Linda Riney Named Member Services Director for the Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute

Words: Ann Wolter/Public/News/3292006800.jpg" width="160" height="200" border="1" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="1"> The Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute recently selected Linda Riney to serve as the Member Services Director. In that capacity Riney visits member companies, arranges Member Networking Evenings, organizes Certification courses and Lunch-n-Learn seminars, handles the Work Safe and Worker's Compensation programs, and attends to the professional needs of more than 100 member companies.

Riney's background includes more than 20 years experience in management, finance, real estate, insurance, and mutual funds. She developed her management skills under the tutelage of such programs as Six Sigma with GE Capital. Riney established an automobile credit division with GE Capital and launched the first Land Home division in the state of Colorado with Green Tree Financial Services Inc., allowing manufactured housing to be affixed to real property. She holds licenses in mutual funds and insurance.

Riney is a native of North Dakota. She is married, has three grown sons and three grandchildren.

The Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute (RMMI) is a consortium of more than 100 companies throughout the State of Colorado and Wyoming. The organization includes brick and concrete masonry manufacturers, stone producers, masonry contractors, suppliers and associates.

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