Corey Whitely

The National Forest Foundation (NFF) works with communities and organizations to conserve and enhance the watersheds, wildlife habitats, and wild places across the 193-million-acre National Forest System. Chartered by Congress, the NFF engages Americans in community-based and national programs that promote the health and public enjoyment of these lands. The NFF collaborates with the U.S. Forest Service and partners to leverage conservation capacity and community action to improve the health of National Forests and Grasslands.

Bennett Pointe, LLC provides business consulting and advisory services leveraging deep operational experience across multiple verticals – Retail – Manufacturing – Logistics – to drive success for our clients. We use your vision as a foundation for our services. Understanding that consulting is more than giving advice, through our services we combine operational experience with business plan execution, with a practice focus on the consumer goods industry.

Corey Whitely was appointed Executive Vice President Operations of Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. (NYSE: ETD) and its subsidiaries in 2021. Previously he served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Administration since 2014 and in various other Executive Vice President roles since 2005. During his tenure with Ethan Allen, Corey held responsibility for overseeing the operations of the Company including its retail, manufacturing, logistics and technology, along with its corporate operations including human resources, finance, investor relations, risk management and product safety. Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE: ETD) is a leading interior design company and manufacturer and retailer of quality home furnishings which offers complimentary interior design service to its clients and sells a full range of home furnishings through ethanallen.com and a network of approximately 300 Design Centers in the United States and abroad.

Served on the Board of Directors and as Treasurer and Secretary of the Connecticut Retail Merchants Association, a statewide group representing retailers in Connecticut. The CRMA has been working on behalf of retailers at the Connecticut State Capitol since 1910. The CRMA mission is to strengthen Connecticut Retailing through legislative initiatives and also by leveraging the association’s unique buying power to obtain the best value in merchant services on behalf of its membership.