Masonry Magazine August 2001 Page. 4

Words: David Hill, Jeff Buczkiewicz, Mackie Bounds, Frank Campitelli, John Chrysler, Charles Clark, Brian Grant, Roy Swindal, David Jollay, William Mcconnell, Terry Mulligan, Jerry Painter, John Spencer, George Strunge, George Miller, John Smith, Mike Sutter, Tom Daniel, Michael Adelizzi, G. Griffin, Rashod Johnson, Doug Nichols, Richard Johnston, John Melander, Robert Nelson, Rachel Young, Mark Larsen, Bob Barkshire, Edgar III, Liz Fidoruk, Jeff Greenwald, Kimberly Shifflette, Debra Mitchell, Lynn Kane, Renee Stevens
Masonry Magazine August 2001 Page. 4

Masonry Magazine August 2001 Page. 4
MASONRY Magazine

Official Publication of the Mason Contractors Association of America and the Canadian Masonry Contractors Association

Editor-in-Chief
Debra J. Mitchell

Graphic Designer
Vilija Krajewski

Mason Contractors Association of America

President
Richard M. Johnston

Vice President
William McConnell

Secretary
G. Alan Griffin

Treasurer
Frank Campitelli

Regional Vice Presidents
Bob Barkshire, George Strunge, Tom Daniel, Mackie Bounds, Mark Larsen, Mike Sutter, Edgar Boettcher III, John Spencer, Roy Swindal

Executive Director/Publisher
Michael Adelizzi

Executive Staff
Jeff Buczkiewicz
Director of Marketing and Membership

Kimberly Shifflette
Director of Education

Rashod Johnson
Director of Engineering

Rachel A. Young, CMP
Director of Meetings and Conventions

Liz Fidoruk
Controller

Lynn Kane
Administrative Assistant

Renee Stevens
Administrative Assistant

George Miller
Consultant

Editorial Advisory Board
Charles Clark (BIA), Robert L. Nelson (Robert L. Nelson & Associates, Inc.), Jeff Greenwald (NCMA), David Jollay (O.L. Jollay, Inc.), John Chrysler (MIA), John Melander (PCA), David Hill (Pettit Construction Co.), Terry Mulligan (Mulligan Masonry Co., Inc.), John J. Smith John J. Smith Masonry Co.), Brian Grant (Grant/Jack's Masonry), Jerry Painter (Painter Masonry, Inc.), Doug Nichols (Doug Nichols Enterprises). Bill McConnell (Architectural Paving and Stone), Frank Campitelli (Baltimore Masonry Corporation)

Executive Office
1910 South Highland Avenue, Suite 101
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone 630 705 4200
Fax 630 705 4209

MASONRY (ISSN 0025-4681) is published monthly. Subscription rate $20 per year, Canada $24 (U.S. currency). Single copies $3.50. Copyright 2001 by Mason Contractors Association of America. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to MASONRY, 1910 South Highland Avenue, Suite 101, Lombard, Illinois 60148-6163. Periodical class postage paid in Lombard, IL 60148, and additional mailing offices. SEND SUBSCRIPTIONS, advertising, editorial and business correspondence to: MASONRY, 1910 South Highland Avenue, Suite 101, Lombard, IL 60148-6163. Phone 630/705 4200, Fax: 630/705 4209.

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