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We have a great working relationship with our marina colleagues! This is almost the tale of
two different bodies of water. The reason we say the tale of two bodies of water is the
organizational structure of the marinas is directly related to the location of Lake Minnetonka or
The St. Croix River.

The interesting part about working with the marinas on the river is they are association based
while Lake Minnetonka’s marinas are still privately owned. This makes for very different
circumstances in regards to purpose and implementation of new ideas. The river marinas
gravitated to the Minnesota Clean Marina immediately. The Lake Minnetonka Marina’s are
now on board, but it’s taken longer. We think it was due to owners needing a more direct
“bottom line” correlation to outcomes. None the less, it’s been an exciting learning
opportunity.

Our working relationship with our Lake Minnetonka colleagues has been huge over the years.
We have worked together with a “strength in numbers” approach regarding regulations of our
governing body, the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD). Most recent was a
project to create a new “Qualified Commercial Marina” status for dock reconfiguration. This
was an off-shoot of the State-wide tax reduction and reclassification program for all qualifying
marina throughout the State of Minnesota back in the late 1990’s.

Membership and Offices Held in the Industry:
Jerry Rockvam, CMM #89
Jerry Rockvam, President, Minnesota Clean Marina Program 2008 - Present
Jerry Rockvam, President, NCMA Current President
Jerry Rockvam - NCMA Hall of Fame – 2007 (Introduce Dry Stack Storage to Upper Midwest)

Roxanne Rockvam, Board Member, Minnesota Clean Marina Program, 2008-present
Roxanne Rockvam, National Board Member, National Marina Day, 2004-2006
Roxanne Rockvam, IMBC Best Profit Center Idea Winner, 2016 and 2014
Roxanne Rockvam, IMBC Presenter 2015, 2016, and 2018 (Social Media Marketing)

Boat US Cooperating Marina
Minneapolis Boat Show 2016 – Marketing Partner of the Year
Best Political Advocacy – 2002 National Marina Day Celebration
Member of: IMBC, AMI, MRAA, NCMA, ABBRA

Roxanne, IMBC Best Profit Center Idea
Winner—2014
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