About Jeffrey Michaels
Jeffrey Michaels is one of the premiere representatives and distributors for decorative fabrics, trimmings, wallcoverings, drapery hardware, natural window coverings, and outdoor/indoor furniture. We specialize in products designed for the upper end residential and hospitality design community.
We began in 1993 and today have a 9600 square foot showroom and office in the South Florida Design Park (under 2 miles away from our previous location at the DCOTA) and have 4 of our own outside sales representatives to service the design trade throughout Florida.
We are known for our superior customer service and our friendly atmosphere. Most of our employees have been with us for many years and therefore are extremely knowledgeable about our products, and have built great relationships with our designers. If you’re not already one of our valued clients, we welcome you to experience the difference at Jeffrey Michaels.
Meet our team below, see a showroom virtual tour, or contact us.
Michael Feibelman
President
Michael joined the industry in November 1977 by working with Carousel Designs. He grew within the company, eventually becoming its general manager and vice president, then president of the southeast division. After the company was sold and decided to consolidate all its operations to its Maryland location, Michael left to form Jeffrey Michaels with Diana, his wife.
Diane Feibelman
Vice President
Diana started in this industry the day she married Michael. Originally from Philadelphia, Diana graduated from the University of Miami, with a degree in education. Diana has worked as a buyer for Federated Department stores, and then went on to design a children’s wallcovering and fabric line, called Make Believe. Diana loves the water, the arts, modern dance, cows, people and music (not necessarily in that order).
Mary Ann Neal
General Manager
Mary Ann has been with Jeffrey Michaels since September, 1993
Mary Ann began working in the industry at Carousel Designs in 1985. After a 5-year stint as DCOTA showroom manager for Maharam, Mary Ann also worked as a contract furniture road representative before joining Jeffrey Michaels in September 1993.
Carol Gibson-Stern
Showroom Salesperson
Carol has been with Jeffrey Michaels since March, 1994
Carol, who has a degree in interior design, has been working in the design industry since 1993 and with Jeffrey Michaels since 1994. No one knows our product offering better than Carol. She is excellent in merchandising our products and our customers depend on her to help them put their jobs together.
Mercedes Ayala
Showroom Salesperson
Mercedes has been with Jeffrey Michaels since February, 2002
Our very own Renaissance woman, Mercedes was trained in the French cooking technique, and while operating her own restaurant in New York, developed a knack for design. Her restaurant customers from Ethan Allen told her to join them if she ever gave up the food business. She did. Mercedes worked her way up at Ethan Allan to store manager in New York and later did the same when she moved to Florida. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, music, meditating, laughing and spending quality with family and friends.
Jeff Feibelman
Sales Representative
Jeff has been with Jeffrey Michaels since June, 2012
Jeff graduated from the University of Florida in 2010 with a Degree in Sports Management and business. After a couple of years and proven success in sales as an Executive Recruiter, Jeff joined us to handle selected outside accounts in South Florida, and our social media department.
His duties have expanded to cover all of our customers in Tampa and Sarasota and handles the Hospitality Market in South Florida with Fabricut Contract and the rest of the Jeffrey Michaels brands. Jeffrey Michaels is poised for continued success with Jeff’s joining the family business
Joseph Milgrom
Sales Representative
Joseph has been with Jeffrey Michaels since June, 2012
Jeff graduated from the University of Florida in 2010 with a Degree in Sports Management and business. After a couple of years and proven success in sales as an Executive Recruiter, Jeff joined us to handle selected outside accounts in South Florida, and our social media department.
His duties have expanded to cover all of our customers in Tampa and Sarasota and handles the Hospitality Market in South Florida with Fabricut Contract and the rest of the Jeffrey Michaels brands. Jeffrey Michaels is poised for continued success with Jeff’s joining the family business
Danielle Wolf
Sales Representative
Danielle has been with Jeffrey Michaels since January, 2018
Danielle grew up and still lives in West Palm Beach and handles our Palm Beach territory. Keeping with her positive nature, she credits the “schlepping of suitcases” from all our lines in helping keep her fit! Danielle graduated from FSU for Interior Design and has worked for design firms in Collier and Palm Beach counties for over 10 years.
Kimberly Fischer
Sales Representative
Kimberly has been with Jeffrey Michaels since July, 2017
Kimberly is a born and raised Floridian where she attended Seminole State College. She has owned and operated a successful Interior Design business which gave her the opportunity to work on a celebrity Home as well as clients she now calls friends. Her passion for people and design make her a perfect fit for Jeffrey Michaels.
Revky Emmanuel
Customer Service
Revky has been with Jeffrey Michaels since November, 2005
Born and raised in New York, Revky has lived in Orlando before moving to Hollywood. She has worked in another fabric and furniture showroom before joining the Jeffrey Michaels’ family. She enjoys shopping, eating out and spending time with her sons, Jayden and Joshua.
Renata Ramalho
Customer Service
Renata has been with Jeffrey Michaels since October, 2011
Originally from Brazil, Renata has a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. She brings over 10 years of excellent customer service experience in the communication industry to Jeffrey Michaels. She speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese, so can assist both our Florida and international customers.
Jennifer Anthony
Customer Service
Jennifer has been with Jeffrey Michaels since May, 2002
Jennifer is originally from Colorado with degrees in both Interior Design and Business. She has worked at Thybony Fabric and Wallcovering in Colorado for 2 years and spent 7 years as a residential designer in Ft. Lauderdale. Having worked at both ends of the industry, Jennifer brings a wealth of knowledge/understanding to our customer service department. When not at work, she enjoys shopping and taking care of her 2 lovely daughters.
Blake Eckhardt
Sample Department
Customer Service
Blake has been with Jeffrey Michaels since December, 2013
Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Blake grew up in south Florida. Blake’s first love is music, whether it’s playing guitar and jamming with his buddies, going to as many live concerts as possible, or singing his heart out in the car. (Yes, I do get some odd stares!) Blake is planning on a career at Jeffrey Michaels, and is planning on going to school for business management, marketing and computer sciences to achieve his goals. Officially in Customer Service, Blake is also the in house IT guy!
Lesly Munguia
Sample Department
Lesly has been with Jeffrey Michaels since January, 1997
Lesly has been with the company since 1997, and is responsible for pulling and putting away samples, mailing samples to customers, and in general, knowing where everything is in the showroom. Lesly says the most enjoyable part of her job is meeting the designers who shop in the showroom.
Thomas Raya
Sample Department
Thomas has been with Jeffrey Michaels since November, 2012
Thomas was born in Chicago, but has spent most of his life in South Florida. He has been working in design showrooms since 2010. He began at Jeffrey Michaels part time putting up our displays, and now works full-time in our very busy sample department. As he puts it: “I’ve found a home and I love every minute of it.” When he is not at work, Thomas enjoys biking and working out, but it is music that takes most of his time and is his passion. He writes, records, produces and performs.
