Author: Wendy Mackie

MRAA Educational Foundation Awards Five Scholarships

AUSTIN, TEXAS, — Five scholarships were awarded by the MRAA Educational Foundation at the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas Awards Luncheon at Dealer Week, December 7, in Austin, Texas. The Kevin Lodder Scholarship, The Duane Spader Leadership Scholarship and three MTA Technical Scholarships were awarded by the organization.  Kevin Lodder Scholarship  Kirsty Stevens Owner […]

Motivated to Work and Grow

• Using Apprenticeship as a Retention Strategy & Build Your Workforce An MRAA blog by Wendy Mackie, Director of Workforce and Foundation Development   You are in competition for a workforce. Not only with those in the boating and water sports industries, but in all industries. Workers are looking for opportunities for upward mobility and […]

Doing More With Less

If you are like most companies in the boating industry, you are currently understaffed and busier than you have been in the last 15 years. Though there are longer term solutions in the making, addressing the shortage of skilled workers right now can feel like an impossible challenge. We have all heard the saying, “Do […]