Workshop and New Member Roundup NTCA Oklahoma State Ambassador Chris Abouarrage signs up new NTCA member Jeremy Crim at the Daltile luncheon in Oklahoma City. At the Temecula, Calif., Daltile workshop, NTCA trainer/presenter Robb Roderick signed up two new members: Jimmy Cabrera of Pacific Surfaces (pictured above) and Duane Fava of DNA Construction. Daniel Ellis (l.) of Imagine Tile & Stone joined NTCA during the San Diego workshop at Daltile Design Center. He’s shown here with NTCA trainer/presenter Robb Roderick. Robb Roderick had a crowd of 20 at Marazzi, Anaheim, with many manufac- turers on hand including ARDEX, Schluter, MAPEI, LATICRETE, Merkrete, Alpha Tools, James Hardie, and Lackmond. Five attendees joined NTCA. Shown with NTCA trainer/presenter Robb Roderick are Chris Johnson of Johnson Tile, Valente Lopez of ETR Development, Ashanti Bayrooti of Lifetime Flooring and Peng Zheng of Yuchen & Paul Construction. Mike Rubel of Reptile, Inc. also signed up, but missed a photo opp. Ashanti Bayrooti of Lifetime Flooring Valente Lopez of ETR Development Peng Zheng of Yuchen & Paul Construction Chris Johnson of Johnson Tile 68 TileLetter | March 2017