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Elyce Arons
Elyce Arons is the CEO of the Frances Valentine, a collection of luxury footwear and handbags

Early Life
Elyce Arons was born in Kansas and spent her youth working on her family’s fifth generation cattle farm. She migrated to the East coast after college, fulfilling her life-long ambition of living and working in New York City.

Work in Fashion
She learned the fashion trade during years working at the French apparel company Marithe & Francois Girbaud, eventually heading up Marketing and Communications of the firm’s North American partner VF Corporation. Ultimately, Elyce joined forces with her former college roommate, Kate Spade, as a partner in the successful eponymously named fashion brand Kate Spade LLC. While at Kate Spade, LLC, Elyce oversaw and managed Sales, International Expansion into Asia, Business Development with Licensed Products, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Production and the Warehouse facilities. Neiman Marcus Group purchased 56 percent of the Kate Spade brand in 1999, and the remaining 44 percent in 2006. The Group sold the label in 2006 to Liz Claiborne Inc., for $124 million; it was later renamed Fifth & Pacific. The company was purchased by Coach, Inc. In May 2017; both Coach and Kate Spade are now part of Tapestry, Inc.

Frances Valentine
In 2016, she and her business partners launched a new collection of luxury footwear and handbags under the brand name Frances Valentine. At Frances Valentine, Elyce manages Sales, Ecommerce business, Production, Public Relations and Finance.

Currently
Elyce is currently and has been a member of the Board of Directors of Grace Church School where she served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for 5 years. She is currently President of the Parents Association and Co-Chair of the Grace Church Campaign committee. Additionally, Elyce has served on the Board of Directors for privately held firms such as Serena and Lilly LLC, and others.

Personal Life
She and her husband Andy have three daughters.