Coverings Names 2026 Coverings Champions

Las Vegas, NV, March 19, 2026––Coverings has announced the honorees of the show’s 2026 Coverings Champions, ahead of the show’s return to the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 30 to April 2, 2026. 

The Coverings Champions, introduced at Coverings 2025, recognizes industry leaders for their contributions and advocacy for the Coverings show and tile and stone community. 

Coverings selected four nominees for the 2026 Coverings Champion, People’s Choice Award and invited the tile and stone industry to vote. 

The four 2026 Coverings Champions, People’s Choice Nominees are,

• Betty Sullivan, chairman of the board of directors, Architectural Ceramics, Inc. DBA Architessa, Rockville, MD
• Jennifer Richinelli, editorial director, Stone World, Verona, NJ
• Dan Welch, president, Welch Tile, Kent City, MI United States
• Scott Conwell, FAIA, FCSI, CDT, LEED AP,, director of market development, International Masonry Institute, Chicago, IL

The 2026 Coverings Champion, People’s Choice recipient is Jennifer Richinelli.