Resort Interiors Adds Five

Furniture World Magazine

Resort Interiors has made five new additions to its staff of more than 40., according to Frank Kovach, President of Resort Investments, Inc., parent company of Resort Interiors. Emilie Aubuchon has joined the staff as an interior designer. She has served as a designer for Schneider Wright, Inc., a corporate architecture and interior design firm in Alpharetta, Georgia, as manager of the Michigan Design Center in Troy, Michigan and as a designer at the Lansing Lighting Center in Lansing, Michigan. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Interior Design from Michigan State University in Spring Lake, Michigan. “My objective as a designer is to incorporate function, durability and aesthetics within a client’s budget. I am thrilled to be a part of a team that shares these goals. Together, we have the ability to exceed our client’s expectations,” says Aubuchon. Resort Interiors has hired Darlene Mays as an Interior Designer / Floor Designer. Mays has served as an interior designer and merchandiser since 1992 with companies such as Zelda’s Antiques and Interiors in Tulsa, Oklahoma and with other local interior design firms. Her work as a floor designer has earned national awards. “As a floor designer, my goal is to set up the vignette so that the client can visualize how the furniture will look in his or her home,” says Mays. Fran Sherrell comes to the staff as an interior designer. Sherrell most recently worked as an interior designer with Expression in Honolulu, Hawaii. Sherrell, who has worked in interior design and furniture sales for American-based companies in Berlin, Germany, has a long history in interior design in the Atlanta area, serving as Executive Director for the S.M. Hexter Company at the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center. She graduated in Interior Design with minors in Art History and Business Administration from Georgia State University. Resort Interiors has brought aboard Tara A. Capron to take on duties as assistant marketing director. Capron, who will be working in new business development for Resort Interiors, most recently served as operations supervisor at TRX in Milton, Florida and as a corporate travel agent for Adelman in Sioux City, Iowa. She attended the University of Iowa where she majored in Graphic Design. Hank Dawson has joined the Resort Interiors staff as Customer Service Manager. Dawson served previously as president of his own company, Coastal Drapery Services Corporation in Desitn, as general manager of Service Associates in Chattanooga, Tennesssee, and as Vice President of Washington Manufacturing in Nashville, Tennessee. Frank Kovach, president of Resort Investments, Inc., parent company of Resort Interiors, says “These individuals are important additions to our staff and will enable us to continue to provide the utmost in service as we continue to meet the growing demand for our design services in furnishing everything for the complete home interior from carpet, cabinetry, lighting and custom window treatments, to furnishings and accessories.” Since its beginning in 1995, Resort Interiors has designed and furnished interiors representing over $900-million in real estate along the Gulf Coast from Panama City to Gulf Shores. An award-winning design firm and the largest home furnishings center on the Emerald Coast, Resort Interiors has been voted best furniture store on the Emerald Coast three years in a row by readers of Emerald Coast Magazine, and enjoys a 96% customer approval rating. Resort Interiors was ranked in the Top 100 fastest Growing Companies in Florida in 1999 and 2000 by the University of Florida and was named the Top Retailer in the state of Florida in 1998. The store was nominated for the INC 500 in 2001. Resort Interiors is involved in the community, donating to numerous charitable organizations and is dedicated to the success of the new Sacred Heart Hospital of the Emerald Coast in South Walton, making a $100,000 contribution with a matching donation bringing the total to the hospital to $200,000. Resort Interiors offers a five-star guarantee that includes a lowest price guarantee, free six-month financing, complimentary design services, a fourteen-day return policy on all standard items, and free local same-day delivery and free delivery up to a 500-mile radius.