Owners & Staff

Denise Cyr, President-CEO
Denise Cyr opened Bennington Furniture in 1986 in a 3000 sq ft store on North Main Street in Bennington Vermont. Over the past 20 years Denise has grown Bennington Furniture from that small 3000 sq ft store to a four store chain which is over 60,000 sq ft of showroom and warehouse facilities. Denise has become one of the premiere interior designers in the northeast and her homes have been featured in national publications such as Kitchen and Bath for her design work and Nations Business Magazine for the growth of her business. Denise also received the National Blue Chip award from the US Chamber of Commerce for outstanding entrepreneur and small businesswomen. Although retired from day to day operations she still enjoys the interior design side of the business and can be found doing interior design job’s for commercial hotels or for customers who request her services. Denise can be reached at denise@benningtonfurniture.com

Michael Fiacco, Vice President-COO
Michael Fiacco has a Bachelor of Science in Economics and began his career in the finance field. After college he worked for AIG Trading group in Greenwich, CT. He then worked for BNP Paribas in New York. Before moving back to the southern Vermont area he managed a furniture chain in the Metro New York and northern New Jersey areas. When Michael returned to take over the family business he opened Bennington Furniture’s 4th location in West Dover. Michael is committed to continue on with his mother’s business model of offering the very best in customer service with the best possible prices. Michael and his extremely dedicated staff believe in out working their competitors to give you the best possible experience whether you are buying a $99.00 lamp or purchasing an entire house of furniture. Michael can be reached at michael@benningtonfurniture.com

Staff

Managers:

Marcy Rodd – Customer Service Manager
Marcy is a native of Bennington, VT. She attended MAUHS and graduated in the class of 1992. After working and living for several years in the Mount Snow area, she returned to Bennington and has been employed at Bennington Furniture since 2003. Marcy is our lead customer service person and can help you with all of your service and warranty questions. She works at our corporate office in the Rt 7A location in Bennington. Her email is marcy@bennigntonfurniture.com

Paul Baker – Operations Manager
Paul started working for Bennington Furniture in 2002 as the warehouse manager. Since then he has moved up to operations manager. He was born in CT. and moved to Bennington, VT as a child. He spent six years at Bennington Potters where he was their shipping manager for 2 1/2 years. Paul works primarily in our Rt. 7A location and can sometimes be found out on our trucks or between stores from time to time. His e-mail is paul@benningtonfurniture.com

Kim Bryant – Store Manager/ Design Consultant
Kim grew up in the midwest but now resides in Shaftsbury, VT with her husband and two children. She has worked with Bennington Furniture since 2000. She started in our customer service department and now manages our Manchester store and co-manages our Dover store. Kim’s time is spent between our Manchester and Dover stores and she can be reached at kim@benningtonfurniture.com

Trude Mann – Merchandising Manager/Lead Interior Designer
Trude is a native of Bennington where she currently resides, with her three children and her husband. She has worked as a merchandiser for retail stores in the area for 18 years. She has been with Bennington Furniture for 7 years where she heads our interior design team and merchandises all four of our stores. She works in all locations with the bulk of her time spent in the West Dover store. Her email is trude@benningtonfurniture.com

Kristin Mahar Pulver – Manager of Bennington Budget Furniture
Born and raised in Bennington, Vermont. She has two children, Matt and Chad. She was a local real estate agent for many years before coming to Bennington Furniture in 2006. She recently purchased a home in Historic Old Bennington and working on restoring it back to its original charm. Kristin is a member of the local area Chamber of Commerce and Mt. Anthony Country Club. She enjoys attending many community events Stop by and see her at Bennington Budget furniture and check out all of our bargains located at 219 River Street, Bennington, VT. Email Kristin at kristin@benningtonfurniture.com

Sales:

Mike Hogan
Mike is considered the “old man” of the Bennington Furniture sales force. Mike started his furniture sales career in 1965 at Paine Furniture Company in Boston. In 1970 he returned to his hometown and has served generation after generation of families in the surrounding areas with their furniture needs. Mike is married and has two grandsons. Mike welcomes his past, present and future customers to stop in and see him at the main location of Bennington Furniture on Historic Rt. 7A. His e-mail is mikehogan@benningtonfurniture.com

Interior Designer and Sales

Peg Caron
Peg is native of Bennington Vermont. She attended Endicott College in Beverly Ma. She graduated with a degree in Interior Design. After working for several years in Boston she returned to the Bennington area and opened a custom picture-framing studio at her home, balancing her time between her studio and Bennington Furniture. She is married with two daughters and resides in White Creek, NY. Peg works in our Historic Rt 7A, Manchester and Bennington Budget locations. Her e-mail is peg@benningtonfurniture.com.

Judy Conroy
Judy started working at Bennington Furniture in 2006. She has an Associate of Specialized Technology degree in Interior Design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and has nearly 20 years of experience working primarily in residential design. She has worked for both large companies like Ethan Allen as well as small, specialized design studios. She works in our Historic Route 7A and Manchester locations and can sometimes be found at our Bennington Budget Furniture location. Although Judy has lived and worked in several different areas of the country, she currently resides in Shaftsbury, VT. Her e-mail is judy@benningtonfurniture.com.

Michele L. Hogan – Color Consultant/Interior Design, started working for the Bennington Furniture family as a sales associate in 2003. Having limited knowledge of the furniture world, she jumped right in. With her family’s deep roots in the auto industry; her father Bill would let her choose the interior upholstery color and exterior paint color on the new cars that he was ordering for his dealership. An artist herself, that creates amazing colors that form on her oil-paint palette. She offers her expertise as a color consultant to all of her customers, from the home right down the street to second home owners. She works to create amazing spaces with splashes of different hues and saturations using furniture as center pieces of her creations. Michele sits on the Board of The Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce; she also is a Justice of the Peace for The State of Vermont and Co-Chair of the Basement Music Series at the Vermont Arts Exchange. You can e-mail Michele anytime at silkier40@aol.com to have her answer a question or make an appointment for a free in home consultation. You may contact her at Bennington Furniture on Harwood Hill at 802-442-5200.

Bookkeeper/Web Maintenance

Linda McLenithan
Linda was born in New Hampshire and raised in Vermont. Linda has been at Bennington Furniture since October 2009. Linda and her husband Kevin reside in Manchester Center with their beloved 18-year-old Siamese cat named Suki. When not at work Linda enjoys reading, cooking, home renovations and gardening. Linda is a Certified Vermont Master Gardener and practices organic flower and vegetable gardening. Linda works out of the 7A location and can be reached at linda@benningtonfurniture.com