Kathleen Heaney, 2024 Chair

Independent Area Director, Cutco Closing Gifts

Katie is a Hall of Fame distributor for Cutco Cutlery and is in her twentieth year with the company. She provides high-level gifting plans for remodelers, homebuilders, and real estate professionals to build relationships and acquire new clients. She began her career with Cutco as a receptionist at age 16 and paid her way through St. Louis University selling Cutco knives. In 2007 she pioneered a closing gift program for real estate agents in St. Louis, Missouri, and in 2011 expanded her gifting niche to home builders and kitchen remodeling companies. She is a registered dietitian and holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree from St. Louis University. She loves living in St. Louis, MO with her husband and two children, ages 6 and 9.

Massimo Ballucchi

VP Kitchen & Bath Business, Cosentino North America

 In his role he implements all aspects of marketing and brand planning/promotion, consumer experience, digital transformation and merchandising strategy for Cosentino. He is a passionate leader, skilled at team building and experienced in talent management and mentoring. He has an MBA in International Management and 30 years working in the hard surface industry in segment leader companies. He participates in NARI, and ISFA associations and look forward being more involved in the NKBA.

Jonathan Krieger

Executive Vice President at Plain & Fancy Custom Cabinetry

Jonathan Krieger, is the Executive Vice President at Plain & Fancy Custom Cabinetry with over 25 years of experience in the Kitchen and Bath Industry focusing on the cabinetry category. He has a proven track record of increasing sales in dealer, home center, and builder channels. As an executive he has demonstrated the ability to build leading sales and marketing organizations. He has great passion to lead and drive success for the companies that he has partnered with. He enjoys his time with his family during his free time. Some of his hobbies are skiing, playing golf and traveling.

Amy Biller Switzer

Senior Marketing Communications Manager, Emtek

Amy Biller Switzer is the Marketing Communications Manager of the ASSA ABLOY Mechanical Residential Group (Emtek, Schaub and Yale) where she spends her time working on amplifying the brand voice, digital reputation, and social media presence. Switzer is also responsible for managing annual appearances at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show, collaborating with vendors and content creators, as well as spearheading the recent rebranding of Emtek. Prior to joining the ASSA ABLOY Mechanical Residential Group six years ago, Switzer was the PR, Advertising, and Marketing Manager for Snaidero USA. Switzer is a CSU Long Beach graduate and currently lives in Los Angeles, CA with her husband and son. 

Jason Fisher

Sr. Director of Global Integrated Marketing, Moen & House of Rohl

Jason Fisher has a deep appreciation for aesthetic and visual design articulation in all aspects of his life and career. As a graduate of Kent State University, Jason earned his BFA in Visual Communication Design, where he also taught as an adjunct professor, and has spent the past 15+ years leading global brands through marketing, creative, and consumer experiences. Jason is currently the Sr. Director of Marketing, for a Global Water Innovations Company, where he strives to ignite teams around the spirit of possibility and creative solutions that deliver category-defining results. As a husband and father of two, Jason enjoys his family time in Chagrin Falls, OH. You can often find him on the soccer field sidelines, inspiring youth through the soccer community, adding character to his 1925 craftsman home, and investing in his creative soul – always the entrepreneur.

Nathan Boone

Chief Operating Officer, Green Forest Cabinetry

Nathan Boone is the Chief Operating Officer of the leading edge and fast-growing cabinet company, Green Forest Cabinetry (Indigo-Strategic Holdings.) With an undergraduate Finance degree from James Madison University, and a Master’s degree in Finance from Virginia Commonwealth University, Boone leads a young, energetic, and innovative crew of nearly 150 people.

He and his Chesapeake Virginia based team are a highly disruptive group looking to provide high quality affordable cabinetry through thoughtful innovation and practices adaptable to fast paced consumer trends and channels. Boone strives to keep things simple, on trend and at price points affordable to everyone.