Industry Consultant Sonna Calandrino Dies

Albany, NY, May 26, 2010--Sonna Calandrino, a fixture in the flooring industry for more than 30 years, died unexpectedly May 23 following a long battle with breast and bone cancer.

She was most recently founder and publisher of Fabulous Floors Magazine, the first consumer publication devoted to flooring as a key interior design element, and president of Peachtree Communications, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in advertising, PR, merchandising and training solely for the flooring industry.

She was also a former columnist for Floor Focus Magazine.

Among other achievements, Sonna was the initial architect of Mohawk University’s course structure and later spent nearly a decade creating and launching Mohawk Floorscapes on behalf of that corporation.

Sonna was a fixture at industry events, keynoting conventions and seminars, crisscrossing the country with her upbeat, positive messages of education, profitability and the excitement of the fashion presented by flooring of all kinds.

Charitable and community contributions may be given to The Floor Covering Industry Foundation.

(See today's Floordaily interview with Sonna's sister, Liz, to learn more.)