Unfinished Furniture Association Elects New Board Of Directors

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Newly elected President, Wendy Nusbaum of Bare Wood House, Finksburg, MD succeeds now Past President, Jack Campbell from Woodcraft Industries, State College, PA. Randy Sain of BareWood Furniture, Hendersonville, NC was elected Vice President. Archbold Furniture Company's, Pete Gstalder of West Unity, OH was appointed Treasurer. The new Secretary is Bobbie Korneder of Kimball and Co., Keego Harbor, MI. Aiding the board are the regional directors. The new board members are Carla Mata-Sprinkles of Whitewood Industries, Inc, Thomasville, NC; Steve Kammann of Jackson's Unfinished Furniture, Roswell, GA and Brandon Mardossian of Sawmill Mantel Company, Northville, MI. Standing regional directors include; Larry Moore of Westview Products, Dallas, OR; Peter Bowdren of Timber Point Unfinished Furniture, Gilbert, AZ; Kevin Lauck of Finishing Touch Enterprises, Inc, Grand Junction, CO and Ryan Hopkins of Bill Hopkins Associates, Newport Beach, CA. "On behalf of the association, I would like to welcome our new members, and thank our returning board and outgoing members for their continued service," commented Wendy Nusbaum, newly elected President. "UFA is fortunate to have such dedicated individuals working to further the goals of the organization and the interests of the industry." UFA also expressed thanks to outgoing board members, Lance Frye of Knock on Wood, Inc., Ramin Gilani of Inwood Furniture Mfg., Pat McNamara of Archbold Furniture Company, Barbara Murphy of Finish It! Ltd. and immediate past president Dave Sommer of Sommer Sales & Marketing. UFA is an international trade association of more than 450 retailers, manufacturers and sales representatives in the United Sates, Canada and Bahamas whose mission is to actively support the growth of the unfinished furniture industry and association membership through education and awareness. For more information on becoming a member of UFA, or for information on other UFA programs and services, contact UFA, 15000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054; phone: 800-487-8321; fax: 856-439-0525; or visit www.unfinishedfurniture.org .