Hardwood Floors April/May 2025

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NWFA Welcomes NEW CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Daniel Akrap, CWFI Cromex Inspections – New Braunfels, TX • Brian Byrne, CSA Footprints Floors-Orange County – Trabuco Canyon, CA • Matthew Byrne, CSA Footprints Floors-Orange County – Trabuco Canyon, CA • Philipi Chaves, CI Gil Hardwood Floors – Monroe, NC • Adam Cola, CSA Footprints Floors-LA/San Fernando Valley – Los Angeles, CA • Renee Cook, CSA Metropolitan – Annacis Island Delta, BC • Efi Eylor, CWFI My Floor Inspection – West Hollywood, CA • Jonathan Fox, CSA Footprints Floors-Waco/Round Rock – Robinson, TX • Anthony Greenholt, CI Greenholt Floor Covering – Hanover, PA • Aaron Hall, CI Avery Design Solutions – Greensboro, NC • Dan Hermansen, CI, CSA, CSF Footprints Floors-Kansas City – Lenexa, KS • Nick Hunsberger, CI Sandberg’s Custom Hardwood Floors – Spring City, PA • Ryan Jazdzewski, CWFI Jazz Custom Wood Flooring – Burlington, WI • Christopher King, CWFI Atlantic Flooring – Little Egg Harbor, NJ • Jeremy Krug, CSA Champion Floor – St. Louis, MO • Bobbi-Jo Lavin, CSA Maine Wood Floors – Winterport, ME • Erwin Lopez, CSA Footprints Floors-South Sacramento – Carmichael, CA • Ed Malaski, CWFI 1 Wood Floors – Livonia, MI BECOME A MEMBER of the NWFA TODAY!

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). Included here is a list of individuals who became Certified Professionals between September 2, 2024 to December 31, 2024.

• Anthony Marchetta, CSA Metropolitan – Mississauga, ON • Todd McDonald, CWFI Maple Ridge Handscraped – Livonia, MI • Juan Navarro, CI Navarro Flooring – Rohnert Park, CA • Steve Osborn, CSF Black Forest Hardwood Floors – Veradale, WA • Alexicc Roberson, CSA PID Floors – New York, NY • Joseph Rocco, CWFI Artistic Floors by Design Inc. – Parker, CO • James Salas, CI High Plains Flooring – Pueblo West, CO • Samuel Schier, CI Sandberg’s Custom Hardwood Floors – Spring City, PA • Dan Sisk, CSF Armour Wood Floors – Fenton, MO • Adam Zak, CWFI Greater Houston Flooring – Houston, TX • Andrew Zheng, CWFI Unique Wood Floors – Hopkins, MN

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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.

Unite with wood flooring professionals from across the globe who are dedicated

• Esteban Maldonado, CSF EMG Flooring – Woodbridge, VA

to education, industry standards, and quality service and products.

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.

For more details, visit NWFA.ORG/MEMBERSHIP/

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