The Foundation’s Board Members wanted to share why they are passionate about FCIF's work.
Executive Committee:
Charlie Dilks, Chief Product Officer – CCA Global Partners, Chairman of the Board of FCIF, Grant Distribution, Finance & Investment, Nominating, and Gala Committees
“The FCIF provides grants to recipients exclusively within the floor covering industry and is funded almost entirely from donations made from within the industry. Knowing that your donation, large or small, will be used to benefit someone in your industry who is suffering as a result of a catastrophic illness or life altering event, is a differentiation unique to very few charities”.
Scott Humphrey– CEO of the World Floor Covering Association, Vice-Chairman of FCIF, Finance & Investment, and Grant Distribution Committees
“FCIF is my chance to give back to the people and industry that has supported me and my family for multiple generations. My support is one way of saying “thank you” to those who have worked in the industry I have called home for almost my entire life.”
Kennedy Frierson, Chairman and CEO of Dixie Group, Treasurer of FCIF, Finance Committee Chair
Piet Dossche, Dossche Holdings, Corporate Secretary of FCIF, Nominating Committee
Rodger S. Marcus, Chairman and CEO of American Biltrite Inc, Grant Distribution Committee Chair
Will Young, Director of National Accounts of Engineered Floors, Fund Development Committee Chair, Gala Committee
2024 Board of Directors
Ralph Boe, President of ArrowStar, LLC
Lisa Browning, Executive Director of National Floorcovering Alliance, Fund Development Committee
Brian Caress, Retired CEO of Redi Carpet, Industry Volunteer, Fund Development Committee
Brian M. Carson, President and CEO of AHF Products
Jonathan Cohen, President & CEO of Stanton Carpet
Ted Dlugokienski, CFO of Abbey Carpet Co., Inc.
Carrie Edwards Isaac, VP Strategic Accounts of Shaw Industries Group, Fund Development Committee
Steve Feldman, Publisher & Editorial Director of Floor Covering News, Gala Committee Chair
Emily Finkell, Owner/Design Principal of EF Floors & Design, Fund Development Committee
Amie Gilmore, Show Director of The International Surface Event, Gala Committee
Jeff Golden, Managing Director, of JG Media Group/ ProInstaller
Philip Gutierrez, Chairman & CEO of Abbey Carpet Company
Kemp Harr, Publisher/Owner of Floor Focus Magazine
Max Holland COO of FEI Group, President of Home Solutions
Kevin Jablon, President of Spartan Surfaces
Doug Jackson, President of Cali Floors, Gala Committee
Tanja Kern, Associate Publisher & Editor, of Floor Trends, Editorial Director of BNP Media Flooring Group
Raymond Mancini, Jr., CEO of The Belknap Haines Group
Paul Murfin, President of Taylor Adhesives, Fund Development Committee
Sam O’Krent, O’Krent Floors, Marketing Committee Chair, Nominating Committee
Ed Perrin, Lead Advisor of Karndean Designflooring
Amy Rush-Imber, Publisher, Floor Covering Weekly
Bob Weiss, Strategic Advisor of All Surfaces, Finance Committee
Zack Zehner, President of Mannington Residential Business, Mannington Mills, Grant Distribution Committee
Board Member Emeritus
Howard Brodsky, CCA Global Partners, Inc.
Keith Campbell, Mannington Mills
Larry Nagle, President of N.L. Nagle, Inc.
Ex- Officios
Ex-Officio Member of BOD and all Committees- Andrea Blackbourn, Executive Director of Floor Covering Industry Foundation
Ex-Officio Member of the Finance Committee- Steve Abernathy, CFO of World Floor Covering Association
2023 Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board - Charlie Dilks, CCA Global Partners
Vice-Chairman - Scott Humphrey, World Floor Covering Association
Treasurer -Keith Campbell, Mannington Mills
Corporate Secretary - Piet Dossche, Dossche Holding Company
Nominating Committee Chair Howard Brodsky, CCA Global Partners
Grant Committee Chair - Roger Marcus, American Biltrite
Fund Development Chair - Will Young, Engineered Floors
Executive Committee Member at Large - Dana Teague, Informa Exhibitions US / TISE
Ralph Boe, ArrowStar
Lisa Browning, National Floorcovering Alliance
Brian Caress, Redi Carpet
Jonathan Cohen, Stanton Carpet
Ted Dlugokienski, Abbey Carpet
Carrie Edwards Isaac, Shaw Industries Group
Steve Feldman, Floor Covering News
Emily Finkell, Engineered Floors
Kennedy Frierson, The Dixie Group
Jeff Golden, JG Media Group/ ProInstaller
Philip Gutierrez, Abbey Carpet
Kemp Harr, Floor Focus Magazine
Max Holland, FEI Group
Kevin Jablon, Spartan Surfaces
Doug Jackson, Cali Floors
Tanja Kern, Floor Trends /BNP Media Flooring Group
Raymond Mancini, Jr., The Belknap Haines Group
Jeanne Matson, Consultant
Paul Murfin, Taylor Adhesives
Larry Nagle, N.L. Nagle, Inc.
Sam O’Krent, O’Krent Floors
Ed Perrin, Karndean Designflooring
Amy Rush-Imber, Floor Covering Weekly
Bob Weiss, All Tile Inc.
Ex-officio: Andrea Blackbourn, FCIF Executive Director