WithIt Forms Executive Advisory Council

June 17, 2019  by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry   

The Council is a group of influential leaders who support the Board of Directors to create the best women leaders in our industry. In its first year the Council includes 9 seats of industry leaders:

Andy Bernstein, president, FurnitureDealer.net

Jena Hall, principal, Jena Hall Designs

Caroline Hipple, president, Norwalk Furniture Company

Laura Levinson, chief creative officer, Valdese Weavers

Karen McNeill, CEO, American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame

Julie Messner, SVP Furniture Leasing, International Market Centers

Ron Sellers, SVP, co-founder, ecUtopia

Catherine Silver, president, Progressive Business Media

Each council member will serve a three-year term and new members will be added each year. The Councils role is to advise the WithIt Board on the strategic long-term plan of the organization, advocate for the WithIt mission and identify resources to facilitate WithIt’s goals. The Council is led by Pamela Thomas, director of supply chain, Universal Furniture and WithIt’s Chairman Board of Directors and Chairman of Executive Advisory Council.  

“The creation of the Executive Advisory Council has been a personal mission of mine during my leadership at WithIt. By tapping into our industry’s leaders and working together we can create the best organization for developing and supporting women leaders today and in the future,” said Thomas.

The Executive Advisory Council had its first meeting during the Spring High Point Market to officially kick-off the Council and share background information on WithIt.