Hardwood Floors April/May 2024

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NWFA Welcomes NEW CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Alex Afrifa, CSA Footprints Floors – Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT • Adnan Alhaider, CSA Footprints Floors – Metro Detroit, Dearborn, MI • Travis Binder, CSA Footprints Floors Corp., Greenwood Village, CO • Issac Henry-Cano, CSA Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Kent, WA • Brendan Daly, CI TGB Flooring, Centennial, CO • Tasi David, CSA Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Kent, WA • Paul Didok, CSF Floor Expert LLC, Kailua Kona, HI • Tom DiPaolo, CSA Footprints Floors – North Central Florida, Monteverde, FL • Andrew Dunn, CSA Footprints Floors – Lawrenceville/Sugar Hill, Buford, GA • Chip Dunn, CSA Footprints Floors – Lawrenceville/Sugar Hill, Buford, GA • Corey Ford, CI Mr. Hardwood Inc., Acworth, GA • David Garcia, CSA Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Kent, WA • John Gleason, CI JAG Floors and Restoration, Huntington, WV • Shawn Gorman, CSA Brazilian Floors LLC, Beltsville, MD • Becka Harvey, CSA Footprints Floors – Waukesha, Waukesha, WI • Bo Herwynen, CWFI Herwynen Saw Mill Ltd. (Superior Flooring), Rockwood, ON • Tom Hickerson, CSA Footprints Floors – Carmel, Sheridan, IN • John Hill, CWFI Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Denver, CO • Daniel Hoelle, CWFI Endurance Sport Floors, Manasquan, NJ • Justin Holbert, CSA Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Annacis Island, Delta, BC

The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has announced the newest additions to the NWFA Certified Professionals program. The NWFA’s Certified Professional program was developed to recognize and promote the competence of wood flooring professionals throughout the industry. To achieve each certification, specific online and hands-on testing must be completed. Available certifications include Certified Sales Advisor (CSA), Certified Installer (CI), Certified Sand & Finisher (CSF), and Certified Wood Flooring Inspector (CWFI). Below is a list of individuals who became Certified Professionals between September 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023.

• Tom Johnson, CSF Hultman Flooring Inc., Porter, IN • Jacob Kaufman, CSA Sheoga Hardwood Flooring and Paneling, Middlefield, OH • Grant Layman, CSA Footprints Floors Corp., Greenwood Village, CO • Caleb Loudermilk, CI Old Line Flooring LLC, Manchester, MD • Joseph Matczak, CSF Hultman Flooring Inc., Porter, IN • Samuel Medina, CSF High Country Flooring LLC, Asheville, NC • Brandon Meister, CSA Footprints Floors – Omaha, West Point, NE • Adam Miller, CSA Sheoga Hardwood Flooring and Paneling, Middlefield, OH • Jeris Pellot, CSF Neal’s Flooring Inc., Branford, CT • Douglas Pereira da Costa, CI Costa Floor Coverings LLC, Howell, NJ • Brian Peyton, CI, CWFI Professional Floor Inspection and Testing LLC, Webster, TX • Jeff Polz, CI JD Enterprise Inc., Broomfield, CO • Alissa Ruiz, CSA Footprints Floors – Plainfield and Joliet, Naperville, IL • Nick Roberts, CSA Mac Davis Flooring, Nantucket, MA • Oliver Robertson, CWFI Southern Floor Designs, Morrisville, NC • Justin Russell, CI Pelican Hardwood Floors, New Orleans, LA • Abigail Skeffington, CSA Mac Davis Flooring, Nantucket, MA • Tanda Solomon, CWFI Evolutions Floors, St. Robert, MO • Keith Warren, CSA Footprints Floors – South Miami Valley, Lebanon, OH • Shelley Warren, CSA Footprints Floors – South Miami Valley, Lebanon, OH

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Becoming an NWFA Certified Professional enhances professional credibility, offers customers peace of mind, and generates new business by appearing on the NWFA’s “Find a Professional” search feature for consumers.

If you are ready to learn more about being recognized as an expert in your field, visit NWFA.ORG/CP-ABOUT/ or contact Katie Norton, director of education and certification for NWFA, at katherine.norton@nwfa.org or 636.736.5227.

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