NEW YORK--Patty Wilson has been named Vice President of Contract Sales Covington Fabrics & Design LLC. She took the position that was previously held by Craig Shirk who passed unexpectedly last year. Patty joined Covington in February, 2017 as Contract Sales director and at the end of November was promoted to her new position. She now reports directly to Tom Bruno, Senior Vice President. Patty has been in the industry for over 20 years. She started on the residential side of the business and then transitioned into contract sales while working at Bel Air, a French voile drapery producer. After Bel Air she went to Applied Textiles selling their lab services and fabric processing.