WHFA Installs New 2003 Board Of Directors

Furniture World Magazine

During the Annual WHFA Membership Meeting, held January 18, 2003 at the San Francisco Winter Furniture Market, the new officers and Board of Directors were installed. The seven new members to the WHFA Board of Directors include Marty Cramer, Cramer’s Home Center, Ellensburg, WA, Joe Hules, Thomasville, Las Vegas, NV, Michael Jedlowski, Ashley Home Stores, Las Vegas, NV, Doug Kays, Premiere Home Furnishings, West Los Angeles, CA, Tom Mauro, Treasures, San Diego, CA, Kelly Rodrigues, Jerome’s, San Diego, CA, David Siegel, Summer’s, Bakersfield, CA. The WHFA Board of Directors is composed of volunteer, independent home furnishings retailers. These industry leaders serve the entire WHFA membership and the industry as a whole with generous contributions of time and experience. The service of these individuals combines to build the home furnishings industry and prosperity of members. The complete slate of 2003 WHFA Officers and Board Members installed for 2003 include: 2003 WHFA OFFICERS WHFA PRESIDENT - Mary Ann Levitt - Breuners Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ PRESIDENT ELECT- Giff Gates - Gates Furniture, Grants Pass, OR VICE PRESIDENT - Marvin Kerby - Kerby’s Furniture, Mesa, AZ TREASURER - David Harkness - Harkness Furniture, Tacoma, WA SECRETARY - Taylor Ganz - McMahan’s, Los Angeles, CA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR - Bob Ammirato - Design Galleria by Valentine, Sacramento, CA FIRST PAST PRESIDENT - Jerome James - Hafer’s Home Furnishings, Manteca, CA SECOND PAST PRESIDENT - Larry Miller - Sit’ N Sleep, Montebello, CA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Sharron Bradley - WHFA, Roseville, CA WHFA BOARD MEMBERS Eric Blackledge - Blackledge Furniture, Corvallis, OR Roger Bumps - Davis Furniture, Wenatchee, WA Dave Cavitt - Furniture Enterprises, Anchorage, AK Marty Cramer - Cramer’s Home Center, Ellensburg, WA Greg Follett - Follett’s Furniture, Lewiston, ID Geoffrey Halpern - Valley Manor Ethan Allen, Northridge, CA Ron Hoesterey - Royal Mattress Company, Orange, CA Joe Hules - Thomasville, Las Vegas, NV Jake Jabs - American Furniture Warehouse, Inglewood, CO Michael Jedlowski - Ashley Home Stores, Las Vegas, NV Doug Kays - Premiere Home Furnishings, West Los Angeles, CA Keith Koplan - Koplan’s Furniture, Vancouver, WA Carsten Kristensen - Copenhagen Furniture, Mill Valley, CA Tom Mauro - Treasures, San Diego, CA, George Nader - Nader’s LaPopular Furniture, Gardena, CA Ray Nunez - Furniture Savings Center, Sacramento, CA Kelly Rodrigues - Jerome’s, San Diego David Siegel - Summer’s, Bakersfield, CA, Larry Wolfe - Silverado Furniture, Napa, CA PAST PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL Ronny Bensimon - Dearden’s, Los Angeles, CA Howard Haimsohn - Lawrance Contemporary, San Diego, CA WHFA/NHFA LIAISON Cherie Rose - The Rose Collection, Los Gatos, CA Any member of the Western Home Furnishings Association is eligible to become a board member. Individuals interested in the prerequisites for becoming a board member are urged to contact the WHFA Board Liaison, Cindi Williams, at (800) 422-3778 for more information. The Western Home Furnishings Association is100% member-owned and the largest affiliate of the National Home Furnishings Association, providing programs, services, and networking opportunities that improve business opportunities and management practices to Western home furnishings retailers.