Submissions open for the NKBA Design & Industry Awards competition on May 13, 2024. Go here for more details.

Gain CEU credits in May through NKBA’s Design + Business Webinars. Here’s the lineup for the month.

Apply to speak at KBIS 2025 as a Voices from the Industry presenter. Go here  to submit your proposal by June 16, 2024.

NKBA’s Voices from the Industry (VFTI) on-demand sessions are now available. Each hour of video content is worth 0.1 CEUs. Go here to view.

Congratulations to our newest NKBA Specialty Badge earners!

Latifah Baker, Lowe’s, Color, Lighting and Universal Design, Susquehanna Valley

Julia Nwanegwo, Lowe’s, Color, Piedmont Blue Ridge Carolina

Carol Lee, Lowe’s, Color, Carolina

Danielle Fagundes, Lowe’s, Universal Design, Olympic West Sound

Christina Miller, Lowe’s, Color, Carolina

Kevin Wang, WoodConcept Cabinetry, Sales & Marketing, Northern New Jersey

Debbie Pugh, Lowe’s, Color and Floor Plans and Specifications, Central New York

Joseph Vasques, J and J Enterprises of South Jersey LLC, Cabinetry, Mid Atlantic

Mackenzie Boerner, Kitchen Designs with Mackenzie, Sustainability, Susquehanna Valley

Amanda Witherow, McLellan Contracting, Sales & Marketing, Susquehanna Valley

Tara Diffenbaugh, Lowe’s, Remodeling, Baltimore/Washington

Bridget Erickson, J & RS, Color and Floor Plans and Specifications , Minnesota State

Anne Guyette, Elevate Interior Design LLC, Cabinetry, Southern California

Marion Lehnen, Coastal Creation Kitchen and Bath, Cabinetry, Northern New England

Jun Jun Law-as, Northland Interiors, Cabinetry, Northern New England

Keegen Law-as, Northland Interiors, Sales & Marketing and Remodeling, Northern New England

Corrin Waller, Lowe’s, Color, Southwest Desert

Elizabeth Benefiel, 314 Design Studio, Cabinetry, Baltimore/Washington 

Jen Bradley, Lowe’s, Lighting, Carolina

Brian Holder, Lowe’s, Color and Sustainability, Eastern Carolinas

Heather Weir, Lowe’s, Color, Mid Atlantic

Nicole Dane, Lowe’s, Color, Virginia State

Heather Clark, Lowe’s, Color, Carolina

Jeffrey Shafier, Lowe’s, Color, Chicago Mid West

Melissa King, Lowe’s, Color, Carolina

Deanna Gibbs, Lowe’s, Color and Remodeling, Carolina

Taylor Roberts, Lowe’s, Remodeling, Carolina

Parker Lee, Kitchen Tune-Up, Cabinetry, San Joachin Valley

Cynthia Semple, Lowe’s, Color, Big Sky

Amy Stegman, Lowe’s, Lighting, Nebraska/Kansas

Lee Maxwell Willocks, LMW Designs, Color, Rocky Mountain

Chris Szymski, Dreammaker Bath & Kitchen of Springfield, Floor Plans and Specifications, Missouri/Southern Illinois

Carmen Mueller, Lakeland College, Lighting, Prairie Provinces

Kendrick Williams, American Woodmark, Sustainability, Baltimore/Washington

Peggy Straley, Peggy Straley Design, Cabinetry, Northern California

Kierra Clark, Lowe’s, Lighting, Baltimore/Washington

Dawn Spell, Lowe’s, Color, Missouri/Southern Illinois

Dale Spiewak, Lowe’s, Color, Chicago/Mid-West

Leesa Drost-Kays, Lowe’s, Sustainability, Tennessee

Alyssa Treadway, Lowe’s, Sustainability, Missouri/Southern Illinois

Jessica Kittel, Lowe’s, Sustainability, Oklahoma

Stephen Horan, Jonathan Arnold Inc, Lighting, Metro New York