Home Furnishings International Association Elects Board of Directors For 2003-2004

Furniture World Magazine

Home Furnishings International Association announces the election of it’s 2003 - 2004 Board of Directors. Robert “Bobby” Leon of Chesnick Furniture Company Inc., Victoria, TX, was elected as Chairman of the Board. Bobby has held many leadership positions with HFIA and follows the fine example of his father, Harold Leon, who led the Association’s Board in 1984. New members elected to the Board are: Samuel Boeke, Amish Furniture Gallery LLC, Verona, WI; Linda Miles-Burleson, Home Furnishings & More, Jackson, MS; Patrick McLane, Smart Mart Furniture, Michigan City, IN; Don Mecke, Standard Furniture, Bay Minette, AL; Joe Pedigo (Officer), Pedigo Furniture Inc., Livingston, TX; Stan Pickett (Secretary/Treasurer), Quality Furniture & Appliance, Mesquite, TX; Jim Smith, Dixon Smith Interiors, Baton Rouge, LA; and Rita Wilson, Rita’s World, Haltom City, TX. Reelected were: Ken Allred (Officer), Today’s Furniture, Laurel, MS; Dick Andrews (Immediate Past Chairman), Andrews Furniture Thomasville Gallery, Abilene, TX; Bill Castleberry (Officer), Ethan Allen Home Interiors, Tulsa, OK; Serena Cole, Duxiana, Dallas, TX; Peter Duncan, Original Mattress Factory, Fort Worth, TX; Rose Hoelscher, Hoelscher’s Inc., Floresville, TX; Tom McMinn (Officer), McMinn’s Furniture, Odessa, TX; Buddy Spradlin, Riverside Furniture Corp., Fort Smith, AR; and Jim Townsend, Manufacturer’s Representative, New Braunfels, TX. HFIA is based in Dallas, TX. Established in 1923, the organization provides services to a broad spectrum of home furnishings-related businesses, including retailers, interior designers and manufacturers. For more information, go to www.hfia.com, call HFIA at 800-942-4663 or e-mail info@hfia.com.