HIGH POINT, N.C.–The newly created International Casual Furnishings Association this morning announced its first board of directors. The board includes Ron Ball, Ball Casual Sales Inc., Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Bill Brown, Brown Jordan International, Birmingham, Ala.; Ken Burrows, Terra Furniture, City of Industry, Calif.; Dougan Clarke, The Ultimate Umbrella Company Inc., Miami; and Steve Cohen, Season’s Leisure, Atherton, Calif.
Also, Bill Echols, Tommy Bahama, Palm City, Fla.; Gary Ecoff, Carls Patio, Coconut Creek, Fla.; Dean Engelage, Woodard Inc., Chicago, ; Dudley Flanders, Lloyd/Flanders Inds., Fort Smith, Ark.; Petey Fleischut, Casual Marketplace, Hockessin, Del.; Karen Galindo, Greenhouse Mall, Austin, Texas; Mike Hartley, The Patio Shop, Chattanooga, Tenn.; and Bill Logan, Logan Gardens, Atlanta, Ga. have been named to the board.
Oliver Ma, Treasure Garden, Baldwin Park, Calif.; Phil Mitchell, Park Place, Washington, D.C.; John Mulholland, RW Industries Ltd., Oakville, Ontario, Canada; Doug Peppler, Agio International USA, Rippon, Wis.; Rory Rehmert, Meadowcraft, Birmingham, Ala.; Terri Lee Rogers, O.W. Lee Co., Ontario, Calif.; Russ Sorenson, Hanamint Corp., Greensboro, N.C.; Debbie Stegman, Patio & Hearth Shoppes Inc., Centerville, Ohio; Erin Sullivan, Frontgate, West Chester, Ohio; David Swers, Glen Raven Inc., Glen Raven, N.C.; Art Thompson, Laneventure, Conover, N.C.; Henry Vanderminden IV, Telescope Casual Furniture, Granville, N.Y.; Carl Vice, Casual Living and Patio Center, Lexington, Ky.; Butch Wallace, Yard Art Patio and Fireplace, Irving, Texas; Mark Williams, Williams All Seasons, Highland Park, Ill.; and Debbie Young, Windham Castings, Plains, Ga., are on the board as well.