| Karen Lewis, Founder
Karen Lewis has worked in the office furniture industry for 30 years. She started her career with Herman Miller in 1978 and has worked just about every aspect of the office furniture industry: administration, training, architectural/design, sales, marketing, preowned furniture sales and liquidation. Her involvement in all disciplines of the industry fostered the creation of Karen Lewis Associates, Inc. where she focuses on each aspect of a clients move as it relates to furniture. Karen's mission in beginning The Furniture Trust comes from her deep belief in saving the environment from landfills and her commitment to "give back". Karen graduated from San Jose State University with a masters degree in education.
Christine Mosholder, Founder
Christine has worked in the real estate industry for almost 20 years. She began as a designer with a regional architectural firm and migrated to corporate real estate, where she managed a number of capital projects required to successfully complete a series of mergers and acquisitions for BankBoston / Fleet Bank. In 2000, Christine founded Corporate Project Partners, a real estate project and relocation management company focused on corporate, bio technology and institutional clients, including many non profit organizations. Christine's committment to The Furniture Trust reflects her belief that being environmentally responsible is not just a "green" thing to do, it is the only option to preserve our planet. Christine has a BS in Interior Design from Cornell University and her MBA in entrepreneurship from Babson College.
Jill Durant, Business Manager
Prior to joining The Furniture Trust, Jill Durant was a consultant at Fidelity Investments. She provided real estate management support to the company in all capacities and was primarily responsible for the planning and execution of employee relocations including furniture modifications, space planning and updates to floor plans. Prior to that, she worked for a financial institution for 23 years in various capacities. Within the Corporate Bank, her last position was Manager of Business Administration in the Capital Markets group. Throughout her career in financial services her responsibilities included space planning, client services, marketing and communications, human resources, finance and event planning. Her strong project management skills and ability to run a project from start to finish make her an excellent resource to manage The Furniture Trust.
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