by HIGH POINT — The American Home Furnishings Alliance has elected Andy Bray, president and CEO of Vanguard Furniture
in Conover, North Carolina, as chair of the organization’s board of directors for 2025. He was elected during the Annual Meeting & CEO Conference in Yountville, California, last month.
Joining him on AHFA’s Executive Committee are Caroline Hipple, Hooker Furnishings, first vice chair, and Melinda Whittington, La-Z-Boy Inc., second vice chair. Nathan Cressman, Magnussen Home, continues on the executive committee as immediate past chair.
Bray is the second generation of leadership at Vanguard to serve as chair of the AHFA board. His father, John Bray, served as chair in 2010.
Executives named to new three-year terms on the AHFA board of directors are Jessie Flanders, Lloyd Flanders; Fred Henjes, Riverside Furniture; and Derek Schmidt, Flexsteel Industries.
Serving on the board with terms expiring at the end of 2026 are Doug Bassett, Vaughan Bassett Furniture; Chad Gore, Leggett & Platt; Jeremy Hoff, Hooker Furnishings; Travis Wagner, Ashley Furniture Industries; and Mark Weber, Southern Motion.
Board members with terms expiring at the end of 2025 are Edward Audi, Stickley Furniture; Mark Franklin, Franklin Furniture; Sean O’Connor, Universal Furniture; Jason Porter, Hickory Springs; Veronica Schnitzius, American Leather; Luke Simpson, Durham Furniture; and Henry Vanderminden IV, Telescope Casual Furniture.
