AWFS® Makes Strategic Plans for Growth

AWFS® Makes Strategic Plans for Growth At a recent strategic planning meeting of the Board of Directors, the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS®) created some exciting plans for short and long term growth in the coming years.

Buoyed by the record-breaking success of the AWFS®Fair in Las Vegas, including the excitement and positive industry feedback related to the show’s relocation to that international destination, the AWFS® Board took action to continue moving forward towards achieving their long-term goals of providing the most value-filled trade fair within the industry and of strengthening education opportunities for the industry.

Dale Silverman, serving as Executive Director of the association since 1994, was named Executive Vice President. Angelo Gangone was named Vice President, Trade Shows and a new position of Vice President, Operations, to be filled in early 2006, was approved.

According to Skip Hem of Royal Plywood, 2006-07 President-Elect of the AWFS® Board of Directors, “Dale Silverman shared with the Board her intention to retire in the latter part of 2007. Given the solid growth of the trade show and of the educational services the association is developing, the Board felt it imperative that during the next two years we invest in strengthening the infrastructure necessary to enable the association to continue its forward momentum. Dale has done a remarkable job in shepherding the association through some challenging developmental phases, including the internalization of the trade show’s management and the growth of our education efforts. As a result, we have become a strong, internationally recognized trade association that is making a measurable difference for our members and the industry as a whole.”

For more information, contact AWFS®Vegas, 800- 946-AWFS (2937), Web: www.awfsfair.org.