WHFA Welcomes New President, Board

February 8, 2012  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on February 9, 2012

Chris Sanders has taken over as 2012 president of the Western Home Furnishings Association.

Outgoing WHFA President Angel Lopez of Los Angeles-based Dearden's passed the gavel to Sanders, of Everton Mattress in Twin Falls, Idaho, at the recent Winter Las Vegas Furniture Market.

New WHFA board members include: John Wilson, Wilson's Furniture, Ferndale, Wash.; Alex Vo, RoomsXpress Furniture, Modesto, Calif.; and Alex Macias, Muebleria Del Sol Furniture, Phoenix, Ariz.

As WHFA President, Sanders will oversee the implementation and administration of all policies and programs mandated by the WHFA Board of Directors. Sanders brings experience from his 20-plus years of manufacturing and retailing to the position of president. Today Sanders is a partner at Everton Mattress & Furniture, as well as vice president of sales and marketing of Therapedic-Restonic Bedding in Twin Falls, Idaho. Over the years, the fourth-generation, family-owned business has reinvented itself in order to exist, including a recent 10-store reduction. Today, there is one outlet of Everton Mattress and they are focusing their efforts on becoming a top-quality mattress producer.

As WHFA's 2012 President, Sanders said he is looking forward to, "working in a collaborative manner with a diverse group of passionate people that want to do whatever it takes to make WHFA the best that it can be."

Along with welcoming in their new president, WHFA thanked Angel Lopez for his time as the 2011 president.

"All of us at WHFA wanted to thank Angel for a great year," said WHFA Executive Director Sharron Bradley. "We moved forward on a lot of great projects in 2011, including launching our first annual Home Furnishings Industry Conference, and Angel was a huge part in making it all happen."