Organizations Filed Purposes:
To serve the public interest by advancing the direct selling industry's support of consumer rights and protection, education about the industry, ethical leadership, and individual economic empowerment.
Engages and educates the public on the ways direct selling empowers individuals, supports communities and strengthens economies worldwide.
Education Initiative: DSEF partners with members of the academic community to support research and education programs that expand the knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles of direct selling. DSEF works with professors in a variety of disciplines including entrepreneurship, marketing, ethics, consumer studies, business and economics to commission academic research, case studies and white papers and to sponsor direct selling education programs on university campuses across the country. These efforts provide students, professors and the public with insights into the direct selling channel and its latest trends and innovations, offer solutions for better business management and help educate the next generation of entrepreneurs and industry leaders about opportunities in the space.
Fellows: DSEF Fellows are given a two-year opportunity to work with the Foundation and industry executives to gain deeper insights into this channel of distribution, both as a go-to-market business strategy and pathway to micro-entrepreneurship. More specifically, Fellows are currently made up of university and community college professors with specialties that typically fall within the areas of business, management, marketing, entrepreneurship, ethics, consumer studies and other related fields.
Communications: Educate the public about how direct selling empowers individuals, supports communities and strengthens economies worldwide. Our programs help build a broader understanding of direct selling's channel of distribution, wide variety of products, and entrepreneurship opportunity.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Gary Huggins | Executive Director | 37.5 | $236,883 |
| Nancy Laichas | Chief Marketing Officer | 37.5 | $153,217 |
| Kimblery Harris Bliton | Senior Director, Academic Initiatives | 37.5 | $129,345 |
| Tamara Ingram | Program Manager | 37.5 | $106,936 |
| Adolfo Franco | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph N Mariano | President | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah T Ashford | Outside Counsel | 1 | $0 |
| John Wyckoff | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Britney C Vickery | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Orville Thompson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Connie Tang | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Justin Rose | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Reigle | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Napierski | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Konrad Mayr | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Calvin Jolley | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Erik S Johnson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Asma Ishaq | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Pamela Jones Harbour | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Guest | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Marjorie L Fine | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Ferrell | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Victoria L Crittenden | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Chard | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Cavitt | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Helen Brown | Director | 1 | $0 |
| John P Parker | Past Chair | 1 | $0 |
| David R Merriman | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| S Kerry Tassopoulos | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Angela Loehr Chrysler | Chair | 1 | $0 |
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