MIA Announces New Board of Directors

The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has announced the results of its Board of Directors election. David Carnevale, president of Carnevale & Lohr, of Bell Gardens, Calif., Brenda Edwards, owner/general manager of TexaStone Quarries of Garden City, Texas, and Robert Zavagno, Jr., president of Cleveland Marble Mosaic Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, have been elected by the MIA membership to serve five-year terms. Carnevale will represent Zone 7, which represents Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Edwards will represent Zone 5, which represents Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. Zavagno will be filling at At-Large position on the Board. A record number of voters participated in this open member election which included a record 10 candidates. Each of the 3 new Board of Directors’ terms will commence during the MIA Annual Business Meeting held during StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas in Las Vegas in January.