January 2024
Chapter Officer Update
“There’s so much to look forward to this month and in February, which kicks off with our Chapter Officer Training virtual sessions, February 5-9. This is followed by our in-person Leader2Leader program at KBIS on Monday, February 25 in Las Vegas….”
Important Dates
January 3 – Q4 2023 KBMI Survey Emailed to Chapter Officers
January 9 – Chapter Presidents Monthly Zoom meeting – 4 PM
January 10 – 2024 K&B Market Outlook Report Available Free on NKBA.org
February 5-9 – NKBA Chapter Officer Virtual Training
Chapters
Our 2024 Chapter Officers are reserved in the NKBA hotel room block at Resorts World Las Vegas, checking in Sunday, February 25 and checking out Wednesday, February 28. If you wish to arrive early or extend your stay, please contact Resorts World or another hotel directly. Please reach out to chapters@nkba.org if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas on February 26 for our Chapter Officer Leader2Leader daylong event!
NKBA’s Chapters Team is here for you – reach out to any one of us.
Kelly Buchsbaum, Sr. Manager, Chapter Relations
kbuchsbaum@nkba.org | 201-972-0182
Courtney Keeler, Chapter Relations Specialist
ckeeler@nkba.org | 610-988-6032
Kristin Shechter, Chapter Engagement Manager
kshechter@nkba.org | 610-988-6035
NKBA’s Member Relations Team is always available to assist our Members and Chapters.
Gerri Klein, Sr Manager, Member Relations at 610-871-8181 x104 or email members@nkba.org with any questions.
Marketing
Join us for an NKBA Live presentation in January:
Thurs, January 18 @ 2 PM EST – Join Rebecca Wesson Darwin, Co-founder & CEO of the Allee Group, owners of Garden & Gun Magazine, for a presentation on being a woman in the publishing industry, how she started in the industry, challenges she overcame and how she looks to lift up those women coming up behind her. Recorded at the NKBA Women 2 Women Conference in Charleston, SC. Event sponsored by Fortune Brands, GE Appliances, Poggenpohl, and Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery. Register here.
NKBA presents five Design + Business Webinars this month. Here’s the month at-a-glance, with details and registration links below.
- Tues, January 9 @ 12 PM EST– Managing Business Growth for Profitability and Sanity with Fred Reikowsky, Legacy Business Leaders. Register here. CEUs: .1
- Tues, January 16 @ 12 PM EST – Which Marketing Channels Are Right for You? with Debra Scarpa, Owner/Visionary, and Ashley Blaesing, Operations Manager/Integrator, Home Designer Marketing. Register here.CEUs: .1
- Wed, January 17 @ 12 PM EST – Rebranding Your Business 101: How to Level Up + Shift Perception with Devyn Voorheis, Owner/Brand Designer d.voorheis design. Register here. CEUs: .1
- Tues, January 30 @ 12 PM EST – Digital Transformation in Kitchen + Bath Marketing: Navigating the Online Landscape with Kate Stallings, CEO, Kate Creative Media. Register here. CEUs: .1
- Wed, January 31 @ 12 PM EST – Digital Marketing Trends in 2024: Staying Ahead of the Curve with Jason Lockhart, CEO/Founder, Kitchen & Bath Marketing Solutions. Register here. CEUs: .1
Governance
Earlier this month, NKBA announced its 2024 National Committee Volunteers who were reviewed and selected from self-nominations that were received during the election cycle in September. To view the official announcements of the new Board of Directors, click here and other National Committee Volunteers on the Chapter Leadership Committee (CLC), Leadership Recruitment Committee (LRC) and KBIS Exhibitor Committee (KEC), click here. NKBA is proud to welcome our new volunteers, thank our continuing volunteers for their dedication to the industry and NKBA, and applaud those volunteers who are rolling off this cycle.
Committed to educating its membership on legislative and regulatory issues that affect our professional community and the K&B industry overall, NKBA is pleased to announce the launch of its first-ever government relations webpage. This webpage serves as a one-stop resource for all of your government relations needs and includes news, policy issues, an interactive legislative and regulatory map to track legislation in your state, and “how-to” documents on important government relations tools/processes.
Students
Crafting Your Digital Identity: Leveraging Social Media for Career Growth
Students are invited to join NKBA Thurs, January 4 at 2 PM EST for a webinar planned exclusively for them. During this virtual event, we’ll explore how students can utilize social media platforms like LinkedIn, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram to help grow their careers. Students will hear industry-specific advice to help enhance their professional online presence. Students must be NKBA members to access this content. View the official invitation and registration link here.
Reflections and Perspectives from the NKBA’s Thirty Under 30
On Tues, Feb 27 at KBIS, students and educators will be invited to attend a coffee break and panel discussion program at 2:30 PM in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Featured members of the NKBA’s Thirty Under 30 will reflect on their college careers and discuss the assignments, activities, and opportunities that impacted them the most. There will be plenty of opportunities for Q&A at this in-person event. An invitation will be emailed to registered student and educator KBIS attendees.
Member
Relations
New Members are vital to the success of the NKBA and our Chapters. Please send prospective member inquiries to noelle@nkba.org and our team will send detailed information on member benefits, membership cost, certification, badges and more.
Click NKBA Membership Signup. Please share this link, or if anyone needs a hard copy of the application, please email info@nkba.org.
NKBA’s Member Relations team is here to assist you with updating your Chapter website. If you need assistance adding or modifying an event, image, sponsor logo, etc, please email info@nkba.org or call us at 800-843-6522.
Member Companies are invited to post job openings on NKBA.org job portal! This benefit is available to all active members and is included with your membership. Reach out to us for details at info@nkba.org.
NKBA’s Member Relations team is always available to assist our Members and Chapters. Contact Gerri Klein, Sr Manager, Member Relations at 610-871-8181 x104 or email members@nkba.org with any questions.
Professional Development
Gain CEU credits in January as we explore Kitchen + Bath Business Trends and Growth. See details and dates above or visit January NKBA Webinars. As a reminder, you must attend 80% of the webinar session to earn 0.1 CEU per webinar.
Are you interested in presenting a topic during the 2024 Design + Business Webinar Series? Submit your idea for consideration today: https://kb.nkba.org/initiatives/webinars-call-for-entries. Please email webinars@nkba.org with any questions.
To our newest NKBA Specialty Badge earners!
Aaron Eakins, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Missouri/Southern Illinois
Alyssa Treadway, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Missouri/Southern Illinois
Amy Stegman, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Remodeling, Nebraska/Kansas
Andrew Shepherd, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Anna Forrester, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Asia Guest, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Benay Stringer, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Texas Gulf Coast
Bethany Scruggs, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Oklahoma
Brian Rote, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Christopher Kepes, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Georgia
Christina Miller, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Corrin Waller, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Southwest Desert
Cynthia Semple, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Dale Spiewak, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Chicago Mid West
Daniel Evans, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Missouri/Southern Illinois
Francesca Gueller, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Palouse
Genette Tate, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, LA/MS/AR
James Safriet, Lowe’s, Sales, Carolina
Jennifer Peck, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Southern Ohio/Kentucky
Nicole Wilhite, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Nebraska/Kansas
Rebecca Lambert, Lowe’s, Remodeling, GA/SC Coast
Teig Colgrove, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Ohio State
Richard Cochran, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Central Ohio
William Gibson, Lowe’s, Cabinetry, Carolina
Ashley Weaver, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Baltimore/Washington
Carol Lee, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Chanda Carmack, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Drea Van Grinsven, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, LA/MS/AR
Christine Baldwin, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Georgia
Cynthia Lokey, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Texas North Plains
Danielle Fagundes, Lowe’s, Cabinetry, Olympic-West Sound
Deborah Kemberling, Lowe’s, Color, Central New York
Dejuan Sanders, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Denise Rector, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Southern Ohio/Kentucky
Diksha Rathi, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Northern New Jersey
Hannah Burdeshaw, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Alabama
Heather Clark, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Heather Weir, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Mid Atlantic
Hope Nicholson, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Arizona
Jari Lea White, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
John Minish, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Georgia
Julia Nwanegwo, Lowe’s Floor Plans, Piedmont Blue Ridge Carolina
Julie Cobb, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Tennessee
Julie Nance, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Ohio Valley
Karyn Armstrong, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Katie Gray, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Ken Herndon, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Missouri/Southern Illinois
Kierra Clark, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Baltimore/Washington
Latifah Baker, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Susquehanna Valley
Maeghan Wallace, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Central New York
Marcy Andrews, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Oklahoma
Mark Buck, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Columbia River
Nicole Dane, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Virginia State
Romanca Mohan, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Tara Diffenbaugh, Lowe’s, Sales, Baltimore/Washington
Taylor Roberts, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Brandon Cunningham, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Northern New England
Brian Holder, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Eastern Carolinas
Deanna Gibbs, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Jeffrey Shafier, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Chicago MidWest
Kaitlyn Pulkett, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Kenneth White, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Virginia State
Kimberly Brown, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Texas North Plains
Linda Johnson, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Central Florida
Loren Singh, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Megan Peisert, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Melissa Lisiecki, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Columbia River
Michael Violette, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, New York Tri State
Lisa Bresnahan, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Mitchell Wesley, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Susquehanna Valley
Nealia Ludwig, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Nicole Prentiss, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Maine
Ebunoluwa Awowale, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Patty Bittle, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Ronald Garcia, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Texas Gulf Coast
Ron Pang, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Sandy Manthorpe, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Sarah Daley, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Georgia
Sharon Mahana, Lowe’s, Sales, Mid Atlantic
Stephanie Gorman, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, North Florida
Steven Daniels, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Steven Shelton, Lowe’s, Sales, Carolina
Tammy Miner, Lowe’s, Floor Plans, Carolina
Victoria Gardner, Lowe’s, Sales, Virginia State
Melissa Rojas, AC Remodeling Inc, Floor Plans, Baltimore/Washington
Carolina Reyes, AC Remodeling Inc, Cabinetry, Baltimore/Washington
Mark Arnold, JTG, Cabinetry, Alabama
Mady Condie, Samsara Company DBA Ceramic Tile Sales, Cabinetry, Pittsburgh Tri-State
Stephen Sheets, Brilliant Improvements, Cabinetry, Northern New Jersey
Melissa Chan, Cabinetry, British Columbia
Marcy Semo, Home Depot #4131, Color, Susquehanna Valley
Jenna Thomas, JLS Remodeling Services, Lighting, Cabinetry, Southwest Florida
Kande Blair Iken, Designed Interiors LLC, Floor Plans, Rocky Mountain
Mitchell Watson, Home Depot #0680, Color, San Diego
Michael A. Wright, Cleveland Tile & Cabinet Company, Color, Ohio State
Amy Fregosi Salazar, Cabinetry, Northern California
Emily Duffner, Samsara Company DBA Ceramic Tile Sales, Sales & Marketing, Pittsburgh Tri-State
Mady Condie, Samsara Company DBA Ceramic Tile Sales, Sales & Marketing, Pittsburgh Tri-State
Karen Stevens, Grabill Cabinet Company, Cabinetry, Indiana State
Christal Gress, Christal Clear Design, Color, California Capital
Annie Newell, Cabinetry, Susquehanna Valley
Gustavo Garcia, Home Depot #4725, Universal, Puget Sound
Jack Wells, Normandy Design Build Remodeling, Remodeling, Chicago MidWest
Julie Whitten, Whitten Kitchens and Baths, Cabinetry, North Florida
Ericka Sprangers, Kohler, Lighting, Wisconsin/Upper Michigan
Dusti Dunn, Dee David & Co LLC, Cabinetry, Virginia State
Erin R Hackett, Hackett Enterprise & Design, LLC / Hacket House Studio, DBA,Floor Plans, Central Ohio
Patricia Jacobson, Cabinetry, Chicago MidWest
Melinda Meadows, Wellborn Cabinet Inc, Cabinetry, Alabama
Samantha Fletcher, Floor Plans, Susquehanna Valley
Hannah Purser, Cabinetry, Carolina
Danielle Schroeder, Chief Architect Software, Sustainability, Palouse
Pamela Berrigan, Home Depot #2611, Color, Northern New England
Ericka Sprangers, Kohler, Universal, Wisconsin/Upper Michigan
Andrea Dattilo, iDeare, Universal, Central Florida
Dana Silver, DESA Design Studio, Lighting, Chicago MidWest
Jason Silver, SilverBullet Inc, Cabinetry, Chicago MidWest
Jason Silver, SilverBullet Inc, Remodeling, Chicago MidWest
Jason Silver, SilverBullet Inc, Floor Plans, Chicago MidWest
Brandy Blair, Indoor City of Lancaster, Color, Susquehanna Valley
Ann Shoemaker, Cabinet Joint, Floor Plans, Susquehanna Valley
Brian Vitale, Aberjona Kitchen Center, Cabinetry, Northern New England
NKBA Chapter Relations Department Contact List
1-800-843-6522
Chapters@nkba.org
(Chapter Officer Inquiries on Responsibilities)
info@nkba.org
(Membership Inquiries)
Kelly Buchsbaum, 201-972-0182
Sr Manager, Chapter Relations – kbuchsbaum@nkba.org
Courtney Keeler, Chapter Relations Specialist
ckeeler@nkba.org | 610-988-6032
Kristin Shechter, Chapter Engagement Manager
kshechter@nkba.org | 610-988-6035
Gerri Klein, 610-871-8181 x104
Sr. Mgr Member Relations and Chapters
Alan Dove,
Senior Director Member Relations
Chapter Leadership Committee – Click Here. Also located on the Resources page of the website.
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