Coverings Announces 2017 Rock Stars

ORLANDO – The stone industry found plenty of reasons to celebrate the incoming class of Coverings Rock Stars.

Five of the 11 to be honored today at the trade event are directly in the stone s trade.are in the trade.

“Coverings is honored to welcome the third class of the brightest young industry leaders into the Rock Stars program,” said Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the event management company that produces Coverings. “The future of the tile and stone industry depends on the talent and expertise represented by this group of young professionals, and we look forward to their continued success.”

A panel of industry professionals reviewed the nominations submitted by tile- and stone-industry colleagues, and selected the following 11 outstanding inductees for the third class of Coverings Rock Stars.

Representing more than 100 years of experience across a diverse array of industry professions, the 2017 honorees are:

  • George L. Bellerose, Granite & Marble Works, Inc., Lead Installer & Operations Manager
  • Chanel Carrizosa, Icon Tile & Design, Operator & Owner
  • Andrew Cassanova, Jeffrey Court Inc., Marketing Director
  • Marcos Castillo, David Allen Company, Superintendent
  • Lauren Congrove, Distinctive Marble and Granite, Marketing & Sales Supervisor
  • Eva Mallory, MS International, Sales Representative
  • Dimce Manev, Imperial Tile & Stone, Owner
  • Marie-Noelle Neidemire, Panzica Building Corporation, Interior Designer
  • Matt Newbold, Elite Tile Setters, Program Manager
  • Joseph Roberts, International Stone & Tile, Import Manager & Senior Purchaser
  • Jessica Webber, Webber Development & Construction, Co-owner

This distinguished group will be recognized at Coverings at a luncheon today, and will be visible at the show with a special Rock Star ribbon on their badges. To learn more about Coverings, and the 2017 Rock Stars, please visit coverings.com/content/Coverings-Rock-Stars.