2021 Board of Directors

Michael Picco
President
PICCO Engineering
8611 Jane Street, Suite 200
Concord, ON
CANADA L4K 2M6
Phone: 905.760.9688 ext 223
mpicco@picco-engineering.com

Badia “Buddy” Ontra
Vice President/President-Elect
Ontra Stone Concepts
541 Central Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06607
Phone: 203.367.4757
ontrastone@sbcglobal.net

Robert Zavagno
Immediate Past President
Cleveland Marble Mosaic Co.
4595 Hinckley Industrial Parkway
Cleveland, OH 44109
Phone: 216.749.2840
robert@clevelandmarble.com

Duane Naquin
Treasurer
Stone Interiors East
131 Palmetto Court
Gaston, SC  29053
Phone: 803.461.8950
duane@stoneinteriors.com

Katie Jensen
Secretary
Triton Stone Group
6131 River Rd.
Harahan, LA 70123
Phone: 504.738.2228
kjensen@tritonstonela.com

Herwig Callewier
Director (2017-2021)
Beltrami Natural Stone
Venetielaan 22, Harelbeke, VL
Belgium  B-8530
Phone: + 32 56 23 70 00
herwig@beltrami.be
Zone 10: Europe

Blake Christensen
Director (2021-2024)
Valley View Granite
905 N. 2000 W.
Tremonton, UT
Phone: 435.257.7882
blake@valleyviewgranite.com
Zone 6: Rocky Mountain: Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming

Evan Cohen
Director (2019-2022)
Quality Marble & Granite
731 South Taylor Avenue
Ontario, CA  91761
Phone: 909.983.0655
evan@qmgglobal.com
Zone 7: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington

Leonardo De Tatagiba
Director (2018-2021)
Granitos Zucchi
Av Jacaraipe, 1423 – Jacaraipe
Serra ES,  Brazil 29173-392
Phone: +55 27 3243 9666
tatagiba@granitozucchi.com.br
Zone 9: Central & South America, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean

Jeff Erickson
Director (2020-2023)
Cutting Edge Countertops
1300 Flagship Drive
Perrysburg, OH 43551
Phone: 419.873.9500
jeff.erickson@cectops.com
Zone 4: Midwest: Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin

Mariavittoria Grassi
Director (2018-2021)
Grassi Pietre srl
Via Madonetta, n 2
Nanto VI, VI,  Italy 36024
Phone: +39 329 4386100
MariavittoriaGrassi@grassipietre.it
Zone 15:  At-Large

Amit Gupta
Director (2021-2024)
TAB I Amsum & Ash
30, 52nd Way NE
Minneapolis, MN 55421
Phone: 612.790.1234
amit@tabindia.com
Zone 12: Pacific Rim: Asia, Australia, and Philippines

Ali Kader
Director (2017-2022)
Egy-mar International
LOB 09 Office No. 115 Jebel Ali Free Zone
P.O. 18382 Dubai,  United Arab Emirates  18382
Phone:  +20 12 23 19 21 02
egymar@egymar.com
Zone 11:  Africa and Middle East

Jonathan Mitnick
Director (2020-2023)
CCS Stone, Inc.
9-11 Caesar Place
Moonachie, NJ 07074
Phone: 201.933.1515
jonathan@ccsstone.com
Zone 2: Mid-Atlantic:  District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia

Marcella Prado
Director (2018-2022)
Laticrete International
3232 Dusty Daylight Ct.
Henderson, NV  89052
Phone: 203.859.2069
mprado@laticrete.com
Zone 13: Associate Members

Jim Hieb, CAE
Natural Stone Institute CEO
(Ex-Officio)
Natural Stone Institute
380 East Lorain Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Phone: 440.250.7222
jim@naturalstoneinstitute.org