Meet the Staff
Gina Scherle
Gina Scherle is our most experienced associate with 39 years at Finishing Touches! Talk to Gina for home decor ideas. Photos on your phone tell a lot and help to choose just the right accents. Gina creates displays, orders new product, designs floral and greenery arrangements and manages the store on a daily basis. Priceless!
Amy Leinenbach
Amy Leinenbach is our jewelry extraordinaire! She knows the latest looks and keeps the selection new and fresh. Amy is our Vera Bradley expert and orders many of our personal items, candles, and drinkware. She takes our videos, helps with marketing and has been here for almost 18 years! Awesome!
Brenda Edwards
Brenda Edwards keeps our bookkeeping with her accounting background. She pays invoices and taxes, and she records sales and receivables. Brenda also helps on the sales floor, orders bath and body products, loves Spartina, and fills in wherever needed. She has worked here for over 15 years total. Incredible!
Shirley Stallwood
Shirley Stallwood moves so fast checking in our new merchandise, you probably have to look twice to find her! She unpacks and marks and inspects for quality control. She keeps track of our orders and backorders and reports damages. Shirley has carpentry skills needed many times at the store, and she knows a lot about home decor. 2018 will be her 5th year at Finishing Touches, and we are lucky to have her. Fantastic!
Lois Kuntz
Lois Kuntz is our "go-to" for shower and wedding gift wrap. Her corners and bows and presentation are perfect. Her penmanship is beautiful. Lois keeps our sympathy gifts ready to go. She manages our gift box inventory, and that is a challenge because we have so many different sizes! Lois has helped with many special corporate projects because her "gift baskets" are a wow...for almost 18 years. Unbelievable!
Mary Tucker
Mary Tucker has many years of experience selling corporate gifts and is now on the sales floor of Finishing Touches. She is very friendly and will help you find the perfect gift for any occasion. She knows how to put jewelry together for a fashion statement. Mary keeps us organized in our gift wrapping area, and she gets rid of clutter fast! We appreciate that because we have trouble keeping up when we are busy. Divine!
Diane Lindauer
Diane Lindauer runs Finishing Touches Business Promotions (FTBP). She manages the office, researches gift ideas, and prepares presentations. She orders, follows up for on-time event delivery, organizes art files, sends invoices, and pays bills. Diane's attention to detail makes her a perfect fit for this Corporate Gift Division. So Valuable!
Kim Schmitt
Kim Schmitt is an artist with her own business, Clara Mill. She and Jennifer Prechter design and paint pottery, canvas, crosses, & kitchen towels. Kim knows what you want! We work together to bring you new home decor, gift ideas, and seasonal accents. Kim helps on the sales floor when we need her. Her expertise from an artist view is appreciated as well as her beautiful big smile. Treasured!