Masonry Magazine December 2009 Page. 36
INDUSTRY NEWS
Please submit your news and events to:
jmorrell@lionhrtpub.com
1st place winners:
**Brick:**
Darren Tobolt, BAC Local 40 Ohio of the Ohio Administrative District Council
**Terrazzo:**
Michael Sell, Sr., BAC Local 7 New York/New Jersey
**Marble:**
Nikolajs Pastuhovs, BAC Local I Washington
**Stone:**
Ray Lowden, III, BAC Local 9 Pennsylvania
**Plaster:**
Christos Katechis, BAC Local 1 New York
MCAA Certification Calendar
The following is the MCAA's education calendar for certification:
**December 9**
Course: How to Run Your Business More Profitably: Management Strategies for Masonry Contractors (NCMCA Mod 9)
Location: Greensboro, N.C.
Discipline: General
Credits: 6
**December 10**
Course: Building High-Performance Teams and Stellar Customer Service (NCMCA Mod 10)
Location: Greensboro, N.C.
Discipline: General
Credits: 6
**January 11-13, 2010**
Course: Foundations Skills for Paver Construction
Location: Franksville, Wis.
Discipline: General
Credits: 20
**January 14-15, 2010**
Course: Foundation Skills for Segmental Retaining Walls
Location: Franksville, Wis.
Discipline: General
Credits: 12
**January 20, 2010**
Course: Shear Wall Design & Detailing
Location: St. Louis
Discipline: Codes & Standards
Credits: 1
**January 22, 2010**
Course: Construction Leadership Boot Camp (NCMCA Mod 11)
Location: Greensboro, N.C.
Discipline: General
Credits: 6
**January 27, 2010**
Course: Adhered Masonry Veneers
Location: St. Louis
Discipline: Masonry Products
Credits: 1
**January 31-February 1, 2010**
Course: Masonry Foreman Development Course
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices
Credits: 20
**January 31-February 1, 2010**
Course: Masonry Quality Institute
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Masonry Quality Institute
Credits: 16
**February 1, 2010**
Course: From Construction Worker to Construction Leader
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices
Credits: 3
**February 1, 2010**
Course: How to Implement Change Successfully
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices
Credits: 1.5
**February 1, 2010**
Course: How to Turn Your Crew Into a High-performance Team
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices
Credits: 3
**February 1, 2010**
Course: Leadership Skills for Construction Contractors
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices
Credits: 3
Online classes available at www.masoncontractors.org. We now offer Masonry Products classes online. For more information or to register for any of these programs, please go to http://certification.masoncontractors.org/education/index.php
**PCC:**
Daniel McInerney, BAC Local 3 Massachusetts
**Tile:**
Rey Barrios, BAC Local 3 California
**Cement:**
Jesse Steger, BAC Local 11 of the Wisconsin Administrative District Council. For more information, visit www.bacweb.org.
**Sustainable Certification**
Developed by the IMI, the Sustainable Masonry Certification Program educates union mason contractors on the nuts and bolts of sustainability practices and their roles in the LEED certification process, making contractors a valuable part of LEED project teams. The course addresses subcontractor responsibilities from estimating and project scope, to project management and documentation. It covers the LEED credits every mason contractor should know, plus green strategies like site use and construction-waste management. Contractors are tested to verify their abilities to fulfill LEED responsibilities. For more information and reviews, visit www.imiweb.org.
**Kraguljac Named GM, ALL Carolina Crane & Equipment**
The ALL Family of Companies named Mike Kraguljac as general manager of ALL Carolina Crane & Equipment of Raleigh, N.C. Kraguljac brings 21 years of experience in the crane and construction industries, most recently as operations manager for a Manitowoc distributorship, where he worked closely with ALL for most of those years. Previously, he was a mechanic for a construction firm, where he gained valuable knowledge on the equipment-maintenance side.
**New RMMI Executive Director**
The Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute (RMMI) Board of Directors named Nancy Partridge, APR, as interim execu