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Realizing that the bond between the mason contractor and product suppliers is key to successful masonry construction projects, the Mid-Atlantic Masonry Association is comprised of all components of the industry working together for the benefit of owners, general contractors, designers, and others.
With this in mind, the Mid-Atlantic Masonry Association is working diligently to ensure that there are enough well trained masons to handle the volume of work generated. The Board of Directors recognizes the importance of training students who will become part of the masonry workforce and has created a Workforce Committee to facilitate mason training with a focus on secondary and post-secondary education. |
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View the Masonry Recruitment Brochure |
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SkillsUSA 2024 Maryland State Championships
At the competition held April 13, 2024 the following students won awards:
1st Place Secondary
Kaya Pullins - Center of Applied Technologies North (Paul Ferenc Instructor)
Recipient of a Cash Award from MAMA
2nd Place Secondary
Nico Marsicano - Carroll County CTC (Mike Campanile Instructor)
Recipient of a Cash Award from MIA (Masonry Instructors Association)
3rd Place Secondary
Luca Anderson - Carroll County CTC (Mike Campanile Instructor)
Recipient of a Cash Award from MAMA |
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Maryland Masonry Instructors with Toolbags/Levels for their Top Students.
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Tool Bag Awards to Vo-Tech Schools
The Workforce Development Committee arranges for tool bags, filled with tools of the masonry trade, to be distributed to the top masonry students at the secondary and post secondary levels across the state.
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The following awards were distributed to these Outstanding Masonry Students for 2024:
Carroll County CTC: Jaxon Miller
Center of Applied Technology - North: Jayden Hinton
Crossland High School: Jeremiah Anderson
Parkside High School CTE: Olivia Folke
Queen Anne's County High School: Cameron Callahan
Somerset County Technical High School: Amah-Ru Aalim-Carter |
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Masonry Instructors Association (MIA)
Organized as a committee of PCMA, the Masonry Instructors Association provides a forum for communication within the secondary and post secondary masonry instructors throughout the State of PA and the Mid-Atlantic region. Masonry Instructors Association members have a voice to advocate for masonry through the PA Department of Education and with the individual Career and Technical Centers statewide. The input of this group is important to the agenda for the Masonry Instructors Workshop and other initiatives related to Workforce Development efforts by PCMA.
2024 Officers
Mike Gardner - (President)
Bill Wilson - (Vice President)
Josh Boettner - (Treasurer) |
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Annual Masonry Instructors Workshop
The 18th Annual Masonry Instructors Workshop will take place on Monday, October 7, 2024 at Carroll County Career & Technology Center, Westminster, MD. They have a new school and built a large masonry department for Mike Campanile, the instructor. We will have some good education sessions and demos, too! More information to come.
The 17th Annual Masonry Instructors Workshop was held on Monday, October 2, 2023 at Eastern Westmoreland Career & Technology Center, Latrobe, PA. Masonry Instructors from PA, MD and NJ attended this important educational event to get up to date information on what they should know to teach our future masons. The education session part of the day included presentations on “Masonry & Concrete – Restoration, Preservation, & Maintenance” by Mark Salla of Structural Restoration Services, Inc., “Aesthetic Expectations of Masonry: Light and Shadows” by Brian Trimble of International Masonry Institute (IMI) and Bill Kjorlien, Argos Cement on “Weathering the Storm.” A tour of the of Eastern Westmoreland CTC Masonry Department and demonstrations were also on the agenda.
As a part of the day, the Masonry Instructors Association Meeting was held making it a very full day. Masonry Instructors Association 2023 Officers were: President, Mike Gardner (Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology), Vice President, Bill Wilson (Eastern Westmoreland CTC) and Treasurer, Josh Boettner (Lebanon County CTC). We are proud to share that 42 masonry instructors in PA, MD and NJ are members of the Masonry Instructors Association that runs as a committee of PCMA. They meet twice a year to share ideas and learn about new masonry topics. |
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