By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, January 27, 2002
SAN FRANCISCO —
In keeping with tradition, retailers, manufacturers, sales representatives and guests packed the San Francisco Mart's Mart 1 ninth-floor ballroom here to help kick off the January furniture market.
The networking event, held on the evening of the show's opening day, allowed attendees to mix, mingle and enjoy a blend of savory food, beverages and conversation.
Jointly hosted by Furniture/Today and the San Francisco Mart, the gathering was sponsored by the California Furniture Manufacturers Assn., Emerald Home Furnishings and Guardsman.
From Breuners Arizona in Scottsdale, Ariz.: Mary Ann Levitt, left, Tom Daley, Jami Myers, Mort Gerber, Michael Gaughan and John McNeill.
Irwin Allen, left, Michels & Co.; Dave Palmer, World Market Center; and Beverly Murphy and David Murphy, Beverly Murphy Home.
Pamela Leonard, left, Old Cannery Furniture, Sumner, Wash.; Mark Piatt, Jon Ritchie, Paula O'Fallon, Kelley Bushell and David Beckman, all of Emerald Home Furnishings.
Judith Parnell, left, Oakwood Interiors; Larry Parnell, Oakwood Interiors, and also president of the California Furniture Manufacturers Assn.; Beth Ramirez and Kelly Ramirez, both of the CFMA.
Judi Lebensburger, left, Ashley Furniture; Linda Wolfe and Larry Wolfe, Silverado Furniture, Napa, Calif.; Toni James and Sally Hoffman, both of Ashley.
Mark Peterson, left, H&H Furniture, Yakima, Wash.; Ann Raymond, Jim Raymond and Jeff Raymond Jr., all of Furniture World, Lynnwood, Wash.
Billy Curtright, left, IFM International; Hunter Bigham, Todd Evans and Don Mecke, all of Standard Furniture; and Denise Korngold and Jack Korngold, Costa Blanca Textile Inds.
Myra Durazo, left, Pacer, Los Angeles; Wendy Jestin, Wall Units Inc., Los Angeles; Stephanie Kristine Vande Kappelle, Vande Kappelle & Associates; and Jennifer Jeanblanc.
John Phan, left, and Daniel Nghe, both of Expo Fine Furniture, City of Industry, Calif.; Michael Bui, High Point Furniture, Northridge, Calif.; and Loc Nguyen, Warehouse Furniture, Whittier, Calif.
Susan Wolak, left, BDO Seidman; Eric Blackledge, Blackledge Furniture, Corvallis, Ore.; Ken Smith, BDO Seidman; and Ray Allegrezza, Furniture/Today.
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NAPLES, Fla. — Industry executives and guests took the opportunity to network and play golf during down time at Furniture/Today's 13th annual Leadership Conference here this month.
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