Kitchen & Bath Business - January 2019 - 34

ORLANDO
JANUARY 10-12
2017

The Team for Growth

B Y B I L L D A R C Y,
NKBA CEO

STEVE
JOSEPH

NKBA's 2019 Board of Directors is in place and ready to roll.
The NKBA made great strides in the past year in building on
existing programs and introducing new ones, broadening global
awareness, expanding professional development opportunities
and elevating the brand. To continue these efforts, the 2019
Board of Directors is in place and poised to work with the association's senior leadership team on these important initiatives.
It is my pleasure to reveal the new board, which will be led by
a new chairman: Steve Joseph. Steve is CEO and co-founder
of Smart Home Products and has served on the board for three
years. He was secretary/treasurer last year. The slate of nine
volunteers, who assumed their roles on Jan. 1, includes seven
returning directors and two new members.
Joining Joseph as officers for 2019 are Emilee Chappell, director of marketing for TOTO Americas, returning for a second
term as vice chair and fourth year on the board; and Allison
Lowrie, chief marketing officer for ANGI Homeservices, parent
of Angie's List and Home Advisor, who will start her second year
on the board and assume the role of secretary/treasurer.
Rounding out the board are returning members Lorenzo
Marquez, NKBA's former two-term chairman and president of
Marqet Group; independent Neil Bailey; Michael Mahan, vice
president of strategic marketing and category & offer management for Schneider Electric's North American Final Distribution Line of Business; and Steve Petock, senior vice president
of business development for Ferguson. Two new additions join
the board: Jan Neiges, CKD, principal of her namesake design
firm in Denver, and Basil E. Larkin, vice president of sales for
Hestan Commercial Corp.
Patricia Davis Brown, CKBD, owner of Patricia Davis Brown
LLC; and Young Huh, owner of Young Huh Interiors, have
completed their terms on the board, and the NKBA thanks
them for their service to the association and the industry.
In 2018, the NKBA launched its reimagined website; initiated
new online certification programs with video training; unveiled
the Jobs Portal on nkba.org for professional opportunities and
student internships; expanded market research efforts to help
our members better understand the market in terms of financial
size, segments, trends and consumer behavior; began a Global
Connect program to foster greater communication and cooperation among business segments around the world; took big steps
in bringing attention to the skilled labor crisis; and much more.
But there's still more to do in these and other areas, and
with the support of the board, we're committed to growing the
NKBA brand through an array of multi-channel marketing
initiatives and collaborations. We look forward to working with
Joseph and the new and existing board members in the year
ahead to build upon these pillars and to keep strengthening the
association, its programs and global awareness.
The industry is vibrant, and along with this strong board,
which comprises diverse and unique viewpoints from many
sectors of the business, the NKBA is in a terrific position to keep
the momentum going for our membership.

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EMILEE
CHAPPELL

ALLISON
LOWRIE

LORENZO
MARQUEZ

NEIL
BAILEY

MICHAEL
MAHAN

STEVE
PETOCK

JAN
NEIGES

BASIL
LARKIN

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