2022 Board of Directors

Badia “Buddy” Ontra
President
Ontra Stone Concepts
541 Central Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06607
Phone: 203.367.4757
buddy@ontrastone.com

Duane Naquin
Vice President/President-Elect
Stone Interiors East
131 Palmetto Court
Gaston, SC  29053
Phone: 803.461.8950
duane@stoneinteriors.com

Michael Picco
Immediate Past President
PICCO Engineering
8611 Jane Street, Suite 200
Concord, ON
CANADA L4K 2M6
Phone: 416.873.9607
mpicco@picco-engineering.com

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

Evan Cohen
Secretary
Quality Marble & Granite
731 South Taylor Avenue
Ontario, CA  91761
Phone: 909.983.0655
evan@qmgglobal.com

Sam Arcot
Director (2022-2025)
Rugo Stone
7953 Angleton Court
Lorton, VA 22079
Phone: 571.642.2672
sam@rugostone.com

Blake Christensen
Director (2021-2024)
Valley View Granite
905 N. 2000 W.
Tremonton, UT 84337
Phone: 435.257.7882
blake@valleyviewgranite.com
 

Filippo Emanuel
Director (2022-2025)
Tenax USA
7606 Whitehall Executive Center, Suite 400
Charlotte, NC  28273
Phone: 704.583.1173
f.emanuel@tenaxusa.com

Jeff Erickson
Director (2020-2023)
Cutting Edge Countertops
1300 Flagship Drive
Perrysburg, OH 43551
Phone: 419.873.9500
jeff.erickson@cectops.com
 

Amit Gupta
Director (2021-2024)
TAB I Amsum & Ash
30, 52nd Way NE
Minneapolis, MN 55421
Phone: 612.790.1234
amit@tabindia.com
 

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

Jonathan Mitnick
Director (2020-2023)
CCS Stone, Inc.
9-11 Caesar Place
Moonachie, NJ 07074
Phone: 201.933.1515
jonathan@ccsstone.com
 

Darrell Petit
Director (2022-2025)
Stony Creek Quarry
99 Quarry Rd.
Branford, CT  06405
Phone: 203.214.5006
darrell@stonycreekquarry.com

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