibilities, her number one priority is taking care of our customers needs.

Brian Wright, Shipping/Receiving Manager

Since January of 2003, Brian has been our Shipping and Receiving Manager. His daily responsibilities include shipping all school and convention orders, inventory control, repairing models, and preparing all convention freight for our various shows. Brian takes pride in making sure that your shipment arrives in a correct and timely manner.

Travis Stukey, Production

Travis has been with Kilgore International since November of 2005. He is responsible for manufacturing various products for our implant customers, shipping and receiving, repairs, and general maintenance. Travis works hard at making our customers projects a big success.