September 30, 2009 9:48 AM CDT

MCAA Region A Skills Challenge Results

By Tim O’Toole

The MCAA Region A Skills Challenge was held September 26, 2009 in Gainesville, Va.

The 2009 MCAA Region A Skills Challenge winners were:

First Year

Gerson Centeno
United Masonry, Inc.
Alexandria, Va.
Instructor: David Tahami

Second Year

Yuvini Romero
United Masonry, Inc.
Alexandria, Va.
Instructor: David Tahami

Third Year

Santos Salmeron
Karon Masonry, Inc.
Beltsville, Md.
Instructor: Scott Bryan

All three winners will be invited to compete in the International Masonry Skills Challenge competition held at the MCAA Convention at World of Concrete/World of Masonry on February 2, 2010 in Las Vegas.

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About the Author

Tim O’Toole is the Director of Marketing, Education, and Information Technology for the MCAA. He has a Masters in Business Administration from Webster University and has worked in the masonry industry since 2003.