b'MidwestRoofing ContractorsAssociation2024 MRCA Leadership DirectoryOfficers/Executive Committee Brett Tesson PresidentTesson Roofing & ExteriorsMIDWEST ROOFER Robert Poutre Roof Tech, Inc.Council / Committee ChairsFirst Vice President Advisory Council ChairLaurie MooreGreg Bloom Kreiling Roofing Co Beacon Building ProductsDECEMBER 2023 Second Vice President/Treasurer Signatory Contractors Council ChairJason BlickenderferMark LangerAlpha Roofing Company Langer Roofing Contents Secretary T&R ChairmanChris DalyRandy AdamsColumns Kaw Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc. R Adams Roofing, Inc.Immediate Past President CERTA Taskforce ChairBill Seibert Outgoing Presidents Message 4-5 Chairman of the Board James RamserBill Seibert Highland Roofing Company, Inc. Safety: Can You Hear Me Now? Preventing Hearing Loss in the Workplace . 6-7 Fisher Roofing of Kearney HAWT Taskforce ChairFoundation President Fred Horner Business Mgmt:EEOC Report Berates Construction for Discrimination. 8-9 Kelly Lea Advanced Industrial RoofingMRB Contractors YCC ChairThanks to the MRCA Conference & Expo 2023 Sponsors.10 Rachel GarciaDirectors Malarkey Roofing Products2023 James Q . McCawley& Naphis Mitchell-Reyes Award Winners.13Luke HainesWomen in Roofing ChairRoofmasters Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. Jenna Kramer-Lefever2023 Certified Safety Award Winners17 Wm. Kramer & Son, Inc.Don HouseImpact and Service Awards .20 BL Dalsin Roofing Legal CounselGary AumanChris Huntington Auman, Mahan & FurryMRCA Foundation Auction22-23 AAA RoofingStaffGwaltney Family Scholarship.24 Michael Katrosh Bob PopeQueen City Roofing & Contracting Executive DirectorYCC Service Project25 Daniel Knickelbein bpope@mrca.orgLanger Roofing & Sheet Metal Rachel PinkusLanger Roofing and Sheet Metal Win Family Legacy Award26 Managing Director & MR EditorMiles Maddux rpinkus@mrca.orgYoung Contractors Council Welcome Party 28-29 Versatile Roofing, LLC Megan PopeLarry Marshall III Accounts Manager & FoundationTechnical & Research: Artificial Intelligence for Engineering and . L. Marshall Roofing & Sheet Metal mpope@mrca.orgMary McNamara Joe WilliamsConstruction Firms30-33 Cornell Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. Graphic DesignerConstruction Forcast 2024 Navigating a Tricky Economic Terrain34-37 Andrew Meade jwilliams@mrca.orgMeade Construction, Inc. Morgan ArwoodMichael Miller Membership Directormarwood@mrca.orgAd Index Rackley Roofing Company, Inc.John MinetHanover Architectural Products . . 2 Diamond RoofingRoof Hugger 7 Kevin PetersenBeeline Purchasing LLC.11 Carlson Racine Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc.Ryan PetrickAuman Mahan + Furry 11 Ridgeworth Roofing Co IncIan RammelRocket Equpitment .12 Damschroder Roofing, Inc.Malarkey Roofing Products . 16 Paul RamonRamon Roofing, Inc. Roofing Contractor Magazine .21 Casey SneadTriangle Fasteners26MRB Contractors Roofers Coffee Shop 32ACT Metal Deck Supply .36 Provia 38RK Hydro-Vac .39 MRCA Headquarters7250 Poe Ave . Ste . 410 |Dayton, OH 45414Ameriprise Financial 39 Phone: 800 .497 .6722|Fax: 937 .278 .0317HAAG . 40 www .mrca .orgDisclaimer: The opinions and positions stated in articles published herein are those of the authors and not, byFind us onthe fact of publication, necessarily those of MRCA . MRCA does not endorse roofing products or systems and shall not be deemed by anything herein to have recommended the use or non-use of any particular roofing system .'