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Names Organization City State Country

Brazil
Poli, Justine
Sales & Marketing
Inga Granitos do Nordeste
Natal, Brazil
Canada
Fasan, Ryan
Technical Consultant | Builder
Tile of Spain USA | Crest Craftsmen
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Italy
Goldin, Elisa
Technical Coordinator for Industry Solutions
FILA
San Martino di Lupari , Veneto, Italy
United States
Aguirre, Joppe
Owner/Installer
Cascadia Tile Company LLC
Bend, Oregon, United States
Antonucci, Ed
General Superintendent
J.P. Phillips Inc.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Barboza Garcia, Lidia G.
Owner
Houston Tile Works
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Barnett IV, George Rex.
Creative Director
GB IV Designs
bee cave, Texas, United States
Bell, Bobby
Owner
Bobby Bell Floors
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Benson, David McGowan.
CEO/President
Architessa
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Bettiga, Bart A.
Executive Director
National Tile Contractors Association
JACKSON, Mississippi, United States
Blemel, Michelle
President
Amberleaf, Inc.
Pasadena, California, United States
Blood, Matthew
Owner
Paragon Tile
Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States
Brookes, Martin
Director of Installation
Fireclay Tile
Mill Valley, California, United States
Burgos, Harry
Owner
CNB Renovations
Ladson, South Carolina, United States
Butcher, Elizabeth
Creative Director
Marble Systems
Fairfax , Virginia, United States
Calvo, Javier
CEO- Lead Creative Designer
Dellanno California / Hermosa Group Inc
Pasadena, California, United States
Calvo, Juliette
Principal
Dell Anno
glendale , California, United States
Capra, Alena
Industry Ambassador, Coverings
Alena Capra Designs
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Carothers, Scott
Academic Director
Ceramic Tile Education Foundation
Pendleton, South Carolina, United States
Chitty, Noah
VP of Sustainability & Technical Services
AHF Products
Crossville, Tennessee, United States
Cohen, Evan
President/CEO
Quality Marble & Granite
Ontario, California, United States
Conwell, Scott
Director of Industry Development
International Masonry Institute
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Daigle, Janice
Project Manager
DWS Tile
Marietta, Georgia, United States
Demille, Cameron
Training, Technical Support, Consulting
MB Stone Professional
Clayton , North Carolina, United States
Denny, Brad
Executive Director
Ceramic Tile Education Foundation
Pendleton, South Carolina, United States
Eckert, Rich
Senior Vice President of Sales
RTC Products
Wisconsin, United States
Eiseman, Leatrice
Executive Director
Pantone Color Institute and the Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Emswiler Burd, Cassandra
Designer and Tile Setter
The TileWorks of Bucks County
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
Enfinger, Aaron
Chief Operating Officer
The Cleary Company
Dublin, Ohio, United States
Erickson, Jeff
Founding Partner
Cutting Edge Countertops
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States
JF

Flannick, Joseph
President
American Business Software, Inc.
Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States
Garvey, Megan
Director of HR & Marketing
Welch Tile
Kent City, Michigan, United States
Goddin, Lesley
Editorial Director and Senior Writer
TileLetter, TileLetter ARTISAN and TileLetter.com
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Gonzalez, Angie
Owner/Designer
Nico Tati Designs
Rockwall, Texas, United States
Gregg, Sarah B
Marketing Director
Natural Stone Institute
Redfield, South Dakota, United States
Griese, Bill
Deputy Executive Director
Tile Council of North America
United States
EG

Guillén, Eduardo J.
Owner
Beagle Construction Consulting LLC
El Paso , Texas, United States
Hall, Crosby
Owner, Chief Administrative Officer
Louisville Tile
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Hieb, Jim
CEO
The Natural Stone Institute
Oberlin, Ohio, United States
Hohn, Jan L.
Owner
Hohn & Hohn Inc.
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Holle, Emily
Sr. Director of Trend & Design
MSI
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Howard, Martin
Executive Vice President - Operations, Tile, Stone and Pre-Construction
David Allen Company
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Hughes, Ryan
President/Creative Director
Ryan Hughes Design
Tampa, Florida, United States
Kahler, Rhoda
Handmade Tile Artist and Sculptor
Rhoda Kahler Studio
West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Katzmann, Rich
Co-Founder/CCO
Thyrve Innovations
Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
Kephart, Michael S.
President
US Tile Collaborative
Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Levinson, Joshua
CEO
Artistic Tile
Secaucus, New Jersey, United States
Lippert, Jeff
Executive Vice President / Co-Owner
Lippert Flooring and Tile
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States
Llerena, Rudy
President and CEO
D&B Tile Distributors
Sunrise, Florida, United States
Malisani, Tony
Past President
Malisani Inc.
Great Falls, Montana, United States
Marion, Terri L.
Product Manager - Crossville
Crossville Tile (AHF Products)
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Martinez, Hector
Regional Sales Manager
QEP
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
McCortney, Anna
Operations Manager
Ultimate Flooring
Akron, Ohio, United States
McGuirk, Katia
Executive Director
The TileWorks of Bucks County
Doylestown, , Pennsylvania, United States
McNaughton, Jessica
President
CaraGreen
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
McWilliams, Danielle
Principal
Novita Communications
New York, New York, United States
Meriaux, Mark N.
Accreditation and Technical Manager
Natural Stone Institute
Oberlin, Ohio, United States
Meyer, Kristi
SVP, Business Development
Digital Ceramics Custom Tiles
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Meyer, Maria
Owner/Installer
Trillium River Tile and Stone Works LLC
Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Moen, Jeff
FILA USA Country Manager
FILA Chemicals USA, Corp.
Miami, Florida, United States
Moiso, Vincent
Principal, Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants
Principal, Oceanside Glasstile
Henderson, Nevada, United States
Morris, Roxanne
PR | Marketing
Tile Council of North America | Why Tile
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Motawi, Karim k.
Executive Director of Development
Tile Heritage Foundation
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Nash, Ron
President, COO North America
LATICRETE International, Inc.
Ogden, Utah, United States
Occhipinti, Jeff
Founder & Owner
Columbia River Tile & Stone, Inc.
Portland, Oregon, United States
Olson, Jim
Assistant Executive Director
National Tile Contractors Association
JACKSON, Mississippi, United States
Ontra, Buddy
Consultant
Bostone LLC
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
Orta, Jorge J.
Advisory Board
Certified Flooring Installers - Owner @ Escalón
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Ortiz, Lupe
Regional Training Director Western Region
International Masonry Training & Education Foundation - IMTEF
Manteca, California, United States
Ottinger, Kenneth W.
Director of Quality Assurance
Kitchell Contractors
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Pompo, Donato V.
Founder
University of Ceramic Tile and Stone
Jamul, California, United States
Portugal, Suzi
Vice President of Design and Global Sourcing
Luxe Studio Designs
Toms River, New Jersey, United States
Ramey, Chris
President
The Home Trust International / Affluent Insights
Stuart, Florida, United States
Rapalo, Mauricio
Owner
Prominent Tile LLC
Texas, United States
Reed, Jimmy
President
Rock Solid Tile, Inc.
Calabasas, California, United States
Resti, Chris
Owner/Installer
Crest Tile and Mosaic Inc.
Hilton, New York, United States
Robinson, Sam
Sales & Showroom Coordinator
Ultimate Flooring
Akron, Ohio, United States
Roque, Emely
Operations Manager
Yellowstone Marble and Granite
Houston , Texas, United States
Rosi, Oswaldo
Owner
Rosi Group Services
Kissimmee, Florida, United States
Sax, Jeremy
Deputy Executive Director
National Tile Contractors Association
Prosper, Texas, United States
Serbin, Becky
Education Director
National Tile Contractors Association
United States
Siegel, Philip J.
Member/Shareholder
Hendrick, Phillips, Salzman & Siegel, PC
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Soto, Yumilka Olivi.
Arquitectural Interior Designer
Visual Studio Plus
Denver, Colorado, United States
Sullivan, Dirk
Owner
Hawthorne Tile
Portland, Oregon, United States
Trent, John
Division Manager
Compotite & Platform brands
Florida, United States
Vallefuoco, Gianna
Artist, Tile Contractor, Mindfulness Instructor & Speaker
Vallefuoco Contractors
United States
Van Etten, Bernie
president
Murphy Marble
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Washington, Evan
Sr. Applications Specialist & Product Manager
Flow International
Kent, Washington, United States
Welner, Matt
Trainer
National Tile Contractors Association
North Carolina, United States
Woelfel, James
Principal
J.G. Woelfel & Associates, LLC, Tile and Stone Consultants
Mesa, Arizona, United States
Zambrano, Alexander
Owner
Fabrizio & Sons Marble & Granite Restoration
Tampa, Florida, United States
Zhang, Gracie
Creative Director / Senior Associate
Rockwell Group
New York, New York, United States
Zwicker, Bruce
CEO
Zwicker Advisory
Towson, Maryland, United States