Brookes New President of NTCA

JACKSON, Miss. — Martin Brookes is the new president of The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA).

Martin BrookesBrookes won election to the post during the NTCA’s annual meeting, held virtually in early December.

Bart Bettiga, NTCA executive director, explained that the COVID-19 pandemic had caused the cancellation of the Coverings trade show, where the election of Brooks and the new roster of officers would have been announced.

Brookes is a principal at Heritage Marble and Tile in Mill Valley, Calif. He will serve in the position until 2022.

Joining Brookes in association leadership offices are Chris Walker, Chairman of the Board; Sam Bruce, 1st Vice President; and Rod Owen, 2nd Vice President.

Walker, who had served as NTCA President for 2018 – 2020, continues to serve as the Chairman of the ANS A108 Committee, and was the NTCA Tile Person of the Year in 2018. Walker is Vice President—Northeast Region for David Allen Company in Bristow, Va.

“I am proud of my 20-year association with NTCA,” Walker said. “NTCA is a 74-year-old organization with some really fine people. It is recognized as one of the finest trade associations of its kind.”

Bruce is president/operations director of Visalia Ceramic Tile in Visalia, Calif., while Owen is president of C.C. Owen Tile Company in Jonesboro, Ga.

NTCA presidents move up through the chairs in two-year term increments, from 2nd vice president to 1st vice president to president, and then serve two years as chairman of the board, and afterwards as advisory board members.

Former Chairman Martin Howard of David Allen Company in Raleigh, N.C., will now become an advisor to the Executive Committee.

“With the goal in mind to diversify NTCA, directors are chosen from large and small companies as well as from businesses from regions around the country,” explained Jim Olson, NTCA Assistant Executive Director.

Incoming directors include Mike Corona – Corona Marble & Tile, Region 2; Matt Welner, Blue Ridge Tile & Stone, Region 3; Josh Hogeboom, Spectra Contract Flooring, Region 4; Trask Bergerson, Bergerson Tile, Region 9; and Elizabeth Lambert, Lambert Tile, Region 10.

Outgoing directors include Robert Showers, Region 2; Paige Smith, Region 3; Michael Weaver, Region 4; Dirk Sullivan, Region 9 and Stan Platt, Region 10.

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