b'on tents 3President\'s Article: "Whose Products Do You Use?" 4SHARP Update:"No Need for Speed!" 6"Roofing Contractors,Compensation Insurance&Profits: Making the PuzzleFit" WorkersPieces 7"Workers\' Compensation: Calculating the Mod Rate" 11Business Management News 14Affiliate News 15Industry News MRCA2005 Board Directory Officers/Executive CommitteeMark GwaltneyJo DalyLegal Counsel hn PresidentDiamond-Everley RoofingK ing & Sheel Me!al, Inc.Jim Whittier aw RoofDennis RunyanEm : diamondever@webse .netEmail: jdaly@kaw fandmetal.comMR Law ail rt roo CA Diyspace, Inc.E il: jwhiltier@kc.rr.com maEmail: dennis@diyspace comDoug JonesDave TilsenPhone: 888/MRCALAW South Side Rooting., Inc.Tilsenfing Co., Inc. Co RooFirst Vice PresidentEmail: Douglas.Jon Email:@tilsenroofing.com es@d,veJames BrosseauSouthsideroofing.comMRCA Headquaners Bennett &osseau Rooling, Inc.James L. Ramser4840 B Blingsrkway Br obil PaEmait: jim_brosseau@b tandEric KirbergHighlandofing Co., IncLawrence, KS 66049-3862 ennet Robrosse .comKirberg R ing IncE il: jim@highlandroofing.comPhone: 785/843-4888 au oof maEmail: egk@tirberg.comF /843-7555 ax: 785Second Vice PresidentRodney PetrickToll free:/497-6722 800Kurt S1einkuhlerJoseph 8. McDavittRidgew h Roofingl. Inc.1wN1.mrca.org ort CoGeo Groh & Sons, Inc.Roofs, Inc.Email:ofdr1974@aol.com rcEm l: kurtsteinkuhler@ hoo.comEm joem@roofsinc.com ai ya ail: Kurt Steinkuhler Secretary/Treasurerc Inc.David McKinnisc.Sheet Me l IncGeo G h&in ns, Inc.oo.com~ ro SoRodney PetrickMcKinnis Roofing &la Email:rtste kuhler@yahkuRidgeworth Roofing.,Email: Rcof101387@aol.com CoEm roofdr1974@aol. om ail: Ronnie McGlothlinAdvisors Chairman of the BoardEmpire R ing, In Dr. Rene Dupuis oofBob Swanda, Jr.Email: ronnie@ ercofing.comStructural Research, Inc. empirIndependent Roofing Co.Email rdupuis@sri-msn.com E dependenlroofing.netHans PhilippoThe opinions and positions stated mail: bob@inHolland RoofingKurt Baumgartnerin arliclespublishedherein are DirectorsEmail: hans@hollandrocfing.comM,rtin Roofing Co., Inc.those of the aulhors andby the not. Randy R. AdamsEmail: ktaum artinroofing.comlaclofpublication,necessarily @mRms Roofing, Inc.Jay Refieuna Ada those of lviRCA. MRCA does not E : randy_a@ dam o .comJames MansfieldSens Co Inc mail ra sro fing &endorse roofing products or sys-Email: B roof1@aol.comStaff ig terns and shall not be deem by Rick BirkmanExecutive Directored Texas Roofing CompanyGary RickenJames T. (Tom) Knightanything hereinto haverecom-E il: rick@texasrooiing.comDC T lor CompanyEmail: tom.knight@mrca.orgmended the use or non-use of any ma ayE l: g rickert@dctaylorco.comparticular roofing product or sys-mai aiy.George Covington, Jr.Administrative Mgr.tern Coving nfing., Inc.Charles L. SchulteK Swartzendruber to Roo Co im E il: georgejr.covington@Service Roofing Com Email: kim. n @mrc.a.org ma panyswar\':ze druberconwaycorp.ne\'.Email: chuck@ icerooling.ne1 servCommunications Director Gary CramKevin WrayJohn Fullenon Cram R fing Co., Inc.Wray Reefing, Inc.E il: john.fullerton@mrca.org oo maE il:ram@ fing.comEmail: info@wrayroofing.com ma gc cramrooMarketing Mgr. Maurine CrispSarah Lober R tor on ServicesT&R CommitteeE il: ma1 ng rca.org es ati ma keti @mlmcrisp@ f.comJim Barr - Chair aoBarr Roo gMembership Services fin Co Steve DalyEmail: jbarr@abilene.comChrissy Neibarger Kaw Roofing &Metal, nc.Email: membe hip@mrca org SheetrsEmail: sdaly@kawroofandmetal.comJay Crisp Email: roofing@ t.org cedarne'