Masonry Magazine September 2007 Page. 18
Q&A
The national organization for mason contractors, whether you're members of our organization or not. Obviously, we would love your support as it makes things a lot easier on us to represent you more effectively but, regardless of your support, we still represent you in a variety of ways that have a dramatic effect on your business.
I would love for non-members to be involved and talk with us about their concerns. If they would get involved with MCAA, I think they would see the value that is available from our organization and they might decide 'Hey, this is a group that I should be supporting'.
Masonry: If you had to choose, what is the one thing you are looking forward to over the next year?
Buczkiewicz: The one thing I'm really looking forward to doing is implementing tangible benefits for our members.
There are a lot of intangible MCAA benefits, such as the work MCAA completes in the marketing area. The marketplace will build and you may or may not see a direct benefit from that work, but the industry as a whole will receive a benefit. Tangible benefits are things that the members will receive a direct return for their involvement.
For tangible benefits, this year MCAA is looking to implement a national workers compensation program. Anyone who participates in the program will hopefully see a direct savings to their bottom line by being involved with us as an organization and by utilizing that program. So they will actually be able to save a certain amount by being a member of the MCAA.
Another thing that will help is the MCAA National Mason Contractor Certification program. That could be considered a tangible benefit as well. By being a certified mason contractor, it could open doors for you to bid on projects that you may not have been able to bid on before.
I'm looking forward to implementing these tangible benefits and to see the effect that it will have on our membership growth.
Masonry: Do you have any final comments to add?
Buczkiewicz: I would like to stress that the communication and openness of the prospective members and those in our membership is very important. MCAA is their organization, whether they're members or not. I'm just here to lead the Association and send it in the direction that they want it to go. Without input, I'm kind of like a captain of a ship without a map; they're the ones that help provide the direction for us.
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