20 More than a paycheck: why retention starts with respect We can talk all day about labor shortages, generational gaps and rising wages; those are very real, very pressing concerns! But, keeping valued workers is just as important as attracting new ones. 34 2026 MICA Lake Tahoe Convention Highlights Recap of The 69th Annual Convention at the beautiful Everline Resort in Olympic Valley, California. pg 34-50 10 MICA Fall Business Meetings See whats happening at this year’s Fall Business Meetings in Omaha, NE. Hotel & Registration information on pg 11 MIDWEST INSULATION CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION Find us on MICA HEADQUARTERS 7250 Poe Ave. Ste. 410 | Dayton, OH 45414 Phone: 888.294.0084 | Fax: 937.278.0317 micainsulation.org 2026-2027 MICA Leadership Directory Officers/Executive Committee President Gordon Vierck Luse Thermal Technologies Aurora, IL President Elect Tim Hughey Colorado Mechanical Insulation Englewood, CO Vice President Adam Sease Gagnon Inc. Bettendorf, IA Immediate Past President Past President’s Committee Chair Carl Petersen Delta Thermal Services Mankato, MN Directors Mike Bartelt Bartelt Insulation Supply, Inc. Appleton, WI Chad Brueggeman L&C Insulation LaCrosse, WI Young Professionals Co-Chair Andrew Davis Cornerstone Services Group Omaha, NE Adam DeGraaf Industrial Construction & Engineering St. Peters, MO Kevin Rambo F & H Insulation Sales & Services, Inc Kechi, KS Young Professionals Co-Chair Phil Rosendahl HTH Companies Inc. Union, MO Lee Stuckenschmidt Systems Undercover, Inc. Eaton, CO Committee Chairs Membership Committee Chair Nate Brink Polyguard Products Land O Lakes, FL Manual Committee Co-Chair Ben Pfister Ludeman Insulation & Supply, Inc. Wichita, KS Manual Committee Co-Chair George Shimada Gagnon, Inc. St. Paul, MN Safety Committee Chair Ashleigh Gleeson F & H Insulation Sales & Services, Inc Kechi, KS Merit Shop Committee Chair Jessica Green F & H Insulation Sales & Services, Inc Kechi, KS Associate President Pete Rhoutsong Hybroco Sales Nashville, TN Associate President Elect Brian Gaiser Fit Tight Covers Evansville, IN NIA Representative Matt Hymer Midwest Materials Company Joplin, MO Legal Counsel Gary Auman Auman, Mahan & Furry Staff Rachel Pinkus Executive Director & Editorial Director rpinkus@micainsulation.org Morgan Arwood Membership Director marwood@micainsulation.org Megan Pope Managing Director mpope@micainsulation.org Chrystal Beavers Account Manager cbeavers@micainsulation.org Sherry Freier Advertising Sales sfreier@micainsulation.org Emily Mandich Administrative Assistant Joe Williams Editorial Designer Parker Matson Brand Manager
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