Janet McHugh, Architectural Sales, has been in the industry for more than 20 years. Before joining Artistic Tile, Janet spent 10 years working for Country Floors, where she developed her expertise in the design industry. She is a graduate of the State University of New York at Oswego, where she majored in communications. Janet can be reached at 212-727-9331, or at janetmchugh@artistictile.com.

Joan Poggioli joined Artistic Tile in 2003 after 12 years of owning her own apparel design firm.  She is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology where she earned a degree in fashion buying and merchandising. Joan can be reached at 212-727-9331, or at joanpoggioli@artistictile.com.

Pam Katz is a design associate in Artistic Tile’s San Francisco showroom. Pam is a graduate of San Diego State University where she received a degree in Comparative Literature. Before joining Artistic Tile, Pam spent twelve years working at Country Floors. Pam enjoys helping clients select the perfect products for their projects and she loves the creative process as well as brainstorming and problem solving with clients. Pam can be reached at 415-690-5173, or at pamkatz@artistictile.com.

Regional Sales representative, Geoffry Balogh's entry into the world of tile and stone began as an installer in the mid nineties. Hands on experience with installations provided the foundation for an outside sales position in South Florida where catering to the architectural and design community was Geoff's primary focus. A regional sales opportunity with an Italian mosaic manufacturer became available to Geoff prior to the new millennium which evolved into a position managing national accounts for the next 8 years. A graduate of Bentley University with a degree in finance, Geoff joined Artistic Tile in August of 2009. When at home in western North Carolina, Geoff enjoys time with his sons and motorcycles. Geoff can be reached at 201-658-6670 or GeoffryBalogh@ArtisticTile.com

 

While born and raised in the Washington D.C area, Tammy Rafferty has enjoyed the Colorado lifestyle living in the Denver area for the last 18 years. She has a BS Degree in Psychology from East Carolina University but has found her true passion in Luxury Tile. As National Sales Manager for BuffaloStone, Inc. she built a network of relationships that have lead her to her next great adventure......Regional Sales for Artistic Tile's Wholesale Division. Tammy can be directly at 303-883-1073 or at TammyRafferty@ArtisticTile.com

Ernesto Diaz, Architectural Sales, has been in the Tile & Stone industry for more than 13 years. Before joining Artistic Tile, Ernie spent 10 years working and managing Los Angeles based tile & stone showrooms. He also has 3 years experience in Tile & Stone outside sales through California and bordering states. Ernie is based in Los Angeles, CA and can be reached at 201-875-0185, or ernestodiaz@artistictile.com. He currently covers the states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and Alaska for Artistic Tile.

Tracey Payne is the architectural sales associate for Artistic Tile's Chicago showroom. Tracey is a graduate of the University of Manitoba where she received her Interior Design degree. Before joining Artistic Tile, Tracey worked for a number of leading architecture firms and has extensive experience in the commercial design industry. Tracey can be reached at 312-670-0612 or at traceypayne@artistictile.com

Having grown up and lived in Northern New Jersey for most of his life, Sean's first exposure to the tile industry was working part-time as a "cutter" then "installer' for his brother's tile company. Throughout the years, Sean has continued to work with his brother on the side which ultimately led to a job at Porcelanosa USA, where he stayed for 3&1/2 years. After Porcelanosa, Sean worked as a sales consultant for AKDO, Inc. "which is when I became most familiar with Artistic Tile's reputation in the industry for having amazing products with superior quality!" Sean can be reached at 201-968-7924 or  seangelnaw@artistictile.com.

A native to New Jersey and having grown up in a construction family business, Anthony is no stranger to the industry. With a great appreciation of design and stone, it is only natural that Artistic Tile is a great fit. Anthony is a graduate of the New York Institute of Technology with a BFA in Communications Arts. Of his many passions, working with people and developing great relationships, both business and personal, is one of them. Anthony can be reached at 201-470-1721 or anthonyputrino@artistictile.com.

Since 1998, Michael has been actively representing Wholesale Distributing Companies throughout the Major Metropolitan New York Area. Focused on building lifelong relationships in the dealer market, Michael meets these demands in a  professional manner with a sense of urgency. Michael is a graduate of The Fashion Institute of Technology where he studied Fine Art and Illustration. His craft, however, is an art passed down from his parents now retired from the tile industry. Michael resides on Long Island with his wife and young son. Michael can be reached at 201-470-9621 or michaelgallub@artistictile.com.