b'ColumnsTHE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE6 Welcome new members NATIONAL TILE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION12 NTCA Tile & Stone Workshops B ARTA. B ETTIGA , publisher13 NTCA Regional Programs bart@tile-assn.com16 Editors letter L ESLEYA. G ODDIN , editor20 Presidents letter lesley@tile-assn.comM ICHELLEC HAPMAN , art director24 Ask the Experts:advertising sales Sponsored by LATICRETE International, Inc. michelle@tile-assn.comM ARYS HAW -O LSON , advertising sales30Business Tip: mary@tile-assn.comHow will you stand out in aMailing Address:crowd of tile installers? P.O. Box 13629By Luke Miller, founder, Tile Money Jackson, MS 39236 U.S.ASponsored by MAPEI Corporation Shipping Address:626 Lakeland East DriveJackson, MS 3923258 NTCA Member Spotlight:Tel: 601-939-2071Homegrown tile company: Deen ContractingFax: 601-932-6117melds art and problem-solving with great results Website: By Andrew Deen, Deen Contracting, Inc. www.tileletter.comSponsored by Custom Building Products www.tile-assn.com NTCA would not be possible with-90 NTCA Bene ts Box: outthededicatedserviceofour board and committee members, and FieldPulse business software regional and state directors. Meet these dedicated volunteers by visit-ing www.tile-assn.com and clicking 94 NTCA University Update on About Us. You can alsond infor-By Becky Serbin,mation and a continually updated list of NTCA Five-Star Contractors at NTCA Training and Education Coordinatorwww.tile-assn.comclick on Find a Tile Contractor or Consultant.102 NTCA NewsTILELETTEREDITORIALPOLICY:TileLetteris the of cial publication of the National Tile 104 News Briefs Contractors Association, Inc. (NTCA). TileLetter provides a medium for expressing views and opinionswithoutapproving,disapproving, 107Products: Seen at CEVISAMA or guaranteeing the validity or accuracy of any data, claim or opinion appearing under 110 Advertiser Index abyline,orobtainedorquotedfroman acknowledged source. Statements of fact and opinion are made on the responsibility of the authors alone, and do not imply an opinion or re ect the of cial position of NTCA.The National Tile Contractors Association, Inc. is an equal opportunity association and seeks to include quali ed individuals and businesses in all phases of its activities. The National Tile Contractors Association, Inc. does not discrimi-nate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or disability. The National Tile Contractors Association, Inc. seeks opportunities to include these groups in its programs and activities.TileLetter is a free subscription to the tile, stone andalliedproductsindustries.Tosubscribe, visit www.tileletter.com -> click on Advertisers & Subscribers -> click on Subscribe. To make address changes or unsubscribe, please send an email to: webmaster@tile-assn.com.4TileLetter | April 2019'