Doug Sanicola, president of Outdoor Elegance in La Verne, California
HIGH POINT -- Doug Sanicola has been named acting chair of the International Casual Furnishings Association following the resignation of Joe Pucci of Great Gatherings. He will fill the unexpired term through year-end.
Sanicola, president of Outdoor Elegance in La Verne, Calif., served as the trade group's first retail chair in 2017. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 2012 for a three-year term and later served as vice chair in 2015 and 2016.
Sanicola and his wife, Sharon, purchased Outdoor Elegance in May 2001. The single-store operation has been an ICFA Apollo Award finalist for retailing excellence in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019.