Gift & Home Trade Association 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. 

  • Diversity + Inclusion Committee

    Co-Chair:‍ Janice Dayon Christensen, nora fleming
    Co-Chair: Andrea Padilla, Transpac ‍

    Committee Members: Adriana de Mello, de Mello Co; Richard Freeman, DM Merchandising; Tiffanie Lambert, Kikkerland; Terence Morris, AndMore; Delaney Womack, NEST, Inc.

  • Education Committee

    Co-Chairs: Chuck Fraelich, tag; Julia Higgins, Two’s Company

    Members: Angelina Blackmon, COEUR DE LION-QUDO-Lizas Jewelry; Lane Dierke, KBD Sales; Sara Enzbrenner, See Sales Management; Jacquie Kaiser, Portico Collection; Michelle Leuthold, Sincere Surroundings; Nicholas Vafakas, and! Sales; Bob Watson, The Link Companies

  • Long Range Planning Committee

    Chair: Andy Bjork, Ivystone;

    Members: Cole Daugherty, Dallas Market Center; Lindsay Darrah DeMyer, Darrah & Co.; Tara Dikos, Transpac Brands; Demi Lloyd, DEMDACO; Raelee Walton, Roadrunners, LLC

  • Marketing Committee

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

    Members: Linda Carson, tag; Benno Duenkelsbuehler, (re)ALIGN Expansion Sherpas; Danielle Elderkin, Nora Fleming; Griffin Gleboff, Portico Collection; Michelle Leuthold, Sincere Surroundings; Maggie New, Diverse Marketing

  • Membership Committee

    Co-Chairs: Lindsay Darrah DeMyer. Darrah & Co; Emalee Hoffman, CMA

    Members: Kurt Carr, Holidynamics; Noel Cline, DK Designs; Randa Crisler, Portico Collection; Steve Johnson, Johnson Waters Marketing; Matthew Mathiasen, Forge; Taylor (Brunson) McGowen, Softies; Landon Metts, MC Nexus, Chantelle Schneider, DEMDACO; Sydney Woern, Primitives by Kathy

  • Nominating Committee

    Chair: Raelee Walton, Roadrunners LLC

    Members: Lisa Bach, Anne McGilvray Company; Trudi Barton, Unemployed Philosophers Guild; Chuck Fraelich, tag ltd; Ron Petroff, Enchanted Partners Group

  • Retail Advisory Committee

    Co-Chairs: Kristin Sprague, Rare Beauty Brands; Nikki Creveling, Ritz Sisters

    Members: Melissa Bloom, Twist Sales; Jeff Harper, Harper Group; Lexie Robinson, Fred & Friends; Tosha Pearson, Road Runners; Adam Schrier, Creative Co-Op; Kathy Wilke, ASD Marketweek;

  • Advocacy Committee

    Co-Chairs: Trudi Bartow, Unemployed Philosophers Guild; Ryan Martz, Fire & Pine

    Members: Terri Harwood, MarketTime; Adam Schrier, Creative Co-Op; Bob Watson, The Link Companies

  • Sponsorship Committee

    Co-Chairs: Marla Boyd, Just Got 2 Have It!; Shalyn Batson, Rifle Paper Company

    Members: Cheri Lantz, GRN Covington

  • Conference Site Selection Committee

    Chair: Kelly Bristol, Just Got 2 Have It!

    Members: Jessica Barile, Designworks Collective; Jeanne Claire, andSales!; Cash Claridge, RAZ Imports; Amber Scoggins, Creative Co-op

  • Technology & Innovation Committee

    Chair: John Toler, Evergreen

2026 GHTA Annual Conference Committees

  • 2026 Conference Committee

    Chair: Alison Blackmore, Just Got 2 Have It!

  • Content Committee

    Co-Chairs: Alison Blackmore, Just Got 2 Have It!; Kate Duff, The Claxton Collective

    Members: Dorothy Belshaw, Rockview Management Group, Inc.; Nicola Espinet, David Youngson & Associates; Emalee Hoffman, CMA; Thom Petrouski, tag

  • Auction Committee

    Co-Chairs: Rebekah Moomau, The Portico Collection.; Patrick Retzer, Streamline NYC

    Members: Lisa Bach, Anne McGilvray & Company; Shalyn Baum, Rifle Paper Co., Ashley Miller, Gib Carson & Associates; Bart Moffitt, Stephen Joseph Gifts; Delaney Womack, NEST Reps

  • Technology Committee

    Co-Chairs: Camille Claire, MC Nexus; Steven Molock, Core Elements

    Members: Ashley Davis, Enchanted Moments; Carlos Gonzalez, The Claxton Collective; Brian Steinmeyer, Core Elements; Brandon Wyngaard, Napco

  • Give Back Committee

    Chair: Jill Novak, Shiraleah; Andrea Padilla, Transpac Brands

    Members: Lane Dierke, KBD Sales; Christina Graff, Just Got 2 Have It!; Amanda Marsh, Swig Life; Rebekah Moomau, Portico Collection

  • Chad Corzine Award

    Co-Chairs: Heather Hamann, Ganz;

  • Conference Site Selection

    Chair: Kelly Bristol, Just Got 2 Have It!

    Members: Jessica Barile, Designworks Collective; Jeanne Claire, andSales!; Cash Claridge, Creative Co-op; Amber Scoggins, Creative Co-op

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