Carmen Herndon Barbee

Carmen Herndon Barbee is an accomplished merchandise buyer at Ballard Designs, where a notable achievement includes representing the company by ringing the bell at NASDAQ for Qurate in June 2018 and receiving a nomination for rug retailer of the year at the Atlanta Rug Show. With a robust background in retail, Carmen co-owned fab'rik, a women's boutique, for nearly ten years and served in various roles, including board member for the International Textile Alliance. Previous experience includes account executive/coordinator at Rift Valley Company and positions in inventory planning and buying at Ballard Designs and Parisian, Inc. Carmen holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Georgia - Terry College of Business.