2024-25 Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Dan Ricketts – Business Development and Sales Manager for GBC Concrete and Masonry. He started his career with CL Smith and has been in the industry for over 44 years. He serves on the board of MCA-SD as well as MCAC.
VICE PRESIDENT
Armando Echeverria – President of Masonry Solutions which he founded in 2019. He has been involved in the construction industry since he graduated high school in 2002, and his first apprentice started with him out of high school. He has been a Laborer, Foreman, Superintendent, PE, PM, Estimator and Purchaser.
TREASURER
Craig Finch – Architectural Rep with RCP Block and Brick where he works with Architects and Engineers on a wide range of masonry projects, and he has been in the masonry business for twenty years. He also serves on board of the Masonry Society and is an active member of the American Institute of Architects and the Structural Engineers Association San Diego.
SECRETARY
TJ Huber – Adhered Veneer Specialist with Omega Products International – MAVS Division. He started his career in 1997 working as a mason contractor, and owner operator with four different contractors. He has 26 years in the industry.
PAST PRESIDENT
Roger Coons – Founder of MITA, an avid horseman, and the President of NuWay, Inc. which he founded in 1993. Roger has owned and operated NuWay, Inc. for over 30 years. He has served on the MITA board since inception and has hired many apprentices over the years.
DIRECTORS
Lindsay Barto – Inland Empire Sales Representative for Angelus Block and has been with the company for 25 years. Prior to Angelus, Lindsay owned and operated Lindsay Block. He has over 50 years of experience in the masonry industry.
Tom Coyne – Tom is a Sales Rep serving San Diego and South Riverside County with ORCO Block. He has been in the Masonry industry for over 43 years starting at a block company in San Diego in sales for 10 years, and now with ORCO Block for the remainder of his career. Since 1989, Tom has served as a director and board member for the MCA of San Diego.
Michael Gallal – Vice President for Majestic Masonry. Michael has been born and raised in the industry. His grandfather, uncle, and dad are all masons, and masonry contractors. He has worked in the industry since 2006 as a tender, mason, foreman, estimator and project manager.
Steve Haxton – Owner and President of Haxton Masonry.
Art Ramirez – President and CEO of Ramirez Masonry, Inc. which he founded in 1980. He has over 42 years in the masonry industry. He hires apprentices and has sent employees to the program for training.
Immediate Past Presidents
- Joel Guth
- Ray Wetmore, Pacific Bay Masonry
- Avery Pratt, Diablo Valley Masonry
- Dennis Withsosky, New Dimension Masonry
- Penny Zambrano, Cornerstone Masonry