Furniture Hall Of Fame Names Director

March 27, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on March 2007 Karen McNeill-Harris has been named executive director of the American Furniture Hall of Fame in High Point, N.C., succeeding Joanna Maitland, who retired last year. McNeill-Harris operates McNeill Communications Group, a public relations and marketing firm specializing in home furnishings, and she is a past president of Women In The Home Industries Today (WITHIT).

In her new role, McNeill-Harris will be responsible for developing new services to promote greater understanding of the U.S. furniture industry, supervise the annual process for nominating new inductees and manage communications efforts that will include a newsletter, Web site, marketing materials and videos. The American Hall of Fame honors individuals whose outstanding achievements have contributed to the continued growth and development of the U.S. furniture industry. It also seeks to collect and preserve the industry’s cultural, economic and artistic history.