Tile Heritage Foundation Adds Four New Board Members

Healdsburg, CA, December 19, 2025-The Tile Heritage Foundation (THF) has invited four additional tile industry leaders to join its board.

Bart Bettiga has served as executive director of the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) since 2002. He is also a member of the board of governors of Coverings, one of the largest tradeshows in North America. With over 30 years of experience in the tile and stone industry, he oversees the financial operations of NTCA, TileLetter, and the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation.

Rick Church, executive director of the Ceramic Tile Distributors Association, (CTDA), serves as president, head coach and owner at CM Services, Inc. 

Caryn Halifax is CEO and president of the International Masonry Institute (IMI) and the head of the International Masonry Training and Education Foundation (IMTEF). Previously, Halifax served as assistant general counsel for IMI and for the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers.

Molly Trendell Nation has a shared position (being one of three Trendell sisters) as executive director of Tile Contractors’ Association of America (TCAA). She is an assistant professor of environmental education in the Department of Ecology and Environmental Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University.