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30 UNDER 30

CLASS OF 2020
EMILY TOMEK, AKBD

MARKIE TUCKETT

Emily Tomek, AKBD, graduated from Iowa
State University College of Design with
a Bachelor of Fine Arts in interior design
in 2017. She was accepted into the Study
Abroad Rome program; participated in the
Venice Biennale art exhibition and the A2RU Collaborative Art Installation; was featured in Inspire Magazine; and received the award for competitive excellence all four years as an undergraduate. After graduation, she
began working for Drury Design in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn
and earned her AKBD in May 2019.Tomek says crafting a design solution that reflects someone's vision in a beautiful, functional way sparked
her interest in the design industry and continues to fuel her passion.

Markie Tuckett has spent the last six years
building her brand and her expertise in the
kitchen and bath industry. She completed
the Interior Decorating Program at NKBAaffiliated Georgian College and was hired by
Lindsay Schultz Kitchens and Cabinetry in Midland, Ont., as a design
assistant. After six months, she was promoted to designer. After three
years, Tuckett was hired as an intermediate designer for Paris Kitchens,
a cabinetry specialist in Richmond Hill, Ont., where she managed five
builder accounts. Her next step was a managerial position with a design
team for Younique Kitchens and Bath in Cobourg, Ont. In 2018, she
moved to Windsor and founded Timber + Plumb Kitchens and Cabinetry to offer clients a custom, boutique experience.

Drury Design, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Chicago Midwest Chapter

Timber + Plumb Kitchens and Cabinetry,
Windsor, Ontario

JONNE VANDEHEY, AKBD

Square Deal Remodeling, Portland, Ore., Columbia River Chapter

Jonne Vandehey knew she wanted a career in interior design
since seventh grade. In high school, she was part of an elite
program in which students built a home from the foundation
up. She attended NKBA-affiliated Portland Community
College, graduating with a degree in interior design and a

ANNA VIOLAND

kitchen and bath design certificate. She joined Square Deal as
a design assistant in 2015, soon moving into sales/design. In
2019, she won local and regional NARI Contractor of the Year
awards on two projects. She earned her AKBD and has been a
key member of NKBA's Columbia River Chapter study group
and will be committee chair for the group in 2020.

CANDIS WARREN-ASHURST

Ferguson Enterprises, Columbia, Mo.

Anna Violand is the outside builder sales
rep at Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery in Columbia, Mo. She joined
Ferguson almost three years ago after graduating from the University of Missouri Columbia with a business marketing degree.
In her first year with Ferguson as a showroom consultant, she exceeded
her annual sales goal by 10.5 percent, was in the top five in consultant sales
in her district every month and brought in more than 68 percent of sales
the first year the showroom was open. Within six months, she increased
her total sales by 55.6 percent. She volunteers as a track coach and at the
local Home Builders Association in Columbia.

Steiner-Houck & Associates LLC
Mount Joy, Pa., Susquehanna Valley Chapter

Candis Warren-Ashurst is an interior designer with Steiner-Houck & Associates
in Lancaster County, Penn. She started
as an intern in 2011 and joined full time
upon graduating with a bachelor's degree
in interior design from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. WarrenAshurst thrives in the high-end residential design arena and enjoys the
unique challenges that come with this industry niche. Working with
the Steiner-Houck team, she creates timeless spaces that exceed clients'
expectations in function and aesthetic. She has been recognized by the
NKBA regionally and nationally for her work as co-designer with Sandra
Steiner-Houck, and she is studying for the AKBD exam.

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