Michael P. Hanley
Principal Auctioner
SR Custom Events & Auctions
Michael Hanley has been in the Auction business since 2003 and has become one of the most sought after Benefit Auctioneers in Austin and Central Texas. Mike specializes in Fundraising Auctions all over Central Texas including Austin, Houston, Dallas and San Antonio but has participated in Fundraising Auctions and events for Charities in Washington DC, Gainesville & Ocala Florida, Shreveport Louisiana and Anchorage Alaska as well. "Charity Auctions are a specialty unto themselves” Mike has said and with his 18 years of experience as a professional fundraiser for the Boy Scouts of America, Mike is uniquely positioned to serve the Non-Profit Auction client with a diverse array of Fundraising techniques. More importantly because of his "Time in the trenches" he understands the specialized needs of a Non-Profit organization and their extreme sensitivity to the mission and the bottom line.

Mike's bid calling skills are geared toward the type of sophisticate crowd that attends a large fundraising auction. He is very conscious of the need to maintain momentum during the auction. He was a contestant in the 2005 National Auctioneer Association Championships in Pittsburg PA and received a high score of 93.3 from a panel of distinguished Auctioneers from around the country. He also received a Gavel Award from the National Auctioneers Association that same year.

Mike Graduated from The Florida Auctioneers Academy is a member of the National Auctioneers Association and the Texas Auctioneers Association. His education began at Saint Stanislaus College in Bay St Louis Mississippi and he holds a Bachelors Degree from Southeastern Louisiana University. Mike has been a Professional Fundraiser for the Boy Scouts of America for since 1989. Previously Mike Managed Jewelry store for Zales Jewelers, Acted Professionally, and helped to manage several small businesses in South Louisiana. In addition to his other Skills Mike is a Certified R.O.P.E.S. course Facilitator and a skilled public speaker.

Although many Organizations and Non-profits prefer to use the local celebrity or hobbyist for a Fundraising Auctioneer at their Charity events, Mike has a saying he learned from his association with the National Organization. "Let the Weatherman predict the Weather and let the Auctioneer call the Auction!"

Some of the fine organizations who have utilized Mike's skills at their Fundraising Gala Auction have been: The Capitol Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, The Texas Wine and Food Foundation, The Central Texas Chapter of the American Women in Radio and Television, The American Heart Association, The Rawson Saunders School and The Austin Children’s Shelter.  

Sherri Ramstedt CMP, BAS
Owner & CEO
SR Custom Events & Auctions
Sherri Ramstedt is an 19 year veteran of the event industry. She began
her career in the four star/four diamond hotel business working in
logistics with sales and catering staffs. She then embarked on the
world of non-profit event planning and fundraising. She has worked for
local, state and national organizations producing training sessions,
vendor shows and annual conferences. She has also run her own business
as a professional non-profit fundraiser including Wedding, Baby and
Restaurant expos to help raise funds for local schools, Chambers of
Commerce, Breast Cancer and the troops in Iraq. Sherri holds a
Bachelor of Journalism and a Certificate of Events and Meeting
Planning from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a graduate of
the North Georgia School of Auctioneering, a Certified Meeting
Professional, Associate Auctioneer for the state of Texas and a