PPFA Installs 2014 Board of Directors

[Sheila Pursglove]

Members of the Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA) installed the 2014 board of directors at a January 19 luncheon meeting during the PPFA 2014 Annual Convention at Bally’s Hotel in Las Vegas, concurrent with the West Coast Art & Frame Expo/The National Conference.

Robin Gentry, MCPF, B&J Gallery, Bowling Green, Kentucky, succeeds John Pruitt, CPF, as association president. Pruitt, owner of The Frameworks, Carrollton, Texas, assumes the role of immediate past president.

Ellen Collins, MCPF, Howard’s Art & Frames, Hagerstown, Md., is vice president; and Mike Drury, MCPF, South Hill Gallery, Lexington, Ky., is treasurer. William Parker, MCPF, GCF, will serve as past president.

Serving as directors are: David Lantrip, MCPF, GCF, Franchise Concepts Inc., St. Louis, Mo.; Joyce Michels, MCPF, Michels Frames & Things, Saint Robert, Mo.; Carol Graham, FrameReady/SoftTouch Solutions Inc., Petrolia, Ontario, Canada; Jared Davis, MCPF, GCF, Megawood Larson-Juhl Australia and GUNNAR International; Randy Parrish, CPF, Randy Parrish Fine Framing & Art, Ann Arbor, Mich.; and Greg Norris, CPF, Huntington Hall of Frames, Huntington, W.V. Jim Esp, Executive Director of PMA, Jackson, Mich., holds the office of secretary.

PPFA honored outgoing board members Stuart Altschuler, CPF, Prestige Framing Academy, Naples, Fla.; Ron Mason, CPF, Gallery One in Iowa City, Iowa; and Cliff Wilson, MCPF, Framed In Tatnuck, Worcester, Mass.

 

[Ormond Williams MCPF]

Congratulations to everyone on the board and especially to the 'newbies'! I'm sure that PPFA is in good...no... excellent hands!

 

[Randy Parrish CPF]

I am honored to serve on the board, I have a passion for this group and its members. Anyone is free to contact me, do not hesitate to PM me here of "friend" me on Facebook.

 

[Robin Gentry MCPF]

Thanks for the Honor of serving. We have a Great Board and are looking forward to a busy year. Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. The Board is here to represent the members of PPFA and we welcome your thoughts!

 

[Ellen Collins MCPF]

I, too, am honored to serve the Association in this capacity. I love the PPFA, and have enjoyed every job I have ever done. This team looks like a good one, and I am excited to begin this job!