Debra Gingerich is the ecommerce and marketing director for DutchCrafters Amish Furniture. Debra is a published author, which includes writing about her experiences growing up Mennonite and continuing to be active in the Mennonite community. She has had the opportunity to visit numerous Amish woodshops and interview Amish woodworkers about their craft. As an interior design enthusiast and admitted HGTV junkie, Debra loves to communicate the outstanding value of Amish made furniture and its benefits. The Timber to Table blog was established in 2012 for DutchCrafters to provide customers and other readers with information about the Amish and Amish woodworkers, furniture styles and history, and interior design.
Debra Gingerich has been named Web presence team manager for JMX Brands, a Sarasota-based ecommerce business and largest Web-only retailer of Amish furniture at www.DutchCrafters.com. Previously employed by JMX Brands, Gingerich returns with more than 15 years of Web communications and marketing experience. Most recently, she served as director of creative services and marketing at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. Gingerich holds a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts… JMX Brands/DutchCrafters Names New Head of Web Team
Sarasota Chapter president Jim Miller reflected on breaking ground and the power of the metaphor of planting at the Mennonite Entrepreneurs’ Conference on Longboat Key.
As 2014 comes to an end and we look ahead to the clean slate of hope that we find a new year, it is a natural time to reflect upon life. I am prone to do this each year, and it has become my routine to share a word with our JMX Brands & DutchCrafters customers as I do. One of my personal highlights of 2014 was the opportunity to speak at the annual convention… From JMX Brands CEO Jim Miller: New Year Wishes
Sarasota MEDA chairman spoke on authenticity in faith and dignity in human relationships before the Mennonite Economic Development Associates’ annual conference in Manitoba
Sarasota-based Internet Retailer Adds Three Employees, Aims to Upgrade and Innovate Customer Experience SARASOTA, FL – JULY 23, 2014 – JMX Brands, parent company to DutchCrafters.com, the world’s largest web-only retailer of Amish Furniture and home goods, plans to maintain its enviable position in the niche marketplace with three new team members — one each in Sales, Portfolio Management, and Administration. To accommodate their robust staff, JMX Brands has also acquired a third, adjacent office… JMX Brands Fuels Exponential Growth with New Sales Hires, Third Office
Internet Retailer Magazine Recognizes the Company’s Climb in Several Rankings During a Challenging Year Sarasota, FL, July 14th, 2014 — For the third year in a row, Internet retailer JMX Brands was named to Internet Retailer Magazine’s Second 500, a highly-regarded ranking of the nation’s most promising E-tailers. Divided and arranged by sales volume, the list (as well as its sister list, the First 500) is a catalog of success stories to watch, and widely… JMX Brands Celebrates Inclusion in IR Second 500
Web Retailer Names Three Winners for the Third Annual College Scholarship Sarasota, FL, July 7, 2014 — DutchCrafters, an online retailer of Amish handmade furniture and home goods, announced the three winners of it’s Heritage Scholarship today. Two newly-minted high-school graduates and one enrolled college student each accepted a $500 grant to continue their education at the institution of their choice. Award selection criteria included grade point average, a statement of financial need, and an… DutchCrafters Congratulates 2014 Heritage Scholars
