GHTA Committees

Below is a list of our current committees and chairpersons.
We are always looking to have individuals join us in our effort to
strengthen the industry. 

If there's a committee you are interested in,or you have ideas you'd like to share,
please email our Association Coordinator, Jen Saunders, at  info@giftandhome.org. 

Gift & Home Trade Association Committees

  • Diversity + Inclusion Committee

    Chair: Adriana de Mello, de Mello Co

    Committee Members: Sushil Arora, Danica Brands; Janice Christensen, nora fleming; Richard Freeman, DM Merchandising; Terence Morris, AndMore; Andrea Padilla, Transpac Brands

  • Education Committee

    Co-Chairs: Melissa Bloom, Twist Sales; Michelle Leuthold, Sincere Surroundings

    Members: Noel Cline, Swig Life; Christina Engle, Fieldstone Marketing; Robin Estill, Fine Lines; Michael Griffith, Enesco

  • Long Range Planning Committee

    Chair: Andy Bjork, Ivystone

    Members: Dorothy Belshaw, Lindsay DeMyer, Darrah & Co; Julia Higgins, Two’s Company; RaeLee Walton, Roadrunners LLC; Cynde Stewart, RAZ Imports

  • Marketing Committee

    Co-Chairs: Cole Daugherty, Dallas Market Center; RaeLee Walton, Roadrunners LLC

    Members: Linda Carson, tag; Danielle Elderkin, nora fleming; Nate Fraley, Demdaco; Griffin Gleboff, Portico Collection; Stephanie Stoltz, Ivystone

  • Membership Committee

    Co-Chairs: Lindsay Darrah DeMyer. Darrah & Co; Amanda Marsh, Swig Life

    Members: Steven Johnson, Johnson Waters Marketing; Landon Metts, MC Nexus ; Tosha Pearson, Roadrunners LLC

  • Nominating Committee

    Chair: Julia Higgins, Two’s Company

    Members: Meg Gilmore, Anne McGilvray & Co; Patrick Keiser, Heart on Main Street; Ryan Martz, Fire & Pine; RaeLee Walton, Roadrunners LLC

  • Retail Advisory Committee

    Co-Chairs: Jessica Barile, Designworks Collective; Alison Blackmore, Just Got 2 Have It!

    Members: Lisa Bach, Anne McGilvray & Assoc; Nikki Creveling, Ritz Sisters; Jeff Harper, The Harper Group; Amy Loewenberg, EmeraldX; Adam Schrier, Creative Co-Op; Kristin Sprague – Rare Beauty Brands

  • Sponsorship Committee

    Co-Chairs: Marla Boyd, Just Got 2 Have It!; Thom Petrouski, tag

    Members: Cheri Lantz, GRN Covington

2025 GHTA Annual Conference Committees

  • Conference Chair: Chuck Fraelich, tag

  • Content Co-Chairs: Tara Dikos, Transpac Brands; Chuck Fraelich, tag

    Members: Benno Duenkelsbuehler, (re) Align for Results; Majda Rensberger, Two’s Company; Crystal Vilkaitis, Rooted in Retail

  • Auction Co-Chairs: Ashley Miller, Gib Carson & Assoc.; Patrick Retzer, Streamline NYC

    Members: Bart Moffitt, Stephen Joseph Gifts; Allison Schulenberg, Peepers; Delaney Womack, NEST Reps

  • AV & Technology Co-Chairs: Camille Claire; Ron Petroff, Enchanted Partners Group

    Members: Stephen Molok, CORE Elements; Brandon Wyngaard

  • Give Back Co-Chairs: Emalee Hoffmann, CMA Gifts; Andrea Padilla, Transpac Brands

    Members: Lane Dierke, KBD Sales; Taylor Dierke, KBD Sales; Brittany Rigg, Dallas Market Center

  • 2026 Location Co-Chairs: Alison Blackmore, Just Got 2 Have It! Kelly Bristol, Just Got 2 Have It!

    Members: Julia Higgins, Two’s Company; Ryan Martz, Fire & Pine; Jill Novak, Shiraleah

If there's a committee you are interested in, or you have ideas you'd like to share,
please email our Association Coordinator, Jen Saunders at info@giftandhome.org.