The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) has announced the four professionals who will compete in the final round of the NKBA U Professional of the Year Contest. But before these Finalists take to NKBA’s Center Stage at KBIS on January 20, the association calls on the public to cast their vote for the NKBA U Professional of the Year Peoples’ Pick Award at http://www.nkba.org/Design/Professionals/UProfessional/landing.aspx.
2015 NKBA U Professional of the Year Finalists:
Melissa Helvey, AKBD
Great Floors, Spokane, Wash.
Paula Kennedy, CMKBD
Timeless Kitchen Design, Seattle
Rhonda Knoche, CMKBD
Rhonda Knoche Design, Portland, Ore.
Sarah Robinson
Jansen, Inc., Pensacola, Fla.
Finalists received a personalized curriculum of NKBA U courses and each created a short video to share what they’ve learned and how it will help their businesses succeed. The finalist whose video gets the most votes will be named the People’s Pick, receiving an NKBA U scholarship, a cash prize and two tickets to The Party – an exclusive KBIS cocktail and networking event held at the Wynn’s Tryst Nightclub.
The public can vote daily through Friday, Dec. 12. Following the finals at KBIS, the Grand Prize Winner will be named and receive an all-expenses-paid trip for two to Almeria, Spain, to tour the headquarters and factory of Cosentino, the NKBA U Professional of the Year Platinum Sponsor. Runners-up will also receive all-expenses-paid trips for two courtesy of the contest’s Gold Sponsors, including Kohler Co., which will provide a tour of its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Kohler, Wis., and GE, which will provide a tour of its Monogram Experience Center in Louisville, Ky.
In addition to the finals, NKBA University will host 11 courses, 10 of which are exclusive to the show, on Monday, Jan. 19 and Wednesday, Jan. 21. View the full course offering at http://www.kbis.com/conference/conference-schedule.
