ST. LOUIS, Missouri (February 25, 2011) – The National Wood Flooring Association is pleased to announce that Frank Kroupa has been named Director of Technical Training.  In this role, Kroupa will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the NWFA’s technical training schools.

Kroupa has more than 25 years wood flooring experience, including both sales and installation.  Since 1997, he has served as an NWFA technical school instructor.  Kroupa also has served on a variety of NWFA committees, including Technical Education and Technical Manual, serving as both a committee member and committee chair for both.  He is an NWFACP Certified Installer, Sand and Finisher, and also holds NWFA Craftsman, Master Craftsman, Vanguard and Advanced Master degrees.  Kroupa has previously served as an NWFA Technical Advisor since 2005, and was a teacher of reading and math to middle school students for seven years.  He holds an undergraduate degree from Central Michigan University and attended graduate school on the VA Bill at Boise State University.

The National Wood Flooring Association is a non-profit trade organization, with more than 3,200 members world-wide, dedicated to educating consumers, architects, designers, specifiers and builders in the uses and benefits of wood flooring.  NWFA members receive the best in educational training, benefits, technical resources and networking, to advance their professionalism and success.  The NWFA is located at 111 Chesterfield Industrial Boulevard, Chesterfield, MO 63005, and can be contacted at 800-422-4556 (USA & Canada), 636-519-9663 (local and international), or on-line at www.nwfa.org.