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Mair chairs new HFIA board of directors

Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, November 28, 2011

DALLAS - Verona Mair, owner of The Emporium in Ponca City, Okla., is succeeding Stephen H. Kidder as chairman of the board of the Home Furnishings Independents Assn., the retail trade association announced.
     In addition to Mair, the board's executive committee includes Bob Bolton, Ashley Furniture HomeStores, Beaumont, Texas; Frank Brame, Carroll Furniture, Alexandria, La.; Karen Craig, manufacturer's representative, Houston; Randy Greengus, Sun Furniture City, Shreveport, La.; Stephen Kidder, Ashley Furniture HomeStores, Williston, Vt.; and David Lively, The Lively Merchant, Lancaster, Ohio.
     Other members of the board include Melissa Bunker, Crazy J's Bed Shop, Wichita, Kan.; Amy Castleberry, Castleberry's Ethan Allen Home Interiors, Tulsa, Okla.; David Davis, Provencal Home, Austin, Texas; David Dodd, Dodd Home Furnishings, Guin, Ala.; Richard Glabman, Deere Park & Associates, Northbrook, Ill.; Glynn Irby, Irby's Home Furnishings, Clute, Texas; David Jacobs, Bedford Furniture Galleries, Bedford, Ind.; and Kerry Peavey, Garland Furniture, Garland, Texas.
     "The new board of directors brings with it a wealth of professional experience necessary to provide strong leadership and association guidance," said Mary Frye, president of HFIA. "Their insight and counsel will be a strong asset as we work toward our strategic goals."

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