HOW ARE UMMA AND UMSA MANAGED?
Since it is critical that UMMA has access to confidential information regarding all of its Members, the actual operation of the organizations has been established as autonomous from its Membership. UMMA is a for-profit company, and all confidential information is received through the president and operational contracting party, Kent Wooldridge. In his representational capacity as UMMA’s attorney, he treats all such information as privileged. UMSA is a separate legal entity, but it functions as an adjunct to UMMA, which solicits and consolidates information and orders from UMMA builders for the benefit of the UMSA suppliers. In so doing, it utilizes a shared staff, which functions as a liaison between the builders and suppliers to increase sales, streamline joint operations, and resolve problems.
