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2024 Darlene Briggs Woman of the Year Award

Nancy Cueroni

NMDA
Nancy Cueroni receives the 2024 Darlene Briggs Marine Woman of the Year Award on stage the annual MRAA awards luncheon.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 10, 2024 — Nancy Cueroni, Executive Director of the National Marine Distributors Association, has been named the 2024 Darlene Briggs Marine Woman of the Year, announced the MRAA Educational Foundation. The award was

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2024 Kevin Lodder Scholarship Recipient

Angela Brayton

Lakeview Marine
Angela Brayton receives the 2024 Kevin Lodder Scholarship on stage at an the annual MRAA awards luncheon at Dealer Week.

ORLANDO, FLA., December 10, 2024 — The MRAA Educational Foundation announced today that Angela Brayton, General Manager of Lakeview Marine in Webster, Mass., is the recipient of the Foundation’s 2024 Kevin Lodder Scholarship. This year’s

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2024 Duane Spader Scholarship Recipient

Jami Hirsch

BoatCraft
Jami Hirsch receives the Duane Spader Leadership Development Scholarship on stage at MRAA event.

ORLANDO, FL, December 10, 2024 — The MRAA Educational Foundation announced today that Jami Hirsch, Co-Owner at BoatCraft in Traverse City, Mich., is the recipient of the Foundation’s 2024 Duane Spader Leadership Development Scholarship. This

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• Checking in with 2016 MRAA Educational Foundation Duane Spader Leadership Development Scholarship Recipient Ashley Read, Colorado Boat Center Co-Owner A lot has happened in Ashley Read’s (Smith) career since

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Where Are They Now? Chad Taylor

Catching up with 2018 Duane Spader Leadership Development Scholarship recipient, Chad Taylor, President and General Manager, Taylor’s South Shore Marina and MRAA Board Member

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