MCAA Staff Changes

Words: Michael SchmerbeckMCAA's Director of Marketing Colin Faul has taken a new position as Marketing Manager with the National Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute.

Colin had served our association for three years, and we wish him well in his new position as he advances his career in association management. Taking on some of Colin's duties will be our Manager of Professional Development Joni Mount and Manager of Information Technology Tim O'Toole, who both had previously reported to Colin.

We will begin the search for a strong marketing professional who will move our association into a greater leadership role of promoting total masonry construction as dictated by our Long Range Strategic Plan.

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