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Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Roundtable (November 26)
Got a question you want to ask others in the bizz? You’ve come to the right place!
Date/Time
November 26, 2026
1 pm ET
Registration
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Kitchen cabinet manufacturers are invited to join a members-only roundtable discussion with colleagues from across Canada. This 1-hour Zoom session provides an open, candid forum to ask questions, share experiences, and gain peer input.
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Register today →（https://ckca.wildapricot.org/event-6509900）
Program
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Got questions and want to ask your manufacturing colleagues across the country?
This 1 hour session is for you.
No agenda, general discussion on topics that you want to cover.
General info
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We send you the Zoom details when you sign up. Be sure to add them to your calendar so you don’t miss one! You’ll get notification from ckca@wildapricot.org so be sure to watch for emails from that address. If you don’t receive anything – check your spam. These sessions are not recorded.
How do the face-to-face live sessions work?
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These roundtables are part of your participation in the CKCA Spring Regional or Fall National Forum. They are typically 60 mins held in a room at the host hotel. Attendance is always optional, but we usually see anywhere from 40-60 manufacturers attending. Yes, more than one person from your company can attend if they are registered for the full event. The event is moderated, but we encourage you to bring your questions and observations from the tours you will have participated in earlier that day. These in person roundtables are very popular and it’s a great way to get an across the country perspective. There are also two face-to-face roundtables a year (May 13, 2026 and Oct 10, 2026), you will have to register for the live event to attend these.
Questions?
Contact CKCA Office or call 613‑493‑5858.
Vice-President
Rishelle Tarr
Westwood Cabinetry
Rishelle Tarr is a dedicated operations leader with a strong background in finance, sales, and business development. She joined Westwood Cabinetry in 2018 and currently serves as Director of Business Operations, where she plays a key role in scaling the company’s multi-family and B2B cabinetry channels across Canada. With a career spanning finance and operational strategy, Rishelle brings a process-driven mindset and a passion for growth and innovation to her work. As a new voice in the cabinet manufacturing space, Rishelle offers fresh insight into evolving market trends and the next generation of industry leadership. Rishelle is excited to serve on the CKCA Board of Directors, where she aims to support industry connection, knowledge-sharing, and a strong future for Canadian cabinetry.
Craig Atkinson
Marathon Hardware
Founded in 1990, Marathon began with a simple concept; to provide excellent customer service to the woodworking trade by offering affordable high-quality hardware and the best customer support in the industry. Over the last 30 years, we have been dedicated to our customers by creating a company with these cornerstone ideals. Craig joined Marathon in 2011, taking charge of their technology and web, and later all marketing. With extensive operations from BC to Ontario, Marathon takes pride in building long term relationships with its customers. Craig believes that the mission of the CKCA is in direct relation to Marathon’s approach to doing business. By building working relationships based upon trust and mutual respect, everyone moves forward together.
Treasurer
James Dewinetz
CPA, CMA – Pacific Rim Cabinets
James has been around the cabinet industry his whole life, working in factories as a summer job. His father started Pacific Rim Cabinets in 1997 to manufacture custom cabinets solely for export to Japan. Over the years, while Japan remains an integral part of the company’s history and sales, Pacific Rim Cabinets now deals primarily with the custom home builders, designers and architects around Vancouver and the lower mainland of BC manufacturing custom kitchens, bathroom vanities, entertainment units, closets, fireplace surrounds, offices, among others. James began working at Pacific Rim Cabinets in 2010 as the company’s accountant, he completed his CMA designation in 2012 and became the company’s President in 2018.
James works with the CKCA President and the Executive Director to manage and monitor the CKCA Finances on a regular basis. What’s the biggest advantage to being a member according to James? Click here»（https://ckca.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/James-Dewinetz.pdf）
Gerald Van Woundenberg
Van Arbour Design
Gerald is owner of Van Arbour Design based in Vancouver, BC. In business for more than 34 years, Gerald is a first generation Canadian with Dutch roots. Gerald loves building and knowing how something works. He is committed to change in an ever changing world and always looks for the best and most effective ways to do things. Gerald’s business is intensively client-driven: quality first, with integrity and honesty and transparency in the process. Gerald has been a presenter at the CKCA National Forum and is now pleased to be a member of the Board of Directors.
What’s the biggest advantage to being a member according to Gerald? Click here »（https://ckca.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Gerald-Van-Woudenberg.pdf）
Chris Havey
CNC Automation
Chris joined CNC Automation in March 2022 after 19 years at Deslaurier Custom Cabinets where he was a member of the senior leadership group and held the role of manager of supply chain and new product introduction (NPI). As a seasoned operations and supply chain professional, Chris brings tremendous insight and knowledge, both from the viewpoint of a manufacturer and now as a supplier. Chris is results-driven and prides himself on his work. He loves this industry and approaches it with passion and vigor. It is the same passion that has driven Chris to want to be on the CKCA Board of Directors. Chris was elected to the Board on June 15, 2023 to serve his first 3 year term. What’s the biggest advantage to being a member according to Chris? Click here»（https://ckca.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Chris-Havey.pdf）
James Mckenna
Glenwood Kitchen
James McKenna graduated with a business degree from Saint Francis Xavier University. After working in the natural gas industry in Toronto, James returned home to run the new family business Glenwood Kitchen Ltd.
Glenwood manufactures custom cabinetry and has been in business for 50 years. Mr. McKenna was finalist for Entrepreneur of the year award with Ernst & Young and his company has won the Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award.
James volunteers with numerous charities and was awarded the Paul Harris fellowship award. Recently, he was recognized by Junior Achievement as volunteer of the year and by NB literacy coalition for his corporate responsibility
Rick Hurst
Richelieu Hardware
Rick has more than 45 years of industry experience and has been an active voice and advocate for the evolution of kitchen cabinets in the Canadian market. From the euro conversion of cabinets replacing face frames to the various evolution of drawers, hinges, lighting, accessories, and motion technology, Rick has seen and also led a lot of the big events that drive consumer demand and have pushed the industry in an upscale direction. Himself a passionate woodworker with his own home workshop, Rick offers the unique skill combination of understanding the industry and cabinetry from sales to design to innovation, right down to the nuts and bolts of making a cabinet hardware solution work.