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After working in the wallpaper/fabric and antiques industry, SARAH JENKINSON began her career in sales in a decorative plumbing and hardware showroom in the Hamptons, becoming a national sales person for the importer for Barber Wilsons
in 1997 and in 2003 became their US agent directly, where she quickly added the Sterlingham Company. Sarah was named DPHA Manufacturing Professional of the Year in 2010 and honored with the President’s Distinguished Service Award in 2009. She was co-chair of the Conference Committee from 2010-2012, a member of the Board of Directors for over a decade, and served on the EXCO committee. In 2013 Sarah was elected President of the DPHA, and inducted into the Council of Fellows in 2018. She loves training people on her lines and improving their sales techniques.
JEFF MACDOWELL
A nearly 30-year run in the industry starting in Buffalo, N.Y., Jeff has worked
on the wholesale side doing everything from counter sales, to shipping, and purchasing. He was most recently Senior Director of Showrooms for Frank Webb Home, and prior to that was VP of Marketing and Emerging Markets at APR Supply in central Pennsylvania. He has led over 50 showrooms in his career, and is passionate about delivering exceptional shopping experiences.
MARK OKUN
Mark Okun is a Sales Success Consultant with Bravo Business Media, monthly Business Contributor to enLIGHTenment Magazine, and President of Mark Okun Consulting & Performance Group. He has more than 30 years of hands-on retail experience training and coaching sales associates in the furniture, lighting and plumbing industries.
For 35 years MARK ROHL has been discovering beautiful, authentically crafted products in the hidden corners of Western Europe, North America and New Zealand. Beginning with the original pull-out faucet that was brough by Ken Rohl to America in 1983, the family-operated company continues to uncover exquisite faucets, fittings and fixtures for the kitchen and bath. Every ROHL Collection has a traceable provenance. They are made in the same shops and factories that have had a legacy of brassware and fixture making for decades. Authentic luxury is when original design and a commitment to craft come together, connecting touch of hand, truth in materials and place of origin.
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