Stephen Covey noted Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. We recognize the extraordinary leadership of past Chair Gina Koert, who recognized PCA’s previous Executive Director placed PCA at risk and t...

The Member Recruitment award, this winner may come as no surprise to you – if you look up the definition of the word ‘ubiquitous’ you read ‘present, appearing everywhere’ – there was never a person more visible than our very own vice Chair Nick Slavik over the past 2 years! Engaged and engaging...

The Humanitarian Award goes to Nick Brassfield of Brassberrys Painting & Coating. Nick donated 3 months labor for exterior repaint for the Martin Auto Museum, which will have a mechanical school on site to train teens. As with painting, Nick was enthused when he heard about educating our youth.
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The award for Craftsman of the Year goes to Alex St. Germain of Nick Slavik Painting & Restoration. Alex came in with no trades experience, but from the start he was happy, optimistic and a go-getter. He picked up the trade quickly, took amazing care of clients and started training others. He was...

This year the Al Quilici Outstanding Member award is given to possibly one of our most well read and spiritual members, John Peek of Peek Brothers Painting in San Diego. For many years John has quietly served the PCA in various capacities including the development of the Craftsman Operating Proce...

This year’s Industry Partner award goes to Craig Bunting of Benjamin Moore, a Champion partner of PCA and a company that punches well above its weight. Craig has been a loyal and engaged supporter of PCA for many years, and under his guidance Benjamin Moore seeded our Trade Best Practice series w...

The Richard A. Liddeke Distinguished Service award goes to PCA’s very own Chad Schirmer, the creative genius who has tirelessly and successfully turned PCA from a traditional association into a content generating, modern, agile and responsive member association pumping out PCA Overdrive, original...

The award for Best Decorative/Wallcovering project goes to John Neill Painting and Decorating. This was a new construction project completed in conjunction with the builder and the homeowner. In addition to completing all of the painting, staining and wallpaper installation, their decorative pain...

The award for Best Exterior Commercial Restoration Project goes to Two Day Painting. In the early spring of 2021 they received a call from a local University that had a large painting project, which consisted of painting the exterior of a sports complex building that boarded a football field. The...

The award for Best Exterior Residential Restoration goes to Brick City Painting and Drywall. While the substrate on this historic, 1910 residential home was in good condition, RRP was the main challenge. OSHA, EPA, RRP and Brick City’s internal safety practices made sure the prep was done under R...

The award for Best Interior Commercial Project goes to Harpeth Painting. The Alliance Bernsten tenant build-out was arguably one of Nashville’s most expensive per square foot tenant build out projects completed to-date. The scope expands across eight floors and includes over 190,000square feet of...

The award for Best Interior Commercial Restoration goes to Kelley Painting Services of Florida. As one of the oldest homes in Lake County FL, the Mote Morris House was built in 1892. It has been a staple of the community and has housed the Leesburg Chamber of Commerce for almost 2 years prior and...

The award for Best Exterior Commercial Project goes to Bob Kunst Painting. They assembled a four-member crew to undertake a commercial painting/striping project at Lifehouse. The goal of this project was to paint the exterior as well as make the building look as if it had more architectural featu...

The award for Best Interior Residential Project goes to Paint Track Painting Services. They were brought in by a designer looking to refresh her clients home. The house was in great need of repair and a paint refresh sh. We had to repair drywall and plaster, as well as remove and install wallpape...

The award for Best Interior Residential Project goes to Nick Slavik Painting & Restoration. They were given the task of restoring and redecorating a historic home for a very picky restoration contractor - his own home!

Before the family moved in, they stripped all of the popcorn ceilings that w...

The award for Best Light Industrial Project goes to Adam Roe Painting. This project was the final phase of a multi-phased New Build construction for the YMCA of Meridian Idaho. The scope consisted of concrete coatings, metal priming and coating, epoxy wall coverings on the CMU and Industrial Dry ...