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C H AI R M A N ’ S L E T T E R
High Traffic Hospitality
BY PAT KELLY, FCICA CHAIRMAN
HOSPITALITY MAKES UP A included a great lineup of education topics (CIMs) FCICA leadership participated
LARGE PART OF OUR COMMERCIAL including, Preventing Concrete Moisture, at industry events, attending the FUSE
FLOORING INDUSTRY. With new ASTM F3311 The Mat Bond Evaluation, virtual conference, exhibiting at the
advances in products and installation How to Partner with your Manufacturer, CFI Convention, and promoted FCICA
tools, the industry is at-the-ready and Social Media Best Practices, Recruiting at several industry podcasts. Opening
with tourism coming back, hotels and Retaining Installers and James Lesslie, up our virtual meeting registration to
and restaurants want to invest in site President of Commercial Division of everyone, regardless of membership status,
improvements. Engineered Floors; Scott Humphrey, CEO, introduced non-members to the benefits of
While there were few opportunities to World Floor Covering Association and participating in FCICA, thereby growing
meet in person this past year, FCICA was Tim Baucom, President and CEO of Shaw and strengthening our organization.
hard at work providing its members with Industries, presented enlightening keynote I am proud to be a part of this
educational programming and networking addresses. organization and am ready to get back to
sessions – all with the mission-related The membership committee created normal in our post-COVID world. After
goal to help make its commercial flooring ways for members to network in large and a great 2021 Annual Convention, I look
contractors more successful – particularly small group settings through our monthly forward to experiencing some southern
in the Hospitality sector. In addition to virtual Member Meet Ups and an in- hospitality and to seeing everyone at the
our monthly webinars, we hosted two person regional networking event hosted 2022 Annual Convention at the Beau
virtual meetings, the Mid-Year Meeting, by INSTALL in Atlanta. Additionally, Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, MS
which had 432 attendees and the May FCICA welcomed 25 new members and March 21-23, 2022!
Virtual Meeting which had 366. Each 22 new Certified Installation Managers
800 Roosevelt Rd. Bldg. C, Editor/Co-Publisher: Loretta Tomfohrde VISION:
Suite 312 Jeff Golden FCICA CFO
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 jgmediagroupllc@gmail.com lorettat@cmservices.com FCICA, the resource for premier commercial
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FCICA Staff: Mary Hawkinson
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FCICA Association Manager please contact: JG Media Group
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danlipman@pacbell.net 1. Grow membership and engagement in
t (805) 368-3867 Rick Church FCICA.
FCICA Managing Director
rickc@cmservices.com 2. Create opportunities for members to
t (630) 672-3702 network in large and small group settings.
3. Expand quality education and certification
programs offered through FCICA.
4. Increase recognition of FCICA’s value
within the industry.
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