Mid-Atlantic Masonry Association


	Workforce

	Realizing that the bond between the mason contractor and product suppliers is key to successful masonry construction projects, the Mid-Atlantic Masonry Association is comprised of all components of the industry working together for the benefit of owners, general contractors, designers, and others. With this in mind, the Mid-Atlantic Masonry Association is working diligently to ensure that there are enough well trained masons to handle the volume of work generated. The Board of Directors recognizes the importance of training students who will become part of the masonry workforce and has created a Workforce Committee to facilitate mason training with a focus on secondary and post-secondary education.		View the Masonry Recruitment Brochure

	SkillsUSA 2025 Maryland State Championships At the competition held March 29, 2025 the following students won awards: 1st Place Secondary Zyar Diehl - Carroll County CTC (Mike Campanile Instructor) Recipient of a $600 Cash Award from MAMA 2nd Place Secondary Luca Anderson - Carroll County CTC (Mike Campanile Instructor) Recipient of a $300 Cash Award from MIA (Masonry Instructors Association) 3rd Place Secondary Cam Brown - Carroll County CTC (Mike Campanile Instructor) Recipient of a $200 Cash Award from MIA (Masonry Instructors Association)



	Maryland Masonry Instructors with Toolbags/Levels for their Top Students.		Tool Bag Awards to Vo-Tech Schools The Workforce Development Committee arranges for tool bags, filled with tools of the masonry trade, to be distributed to the top masonry students at the secondary and post secondary levels across the state.



	The following awards were distributed to these Outstanding Masonry Students for 2025: Carroll County CTC: Jack Birch Dorchester CTC: Jakai Phifer Merganthaler Vocational Technical High School: Jamaree Leach Parkside High School CTE: Olivia Folke Queen Anne's County High School: Gerson Ramirez Somerset County Technical High School: Trevor Evanusa

	Masonry Instructors Association (MIA) Organized as a committee of PCMA, the Masonry Instructors Association provides a forum for communication within the secondary and post secondary masonry instructors throughout the State of PA and the Mid-Atlantic region. Masonry Instructors Association members have a voice to advocate for masonry through the PA Department of Education and with the individual Career and Technical Centers statewide. The input of this group is important to the agenda for the Masonry Instructors Workshop and other initiatives related to Workforce Development efforts by PCMA. 2025 Officers President: Bill Wilson - Eastern Westmoreland CTC Vice President: Pete Zwolak - Williamson College of the Trades Treasurer: Ian Whitman - Lebanon County CTC

	Annual Masonry Instructors Workshop We are proud to share that 44 masonry instructors in PA, MD and NJ are members of the Masonry Instructors Association that runs as a committee of PCMA. They meet twice a year to share ideas and learn about new masonry topics. The 19th Annual Masonry Instructors Workshop will be held Monday, September 29, 2025 at Bon Tool Company, Gibsonia, PA. We have a busy day planned to include education sessions, a tour of Bon Tool, a head to head wall build competition and training on proper wall judging techniques. More information to come. The 18th Annual Masonry Instructors Workshop was held Monday, October 7, 2024 at Carroll County Career & Technology Center, Westminster, MD. They have a new school and built a large masonry department for Mike Campanile, the instructor. We had some good education sessions and demos!