About our Auctioneer

Dr. Victoria Pineda, CFRE is a native Texan who was born and raised in El Paso, TX. She attended St. Edward’s University in Austin, TX where she completed a bachelor’s in 2000 and a master’s in 2004. Victoria still remains actively involved with St. Edward’s and in December 2009, she was asked to give the commencement address at her alma mater. In 2024 Victoria completed her doctorate in Leadership and Learning Opportunities from Vanderbilt University. Victoria enjoys serving as charity auctioneer across the U.S., from California and Arizona to Texas and Massachusetts (and the 10 states in between); she says it is what she was born to do. Victoria has conducted more than 685 charity auctions in last twenty years and has raised over $50M for various non-profits. She says, “I realize that there are groups that need me to come in and make a difference for them and the clients they serve and I am happy to do so.” With a wide variety of clients, Victoria has served as auctioneer everywhere from a convention center filled with 4,500 people to a room of 45 in a celebrity’s living room. “There are so many interesting aspects to my job but the best part is that I am getting an opportunity to teach people how to give, one ballroom at a time!