HFIA Names New Board of Directors

July 29, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on July 2007 Julian Doerr Mutter, president of Doerr Furniture in New Orleans, has been named chairman for 2007-2009 of Home Furnishings Independents Association, Dallas, Texas, for a term succeeds outgoing Chairman Bill Castleberry of Castleberry’s Ethan Allen Home Interiors.

HFIA recently changed its name to better reflect its service to independent retailers and the vendors and representatives who sell to those businesses.
According to Doerr Mutter, “When we use the term ‘independent,’ we’re talking about the decision-maker, the business owner, and the action-taker--the player/coach, so to speak,” said Doerr Mutter. “The independents in our industry can join HFIA and find services expressly designed to serve their businesses. And when they partner with the new HFIA, they have the opportunity to directly influence not only the Association but the industry, too.”

Other members of the HFIA executive committee are: Communication Committee Chairman Serena Cole, Duxiana; Program Development Committee Chairman Steve Kidder, Vermont Furniture Galleries; Member Recruitment Chairman Tom McMinn, McMinn Furniture; PR Committee Chairman Verona Mair, The Emporium; Secretary/Treasurer Stan Pickett, Quality Furniture and Appliance; and Annual Meeting Chairman Bill Castleberry, Castleberry’s Ethan Allen.

Serving with the Board officers are board members Sam Boeke, Henry Simon Furniture Co.; Bob Bolton, Ashley HomeStore; Karen Craig, Manufacturers’ Representative; Dale Dodd, Dodd Home Furnishings; Lynn Harrison Dyer, Sales Representative; Robert Gilbreth, FurnitureKidz Gifts & Accessories; David Lively, R & A Marketing; and Dick Winter, Winter Furniture Co.