During the opening session of the 2014 NWFA Wood Flooring Expo in Nashville, Tenn., outgoing NWFA board of directors member and former chairman Rick Holden led the election of two new NWFA board of directors members, Julie Russell of Glitsa, a division of Rudd Company, and Scott Sandlin of Shaw Industries Inc., for three-year terms.
During the opening session of the 2014 NWFA Wood Flooring Expo in Nashville, Tenn., outgoing NWFA board of directors member and former chairman Rick Holden led the election of two new NWFA board of directors members, Julie Russell of Glitsa, a division of Rudd Company, and Scott Sandlin of Shaw Industries Inc., for three-year terms.
Also during the show, NWFA Chairman John Lessick's term came to an end, and former board of directors Vice Chairman Jeff Fairbanks, Palo Duro Hardwoods Inc. (Denver), took over as chairman. The other members of the new executive committee are:
Tommy Maxwell, vice chairman, Maxwell Hardwood Flooring (Monticello, Ark.)Chris Zizza, treasurer, C&R Flooring (Westwood, Mass.)Kim Holm, secretary, Mannington Wood Floors (Salem, N.J.) John Lessick, immediate past chair, Apex Wood Floors (Downers Grove, Ill.)
As part of restructuring of the NWFA, the board size was reduced from 21 to 16 people. Members who completed their terms at the Expo are:Wayne Cotton, American OEM Wood Floors (Boca Raton, Fla.)Mark Elwell, Bamboo Flooring Hawaii LLC (Honolulu)Enos Farnsworth, Denver Hardwood Company (Denver) Barry Gork, ATOM Ventures LLC-Gork's Goodfilla (Chicago)Rick Holden, Derr Flooring Company (Willow Grove, Pa.)Jamie Lupresto, Diamond Flooring (Elizabethtown, Ky.) Jim Schumacher, 3M (Annandale, N.J.)Rosana Chaidez, J.J. Haines & Co. (Glen Burnie, Md.) andErika Wexler, Certo (New Orleans)
Members beginning a one-year term as an ex-officio director are:Brenda Cashion, Pinnacle Interior Elements Inc. (Carrollton, Texas)Jim Gould, Floor Covering Institute (St. Louis, Mo.)Avi Hadad, Avi's Hardwood Floors Inc. (El Sobrante, Calif.)Keith Long, Thunderheart Flooring (Greeley, Colo.) andJon Smith, Smith Flooring Inc. (Mountain View, Mo.)
Continuing members of the board include:Craig Dupra, Installers Warehouse Inc. (Rochester, N.Y.)Kevin Murphy, Trinity Hardwood (Dallas)Joseph Rocco, Artistic Floors by Design Inc. (Parker, Colo.)John Wooten, CMH Space Flooring Products Inc. (Wadesboro, N.C.)