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American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation Names McNeill Harris CEO
March 25,
2010 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on March 26, 2010
Karen McNeill Harris has been named chief executive officer of the American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation.
Previously, she was the executive director, a position she's held since March 2007.
"Karen has been instrumental in building the Hall of Fame Foundation into more than just an annual banquet, but a respected organization on a new course to preserve our stories and history, said Donald Belgrad, president of the Foundation. She and her team have led us through a rebranding, infused new energy into the Hall of Fame, and guided us back to our mission to focus on the history of our industry as we preserve our past to fuel our future.
Since 2007, marketing initiatives have included a repositioning of foundation programs with an emphasized focus on preserving the furniture industry's history and artifacts. Under McNeill Harris' leadership, the foundation has begun the rollout of a new Web site; added celebrity hosts to the foundation's induction banquet; and redesigned the organization's Affie award given to members inducted into the American Furniture Hall of Fame.
With a grant from the Furniture Foundation, the Hall of Fame Foundation has digitized 31 oral interviews from past industry leaders.
McNeill Harris is the chief executive officer of McNeill Communications Group, a communications, public relations and marketing agency specializing in home furnishings.