NTCA PREVIEW 92 TileLetter | March 2017 NTCA announces highlights from February board meetings Each month, the NTCA board meets to report on initiatives made in the individual subcommittees for the association and industry overall. Here’s a brief summary of works and developments in progress. Five Star Contractor Program: NTCA is exploring the possibility of Welch Tile and Marble near Grand Rapids, Mich., hosting the Five Star Contractor Summer Meeting June 6th - 8th . Amber Fox and Dan Welch are currently polling our members on this and working on a potential program format. TileLetter Weekly: Allison Morris is NTCA’s new advertising and commu- nications specialist. Allison is working with TileLetter editor Lesley Goddin and freelance journalist support person Terryn Rutford in developing TileLetter Weekly content. The new TileLetter Weekly newsletter has been very well received, and NTCA has sold out the sponsorship of the email blast. Membership: NTCA has set its goal on reaching 1,400 members for 2017. The association should be able to real- istically assess this goal by the end of March, after the renewal campaign is completed. FUSE Alliance: NTCA assistant executive director Jim Olson and CTEF director of training and certi- fication Scott Carothers will attend the FUSE Alliance meeting in Austin, Texas on March 5th -8th . NTCA Five Star Contractor Mike Castelli of Christian Brothers is a FUSE Alliance Member and will introduce NTCA at this ses-