Bart Bettiga has over 35 years of experience in the ceramic tile industry and has been the Executive Director of the National Tile Contractors Association since 2002. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation and is a board member of Coverings, the international tile and stone exposition held annually in the United States. Bettiga is a voting member of many tile industry standards and methods committees and serves on the board of directors of the Floorcovering Education Foundation. He is the publisher of TileLetter Magazine and has authored numerous articles related to the promotion of proper tile installation and qualified labor. He was the 2018 recipient of the prestigious National Tile Contractors Association Ring Of Honor. The NTCA has over 1600 members and represents thousands of installers and contractor business owners.

Woody Sanders founded DW Sanders Tile & Stone in 1994. Following the footsteps of his Grandfather AW Cook who started his tile contracting business in 1929, he grew up in the tile industry, becoming a journey man tile and stone setter at a young age. In college, his focus of study was in the school of Environmental design. After college, he worked as technical service manager for a mortar and grout manufacturer before starting his own tile contracting firm. His strong technical underpinning shows up in the company motto: “Craftsmanship by the standards”. Woody, a Certified Tile Installer, serves on NTCA Technical and Educational Committees, as well as the Regional Evaluator for Ceramic Tile Education Foundation. Woody is committed and passionate about nurturing and educating the young work force. He was the featured speaker at Covering’s about recruiting and retaining future industry workforce. DW Sanders Tile & Stone sponsored CEFGA in the last 3 years, working with area high schools which support tile education in the vocational tech programs.

Ryan Marino is the Standards Development and Research Manager at the Tile Council of North America. He is involved in the research, development, and revision of ASTM, ANSI, and ISO standards. Ryan earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Ceramic and Materials Engineering from Clemson University.

Mark Fosner (Foz) of Moon Brothers Architects is a second generation architect. You could say its in his blood. He designed his first house about the same time he got his driver's license. He graduated from Ohio University with a BFA and a Masters of Architecture from Georgia Tech. After graduating, he and his two best friends, Karl de Santos (Kito) and John Duncan (J.D.) started Moon Bros Inc. by designing and building their first home. They built it themselves. They all wanted to know what it really took to actually build what they drew. They were one of the first to start the design/build movement in Atlanta and have been doing it ever since.

Foz's two favorite architects are Frank Lloyd Wright and Eero Saarinen. Wright is a favorite for his incredible sense of space and Saarinen because he was one of the first architects to employ a wide range of styles, adapting his design to the client’s needs rather than having a style driven practice. Foz strives to be like his heroes, always aiming to serve his clients’ diverse needs by fabricating unique, creative, and inspiring solutions of all types and styles to best fit his clients’ desires and lifestyles.