Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124NTCA PREVIEW 96 TileLetter | December 2016 This new section of NTCA News brings you selected notification of direction and initiatives by NTCA, as decided in the monthly board meeting. As projects unfold, more information will be made avail- able. • A job description has been devel- oped for a Five Star Program Coordinator and has been post- ed on tile-assn.com. NTCA has already received resumes and phone calls about the position. • NTCA has just reached its 1300th member! (See New Member sec- tion of this issue to see who it is.) • Chris Dalene, new Membership Committee chair, will work with Jim Olson on committee ini- atives. Meetings and appoint- ments took place at TSP. • NTCA and CTEF had a pres- ence at the Starnet Annual Fall Meeting. Les Lippert of Five Star Contractor Lippert Tile introduced NTCA’s Jim Olson to their shareholders; Daltile and NTCA sponsored a lunch and members toured the new Daltile manufacturing plant in Dickson, Tenn. Board member Jesse Deason was instrumental in getting NTCA objectives to help raise tile education for Starnet members. • Over 650 attendees came to Total Solutions Plus in Palm Springs. This was probably the best event to date since NTCA partnered with CTDA, TCNA and TCAA. Next TSP is November 4-7, 2017 at the Marriott Washington Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. • Plans are in the works for TISE West/ \The International Surfaces Exhibition in Las Vegas, January 18-20, 2017. NTCA and CTEF will share a large booth and will conduct live demonstrations on the show floor. NTCA meetings will also be held these dates: o Monday, January 16: Committee Meetings o Tuesday, January 17: Board of Directors/State Ambassador Meeting; reception follows • A new business training seminar is scheduled for February 23 - 24 in Dallas, for Five Star, Board Members and State Ambassadors, and open to the first 30 people to who sign up. Michael Stone will present this class called Making the Numbers Work. Info coming soon on details. A near-airport location will be established, and NTCA will offset some travel costs. • Training and Education trailer sponsorships for all three vehi- cles have been sold out. Dave Rogers of Welch Tile and Marble is the chair of the Training and Education Committee, working with Jim Olson to reorganize the committee and subcommittees to reach goals. • The first six months of the Apprenticeship Program are complete. Year one should be complete by Coverings. Becky