Congratulations to the
Art Van Furniture
Fifty Finest Associate winners!

In celebration of our 50th anniversary, we asked our employees and associates to nominate their peers
for a special award. Below are the 50 men and women chosen who exceed expectations in the area of teamwork, and embody Art Van Furniture's mission to improve the quality of life by providing solutions to create beauty, comfort and health in the home of all our guests.
To honor this outstanding achievement, all 50 winners will be recognized during a luncheon, hosted by Chairman and Founder Art Van Elslander. Again, congratulations to our Fifty Finest honorees, and thank you for your enthusiasm and strong commitment to Art Van Furniture.
  • Dawn Alvarez - Bay City
  • Mark August - Warehouse
  • David Barnes - Burton
  • Ruth Belleman - Chesterfield
  • Lance Billow - Warehouse
  • Eddie Blaine - Southfield
  • Tiffany Bowman-Allred - Jackson
  • Bill Brozik - Central Service
  • Mike Case - Corporate
  • Loreta Cieslinski - Central Service
  • Martin Coyne - Taylor
  • David Dewitt - Alpine
  • Kenneth Farhat - Warren (14 Mile)
  • Melisa Galyon - Livonia
  • Violet Gamez-Hill - Lansing
  • Suzette Giamportone - Warehouse
  • Tammy Grow - Lansing
  • Terri Heatley - Howell
  • Ken Hector - Schoenherr
  • Martin Hudenko - Ann Arbor
  • Julia Irla - Corporate
  • Doug Jones - Grand Rapids
  • Diane Karageozian - Corporate
  • Jeanne Kipker - Battle Creek
  • Aleta Knudholt - Saginaw
  • Rick Lopez - Warehouse
  • Robert McCauley - Westland
  • John McInnis - Central Service
  • Natasha Mitchell - Taylor
  • Devin Murtos - Port Huron
  • John Newman - Novi
  • Mark Orlando - Drayton Plains
  • Steve Qualls, Jr. - Clinton Township
  • Katie Raczok - Holland
  • Marlene Rakestraw - Woodward
  • Angela Reeber - Lakeside
  • Lisa Reiss - Saginaw
  • Connie Roussin - Corporate
  • Bill Salisbury - Novi
  • Brandon Smith - Lakeside
  • Shirley Smith - Dearborn
  • Teri Suchodolski - Traverse City
  • Bill Tafelsky - Kalamazoo
  • Sara Tait - Warren (14 Mile)
  • Doug Tanaka - Corporate
  • Susannah Tanis - Alpine
  • Hillary Treuter - Central Service
  • Kurt Urch - Flint
  • Mike Ziegler - Kalamazoo
  • Russell Zue - Muskegon