b'ONE-TO-ONE Heidi MartinUnited TileIn the One-to-One column, NTCA Executive Director With Bart Bettiga, Bart Bettiga interviews industry leaders about NTCA Executive Director pertinent topics.For over 50 years United Tile, a leading distributor in the Pacific Northwest, has offered the most comprehensive and creative selection of tile stone and glass products to its customers. With showrooms in major markets in Seattle, Portland and Spokane, United Tile isfocusedonservingtheneeds ofdesigners,architects,builders, retailers,andcontractors.Itwas recentlynamedbestprofessional design center by the Home Builders Association of Portland.HeidiMartin,UnitedTile President,hasbeenalead-ingvoicerepresentingdistribu-tion for several years through her involvementintheCeramic Tile DistributorsAssociation(CTDA). We asked her to share with us her perspective on many topics, ranging from strategic decisions or changes that needed to be made due to COVID-19, to the importance of involve-ment in industry affiliations and associations.Can you share with us a little bit of history on how United Tile came to be a leading distributor in the Pacific Northwest, explain your role in the company, and tell what a typical day looks like for you?United Tile is a family-owned business, purchased by Ken Wiedemann in 1991. For over 25 years, we were blessed with fantastic leadership from our management team of Ken, Ron Cook and Bob Hart. I was for-tunate to learn from men who truly care about our employees and our customers. Their passion for this industry is contagious.Our goal has always been to be the best source for tile and hardwood in 42TileLetter | October 2020'