MCAA Workforce Development Committee

MCAA Workforce Development Committee

1481 Merchant Drive
Algonquin, Illinois 60102 United States
 (800) 536-2225
 jeffb@masoncontractors.org
masoncontractors.org

ABOUT

The Workforce Development Committee has jurisdiction over all MCAA related mason recruiting and training programs. Included in this committee's responsibilities is the marketing of the Masonry Career Days and other recruiting and career awareness efforts, developing and marketing training publications and videos as well as instructor training programs. Another area of the Workforce Development Committee's responsibilities is the mobilization of contractor and industry involvement in the recruiting and training efforts.

COMMITTEE GOALS
-Career path flow charts for use as part of recruitment materials.

-Work to get DOL to recognize internships for prevailing wage jobs. Would allow students who are seniors in high school to begin work on jobs as soon as they graduate from high school.

-Work with and manage day-to-day operations of the National Masonry Instructors Association (NMIA) in an effort to help grow and add value to the mission of the organization.

-Work with local chapters who are working successful development programs to create manuals on how to implement something similar elsewhere.
Support NCCER effort to get the Masonry manuals online for internet training.

-Develop a community group for schools and instructors utilizing the NCCER curriculum. The community group would share ideas and resources to help the teaching process. All instructors would be welcome to join the group.

GOALS ACCOMPLISHED
Digital “baseball cards” featuring real people with job descriptions and “stats”. Work with Marketing on this. In particular the committees should develop categories of who will be featured.

GET INVOLVED
When you want to take your membership to the next level, consider volunteering on the MCAA’s Workforce Development Committee. Member volunteers help drive the MCAA. With every new volunteer, the MCAA becomes better equipped to reach our goals.

CONTACTS

Neal Adams

-Chairman
Neal is the son of Nick and grew up in the masonry business. After graduating from UT in 2010 he moved into the business focusing on accounting and a

Tyler Vacala

-Vice Chairman

Nick Blohowiak

-Member

Brian Carney

-Member
Brian Carney's is Vice President at SPEC MIX LLC. Brian Carney got his introduction to the masonry trade, working for local Rochester, MN mason contra

Curtis Hoover

-Member
Curtis C. Hoover started his career back in 1974, while still in high school. A new vo-tech center was opening called North Arundel Vo-Tech. This was

Bryan Light

-Member

Bill Marrs

-Member
After earning a double major in Accounting & Finance at Indiana State University, William went on to work as an accountant until 2006, when he joined

Dennis Neal

-Member

Paul Oldham

-Member
Paul Oldham is the Chairman at Mason Contractors Association of America based in Algonquin, Illinois. Previously, Paul was the President at Ollier Ma

Rob Richardson

-Member

Mike Summers

-Member

Bret Terry

-Member
Bret Terry works as a Technical Director, Email at Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute, which is a Commercial & Residential Construction company with an

Bob Thomas

-Member