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Katie Bradford
announces retirement
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" I bought a
machine and
started doing
work for friends....
in 1985, I started
Custom Marine
Canvas in an
unheated shed. "
fter owning Custom Marine Canvas
in Noank, Conn., for nearly 40 years,
Katie Bradford, MFC, IFM, announced her
retirement in March.
Bradford got her start in the marine
business working for a local sailmaker.
" When he laid me off, I bought a
machine from him and started doing
work for friends, " she says. " I also became
captain of a schooner and did charters
in New England and the Caribbean.
When that program concluded in 1985,
I started Custom Marine Canvas in an
unheated shed. "
The business eventually grew to 3,000
square feet, where Bradford and her six
staff members produced award-winning
work for boats and homes around
the world. Bradford joined the Marine
Fabricators Association (MFA) board
in 1993, eventually serving as its chair.
She served on the Advanced Textiles
Association (ATA) Board of Directors from
1997-2003 and again from 2012-2019.
During her second term, she was elected
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1st vice chairman/chairman elect,
making her the first woman to be
elected chairman of the association
in its 105-year history.
Bradford has conducted numerous
training sessions for both ATA and
MFA. She has been a judge for ATA's
International Achievement Awards
and its Professional Certification
program. In 2020, Bradford was
awarded Honored Life Member
status, which is bestowed by
special request only and at the
discretion of the ATA Board of
Directors to candidates based on
outstanding work accomplished for
the association and extraordinary
achievement while serving as
an officer of the association.
While Bradford isn't exactly sure
what lies ahead for her, she says there
are wonderful volunteer opportunities
at nearby organizations including
the Mystic Seaport Museum, the
Mystic Aquarium and junior sailing.
Christopher Beauchamp Photography

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