Hardwood Floors December 2019/January 2020

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Mike Somodean Owner M.S.C.S. Inc. ROSWELL, GEORGIA

Mike has been a flooring contractor since 2006 and an NWFAmember since 2017. His company, M.S.C.S. Inc. Hardwood Flooring Contractors is an NWFAmember, and Mike is a Certified Installer, Certified Sand and Finisher, and a volunteer instructor for NWFA’s sanding and finishing classes. He is also a Bona Certified Craftsman, and was Lägler PST Certified during the 2019 Lägler Fly and Sand trip in Germany. Mike also attended all Loba-Wakol training and American Sanders Advanced Sanding school. Mike volunteers at NWFA classes and seeks to raise awareness about the value of NWFA membership and education. He also mentors fellow contractors in the Atlanta area, and donates his time and skill working with Habitat for Humanity, as well as supporting community fundraisers. He supports the inclusion program for children with disabilities at the school where his wife, Andrea, teaches. M.S.C.S. Inc. sponsors fundraisers for Mike’s church, and contributes to Habitat for Humanity.

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Jeremy Summerford Owner Faith Hardwood Flooring STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

At 14, Jeremy began working in hardwood flooring and continued for the next 12 years. In 2008, at 26, he started Faith Hardwood Flooring. He joined NWFA in 2016 and attended NWFA Expo, quickly realizing the education he’d been missing. In 2017, he became an NWFA Certified Sand and Finisher. He took classes at Rubio Monocoat’s site in Texas and Loba-Wakol’s Charlotte facility. In 2018, he became an NWFA Certified Installer and attended the NWFA Expo. In 2019, he attended American Sanders’ Advanced Sanding and Finishing class. As Jeremy’s business has grown, he has given back. Jeremy visits Uruguay for one week every year to build churches and share his faith. He participates in his church’s men's construction ministry, helping those with housing or remodeling needs. In 2019, he spent a week as cabin leader for 27 boys age six through 12 at Western Church of God Junior Camp.

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