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    Whether you're shaping research priorities, guiding organizational strategy, planning dynamic events, or amplifying HIRI’s mission as a Strategic Partner, your involvement helps drive innovation across the home improvement marketplace. Explore the many ways you can lead, contribute, and grow with us.

    Serve on the Board of Directors

    Serving on HIRI’s Board presents new opportunities to share your ideas and influence how the association moves forward.  Your unique knowledge and experience will is a major asset to the home improvement industry and will help drive HIRI’s success. 

    Meet Our Board Officers

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    Paul Pons­ford

    HIRI Board Pres­i­dent
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    paulponsford@​deltafaucet.​com
    HENKEL

    Chris Igielin­s­ki

    HIRI Board Vice Pres­i­dent 
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    Jennifer Castenson

    HIRI Board Secretary/​ Compliance Offi­cer
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    jenniferc@​buildxact.​com
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    Meet Our Board Members

    WESTLAKE

    Steven Booz

    West­lake Build­ing Products
    LOWES

    Chris Igielin­s­ki

    Lowe’s
    ODL

    Derek Field­ing

    ODL 

    3M

    Tate Galvin 

    3M Company
    SHERWIN-WILLIAMS

    Melin­da Har­ris

    Sherwin-Williams
    ASSA-ABLOY

    Rachel Kravitz

    Assa Abloy
    KOHLER

    Roger Pai

    Kohler

    TheHomeDepot

    Bethany Park­er 

    The Home Depot
    Google

    Christina Stavridis

    Google

    Join the HIRI Research Steering Committee

    Whether you're shaping research priorities, guiding organizational strategy, planning dynamic events, or amplifying HIRI’s mission as a Strategic Partner, your involvement helps drive innovation across the home improvement marketplace. Explore the many ways you can lead, contribute, and grow with us.

    Benefits

    Influence research to better meet the needs of your organization

    Receive pre-releases of most deliverables

    Reference committee designation on LinkedIn/résumé 

    Opportunity to publish self-authored research/content to the HIRI base

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    Expectations

    Dedicate two to three hours per month

    Attend quarterly committee meetings

    Participate in six+ studies

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    Responsibilities

    Help define HIRI’s research objectives and enhance HIRI’s research methodologies

    Submit questions for consideration and refine questionnaires

    Review pre-final draft deliverables and provide feedback prior to general member delivery

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    Eligibility

    Five+ years of research experience

    Three+ years of industry experience

    Manager/Director/VP level or higher

    One person per member organization (exceptions made for separate brands)

    Approval by member representative and/or manager of employee seeking to join RSC

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    We hope you will consider joining the HIRI Research Steering Committee. Together, we can foster innovation and elevate the standards of home improvement research for the benefit of everyone. Your expertise, passion and insights are integral to our shared success.

    Join the Summit Steering Committee

    The Summit Steering Committee aids in bringing in the right speakers and focusing HIRI's annual Summit on the highest impact topics that are driving the home improvement industry right now.

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    Drive the Future of Home Improvement Research by Becoming a Strategic Partner

    At HIRI, we believe in the pow­er of col­lab­o­ra­tion and the strength that diverse perspec­tives bring to our mem­ber base. As we con­tin­ue our mis­sion to deliv­er insights on home improve­ment, the Strate­gic Part­ner Pro­gram is designed to fos­ter the spir­it of col­lab­o­ra­tion across orga­ni­za­tions to the ben­e­fit of HIRI members.

    HIRI Strategic Partners gain unparalleled access to data, insights, and decision-makers shaping the home improvement industry. Collaborate, contribute, and lead with the most trusted name in research.

    Through HIRI’s Strategic Partner Program, your organization can collaborate with us to address specific industry challenges and opportunities that should become topics that addressed by HIRI.

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    Thank You to Our Current Strategic Partners!

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