The Committees and Councils listed below act as advisory
resources to IHA’s Board of Directors, staff and the
housewares industry and provide valuable services to IHA members.
Take a look at what they’re doing.
Business Solutions
Committee
Credit Committee
Exhibitor Trade Show Advisory
Committee
Gourmet Retailer Advisory Council
Gourmet Trade Development Advisory Council
Government Affairs Committee
Housewares Export Council (HECNA)
Industry Education Committee
Retailer Advisory Council
Business
Solutions Committee
The Committee strives to improve efficiencies and reduce
the cost of doing business by identifying value-added solutions
to members’ operational issues.
Board Liaison
Sheldon Goodman, President, Spectrum Diversified Designs, Inc.
Committee Chairperson
Steve Greenspon, CEO, Honey-Can-Do International LLC
Committee Members
Sushil Arora, Danica Imports
Guy Ben Zur, Zevro
Valerie Desautels, Delta Marketing International, LLC
Jim Giffin, BioStrike Filters
Pat Klein, Progressive International Corp.
Megan Manis, Tailor Made Products, Inc.
Bill McHenry, Widgeteer, Inc.
Theo Prins, Escali, LLC
John Roberts, Kitchen Supply Co.
Bob Slater, Handi-Foil Corp.
Katie Sotor, Crane USA, Inc.
Alice Title, Pillivuyt USA Incorporated
Katherine Waymire, Talisman Designs
Barb Wolf, Anchor Hocking Glass
Credit
Group
An industry-specific network of credit professionals, managed
by Riemer Reporting Service, specialists since 1965.
To
see a complete listing of Credit Group members click here.
Exhibitor
Trade Show Advisory Committee
The Committee provides exhibitors’ perspectives on
trade show issues, including trade show planning, execution and
measurement.
Board Liaison
Michael Magerman, Pres./CEO, Quickie Mfg. Corp.
Committee Chairperson
Eric Erwin, Exec. VP, Mktg./Prod. Dev., Wilton Brands, Inc.
Committee Members
Mary Beth Brault, Hamilton Beach
John Collins, Neatfreak
Richard Cronin, Panasonic
Joe Fahy, TAG - Trade Associates Group, Ltd.
Eliot Fishman, Conair Corp.
Sal Gabbay, Gibson Overseas, Inc.
Nicholas Harmon, Verilux, Inc.
Stephen Jones, Le Creuset Of America Inc.
Jeff Joyce, Libbey Inc.
Doug Kellam, Zero Technologies LLC
Suzanne Murphy, Meyer Corporation
Dan Siegel, Lifetime Brands Inc.
Michael Silverman, Butler Home Products, LLC
Howard Steidle, Jr., John Ritzenthaler Co.
Doug Taeckens, Jokari / U.S., Inc.
Philippe Trudeau, Trudeau Corporation
Gourmet
Retailer Advisory Council
The Council provides specialty retailers’ perspectives
on trade show issues and input on trade show and product planning, execution
and measurement.
Board Liaison
Evan Dash, CEO, StoreBound
Council Members
Renee Behnke, REB Enterprises Inc.
Michele Catalfo-Crowley, Wegmans
Dominic Cimilluca, Cutlery and More, LLC
Doug Huemoeller, Kitchen Window
Janis Johnson, Gourmet Catalog & Buying Group
Sandy Kortright, Crate and Barrel
Bob Kratchman, Kitchen Kapers
KC Lapiana, In The Kitchen
Mary Moore, The Cook's Warehouse
Lawrence Oates, KitchenArt—The Store for Cooks
Martin Rayner, Lakeland Limited
Gourmet
Trade Development Council
The Council works to support the growth and profitability of
the gourmet products community.
Board Liaison
Daniel Oehy, President, Swissmar
Committee Chairperson
Robert Laub, CEO, Harold Import Co., Inc.
Council Members
Sharon Bounds, William Bounds, Ltd.
Frank Brady, Brady Marketing
Evan Dash, StoreBound
Linda Graebner, LG Associates
Dan Koch, Vitamix Corporation
Ingerid Mohn, Sagaform Inc.
Timothy Morgan, Mastrad, Inc.
Bruce Roberson, KitchenAid
Scott Severinson, Wusthof-Trident of America, Inc.
David Shull, Jura Capresso, Inc.
Floyd Sullivan, TAG - Trade Associates Group, Ltd.
Will Symonds, DKB Household USA Corp.
Philippe Trudeau, Trudeau Corporation
Katherine Waymire, Talisman Designs
Government
Affairs Committee
This Committee plays an integral role in policy development
and implementation by providing recommendations and direction on federal
legislative and regulatory issues and on initiatives that could impact
the business interests of the housewares industry. It also provides
guidance on long and short-term grassroots action plans.
Board Liaison
William Reibl, Pres, Bill Reibl & Associates LLC
Committee Chairperson
Dale Matschullat, At Counsel, Schiff Hardin LLP
Committee Members
John Breeden, Demeyere N.A., LLC
Allen Darwin, Darwin Worldwide
James Glenn, Household Essentials, LLC
Sheldon Goodman, Spectrum Diversified Designs, Inc.
Linda Graebner, LG Associates
Bruce Kaminstein, Casabella Holdings LLC
Scott Meyer, Zak Designs, Inc.
Elliot Molk, World Kitchen, LLC
Thomas Nichols, Pretika Corporation
Patrick O'Connor, Range Kleen Mfg. Inc.
Erik Reid, Kyocera Advanced Ceramics
Bruce Ronner, Arrow Plastic Mfg. Co.
Richard Spitaletta, Lola Products
David Zrike, The Zrike Company, Inc.
Housewares
Export Council (HECNA)
The Housewares Export Council is a special interest group
of IHA members, dedicated to helping its membership market and sell
their products internationally by sharing information, providing networking
opportunities and offering programs to assist, support and educate.
To
see a complete listing of HECNA Board members click here.
Industry
Education Committee
The Committee acts as the sounding board for educational
product development and provides direction regarding potential
industry research projects.
Board Liaison
Erik Reid, GM, Kyocera Advanced Ceramics
Committee Chairperson
Rick Breiling, Nat'l Sls. Mgr., U.S. Poly Enterprise, Inc.
Committee Members
Ed Aghajanian, EZ Brite Brands
Robert Appelbaum, Cadie Products Corp.
Ann Marie Armaly, Armaly Brands
Gary Darwin, The Zrike Company, Inc.
Laura Engel, Angel Sales Inc.
John Evans, Jura Capresso, Inc.
Aaron Goodman, Spectrum Diversified Designs, Inc.
J. Bud Haley, Bradshaw International, Inc.
Steve Johnson, M. E. Heuck Co.
Gerry Linda, Neat-Oh! International, LLC
Christi Lowell, Focus Products Group LLC
Steve MacDonald, Range Kleen Mfg. Inc.
Gene McGahan, Haeger Potteries, Div. Haeger Industries, Inc.
Mark Meyer, Jaccard Corp.
David Sarnoff, Handi-Foil Corp.
Heather Schall, Lifetime Brands Inc.
Sabrena Wright, Progressive International Corp.
Kurt Zanner, Kai USA Ltd.
Retailer
Advisory Council
The Council provides customers’ perspectives on trade
show issues and input on trade show and product planning, execution
and measurement.
Board Liaison
Greg Cairo, Pres, Groupe SEB USA
Council Members
Ryan Beach, Target Stores
Belinda Byrd, ShopKo
Stores
Mike DeSimone, Golub Corp./Price Chopper Supermarkets
Norah Emamjomeh, Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Jacquie Fazekas, JC Penney Co., Inc.
Terry Frey, Kroger Co.
Rod Ghormley, ShopNBC
Steve Grossman, GM Partners
Frank Hartless, Starcrest Products
Joe Kirby, Imperial Distributors Inc.
Scott Kolsky, Kohl's Dept. Stores
Lisa Magann, Macy's Home Store
Robin Milman, Publisher's Clearing House
Brooke Minteer, The Container Store
Mike Nemoir, Bon Ton Stores
Ken O'Brien, QVC, Inc.
David Ortiz, Walmart Stores, Inc.
Steven Smart, Big Lots Stores, Inc.
