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Membership Dinner Meetings/ Guest Speakers

Of the many benefits afforded to MCA-Maryland members our Membership Dinner Meetings are among the most popular.  Conducted on a quarterly basis at area hotels, MCA-Maryland Membership Dinner Meetings provide a relaxed, informal setting for members to socialize, network and hear about the latest news and information of relevance to the mechanical construction industry.  Meetings consist of a networking/cocktail hour, buffet dinner and business program featuring informative and entertaining guest presentations from government/elected officials, industry experts, sports personalities and motivational speakers.  Headliners include:

February 2006
Historian Wayne Schaumburg

June 2006
Former Baltimore Colts and NFL Hall-of-Fame player Tom Matte

September 2006

Maryland Secretary of Business and Economic Development Aris Melissaratos

February 2007
Greater Baltimore Committee CEO and former state senator Donald Fry

September 2007
Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith

February 2008
Delegates Todd Schuler (D-8) and Donna Stifler (R-35A)

June 2008
Maryland Commissioner of Labor and Industry J. Ronald DeJuliis

September 2008
Motivational speaker Woody Powell, PhD

February 2009
Mechanical Contractors Association of America legislative/legal counsel John McNerney
Helmets to Hardhats executive director Darrell Roberts and Wounded Warrior program director Robert Schwartz

June 2009

Roll Call political editor Josh Kurtz

September 2009
Mechanical Service Contractors Association executive director Barbara Dolim
Mechanical Contractors Education and Research Foundation executive director Dennis Langley

February 2010
Motivational speaker Tim Strachan

October 2010
Regional economist Andrew Bauer, PhD of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 

February 2011
Vice president of LEED Implementation, Mike Opitz of the US Green Building Council (USGBC)

June 2011
Motivational Entertainer Timothy Hall of Aladdin Productions, LLC

November 2011
Stuart D. Kaplow, Esq. of Stuart D. Kaplow, PA  and member of the USGBC Maryland  board


Member company personnel are invited attend at no charge (up to two employees for members, and one employee for industry fund and associate members) and there is a nominal fee for each additional person.  For information about upcoming Membership Dinner Meeting dates/locations check out the promos on the MCA-Maryland website, add our widget to your computer desktop or simply call the office.  Get involved, get informed and have fun.  We look forward to seeing you at the next event!