St. Louis—During its annual meeting at the 18th edition of the National Wood Flooring Association’s ( NWFA) convention here, the organization elected its 2003 board members. Wayne Cotton of Design Flooring Distributors in Deerfield Beach, Fla., was elected president. He has devoted much time to NWFA having just concluded a term as its vice president. David Williams of Horizon Forest Products in Raleigh, N.C., is now the immediate past president. Joe Audino of Rode Bros. Flooring in Henderson, Nev., continues his involvement with the organization by being elected vice president. He was most recently NWFA’s secretary. Taking over Audino’s former role is Ken Schumacher of Schumacher & Co. in Newport, Ky. He is no stranger to the board having recently served as a director.

Don Connor of Mullican Flooring in Johnson City, Tenn., was voted to continue his role as the association’s treasurer. Directors voted in are as follows: William Costello of DuraSeal in Olive Branch in Miss.; Angela Crowl of Dominic A. DiFebo & Sons in Wilmington, Del.; Galen Fitzel of 3M Construction & Home Improvement in St. Paul, Minn.; Tom Gormley of Goodfellow in Delson, Quebec, Canada; Leonard Hall of Endurance Floor Co. in Miami; Glen Miller of Preverco in St. Augustindèsmaurés, Quebec, Canada; Yvette Monroe of R&R Hardwood in Boise, Idaho; Neil Moss of Armstrong Wood Products in Addison, Tex.; Richard Poirier of Dimension International in Loretteville, Quebec, Canada; Mark Weglowski of BonaKemi USA in Aurora, Colo., and Bruce Whisenhunt of Palo Dura Hardwoods in Denver.

The association’s three ex-officio directors include Donna Millard of Millwood Specialty Flooring Corp. in Elijay, Ga.; Barry Nelson of Glitsa American in Maple Grove, Minn., and Janet Sullivan of Lenmar in Baltimore. Finally, Ed Korczak will continue on as NWFA’s executive director and Anita Howard stays on as the association’s communications director. NWFA’s board is the governing body of the association and is responsible for its management and operations. It consists of four officers and 11 directors, each of whom are voted into office for a three-year term by the NWFA membership. For more information on NWFA, call 800/422-4556.