Dean Howell, president, Moda Floors & Interiors in Atlanta, Georgia, has been elected chairman of the board of the World Floor Covering
Association (WFCA). Howell, who has been a member of the board since 2013, succeeds Deb DeGraaf as she steps down but remains engaged with the organization
as immediate past chairman.
At the fall board of directors meeting in San Antonio, Texas, directors also elected Sam O’Krent, president O’Krent Floors, as chairman-elect; confirmed Don Roberts, preside, Central Alabama Flooring, as chief financial officer and treasurer; Adam Nonn, president Nonn’s Kitchen Bath & Flooring, as secretary; and Jim Walters, former
president Macco Floor Covering Center, Inc.; Lauren Voit, president, Great Western Flooring Co. as vice-chairs. These individuals will comprise the association's executive
committee for 2022-2023.