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MCA St. Louis announces hiring of association manager

Words: Pamela AndersonThe Mason Contractors Association of St. Louis, one of the area’s oldest construction trade associations, has hired Matt Dwyer to serve as its Association Manager.

Chartered on March 9, 1896, the MCA provides its members the knowledge and means of increasing efficiency and producvity in masonry construction, along with advocacy of increased construction with brick, block and stone. Its contractor members are the owners, principal partners, CEOs and senior management of firms engaged in masonry construction. Associate members are firms and individuals that supply and support the industry.

Matt has a Mechanical Engineering degree from the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Rolla). He is married to his wife Jennifer and they have two children: son Sam who is 12 and daughter Lucy who is 9 years old.

Dwyer commented, “I’m looking forward to working with and assisting the members of the MCA in any way possible. The masonry trade is one of the oldest heritages in St. Louis and it will be my goal to actively advocate on behalf of the MCA membership.”
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