Retail Observer

FEBRUARY 2014 RETAILOBSERVER.COM 61 Denise Dick, CMKBD, has been active in the kitchen and bath industry since 1984 as a designer, trainer, training development writer and consultant. In 2002, she opened Signature Kitchens by Design, a full-service conceptual design agency that offers design, planning and comprehensive management of remodeling projects. She has been active in her NKBA chapter from the beginning, serving as President, VP of Technology and Communications, VP of Membership, Secretary and Chapter Representative. Denise was also a judge for the local NARI Contractor of the Year Awards. She has served on the national NKBA level as a Region Director, member of the Board of Directors, the Education Task Force, the CKBP Certification Committee, the CKBP Exam Blueprint Specification Committee, and as a test writer for the CKBP exam. SECRETARY – DEBRA ROBINSON, CMKBD KITCHEN EXPRESSIONS SHEFFIELD, AL Debra Hensley Robinson, CMKBD, is the principal of Kitchen Expressions Inc., located in north Alabama, and brings more than 26 years of national and international kitchen and bathroom design expertise. In addition to serving as an independent kitchen and bath designer in Houston, Robinson has worked as a design director for Expo Design Center in that city and as an adjunct faculty member at the University of North Alabama. She earned her Certified Kitchen Designer designation in 1995, her Certified Bathroom Designer accreditation in 2006, and her Certified Master Kitchen & Bath Designer designation in 2009. She has helped lead the NKBA Ohio and Alabama chapters in such roles as VP of Endorsed Programs, VP of Professional Development, and Chapter Representative. At the national level, Robinson served as Treasurer of the 2013 Executive Committee, Region Director, member of the Board of Directors, Board of Chapter Representatives, Membership Task Force, Chapter Funding Task Force, and the CEO Search Committee, as well as several other committees. Over the years she has won numerous awards, been featured in trade publications, and judged multiple design contests and charrettes. IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT – JOHN K. MORGAN MORGAN PINNACLE LLC REISTERSTOWN, MD Having been a featured conference speaker at previous Kitchen and Bath Industry Shows and invited to speak at over 100 industry events, John Morgan is well-respected for his work helping kitchen and bath professionals evolve their businesses through the latest in technology. He is a 20-year kitchen and bath veteran. A manufacturer's representative, consultant, trainer and speaker, he has served on the advisory councils of many industry manufacturers as well as Virginia Tech. Morgan authored the popular "Rep's View" column in Kitchen & Bath Design News for nearly a decade, and currently represents nationally known cabinet and technology companies through his Baltimore/ Washington-based agency, Morgan Pinnacle. In 2013, John Morgan proudly served the kitchen and bath community as the NKBA President. Visit the NKBA Press Room or call 1-800.843.652. RO Debra Robinson John A. Petrie Denise Dick Maria Stapperfenne John K. Morgan Ric Coggins THE NATIONAL KITCHEN & BATH ASSOCIATION (NKBA), HAS ANNOUNCED THE 2014 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE LED BY 2014 PRESIDENT JOHN A. PETRIE, CMKBD, OF MECHANICSBURG, PA. MARIA STAPPERFENNE, CKD, CBD, OF WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ, WILL SERVE AS 2014 PRESIDENT-ELECT, WHILE RIC COGGINS, CGP, CAPS, NCT, OF MESA, AZ, WILL ASSUME THE VICE PRESIDENT POSITION. DENISE DICK, CMKBD, OF CARROLLTON, TX, WAS NAMED TREASURER, AND DEBRA ROBINSON, CMKBD, OF SHEFFIELD, AL, WILL HOLD THE POSITION OF 2014 SECRETARY. JOHN K. MORGAN OF REISTERSTOWN, MD, WILL SERVE AS IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT.

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