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ISFD Announces New Board Additions
February 24,
2021 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
The International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD) has announced that Charlie Zagaroli, president and creative director of Zagco, has been appointed to the ISFD board of directors. He will serve on board committees supporting the organization’s social and digital media efforts as well as working on student scholarship and events. ISFD has also created a new board position, Student Member of the Board, which will be filled by Landon Lane from Appalachian State University.
Due to the unprecedented challenges of the past year the current executive committee and board of director members have all agreed to extend their terms by one year to help finish the work that they started but were prevented from accomplishing due to the pandemic.
“I am very grateful to the men and women who have served on the executive committee and the board of directors this past year,” stated John Conrad, ISFD executive director. “It was their out of the box creative thinking and support that helped to guide ISFD through the trials of 2020 and to host one of the most successful Pinnacle Awards on record. I am looking forward to continuing to work with them as we strive to promote and build good design awareness in and outside of our industry.”
Leading the executive committee are: executive director John Conrad; chairman Tim O’Hare, senior vice president Hooker; president Liz Shaver, designer for Otto & Moore; treasurer Jack Hendrix, partner Hendrix Barney & Co, CPA’s; vice presidents: Chase Ryan, Chase Ryan Furniture; Lauren West, global color and designs manager Sherwin Williams; Tom Conley, president High Point Market Authority; and Will Moore, designer Otto and Moore.
In addition to Zagaroli and Lane, the board of directors includes: Abby Lane, founder/designer Redheaded Design; Adria Salvatore, asst. executive director AWFS; Karla Jones executive director Bienenstock Furniture Library; Jake Wharton, partner Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP; Jonathan Baron, president Jonathan Baron Interiors; Dawn Brinson, vice president The Media Matters; Cindy Hodnett, content director IMC; Lewis Mabon, director of engineering Kellex Seating; Gary Inman, president Gary Inman Design; Taylor West, owner Taylor West Designs and partner of West Design Group; Steve Wilcox, president Furnishings Design Inc.; Paul Rosebrock, owner/founder Paul Allen Rosebrock Designs; and Richard Prisco, professor at Appalachian State University.