b'AftMidwest 0 \\ ntractgrs Rogfiflg C@Associatiofl MRCA B rd Directory oaMIDWEST ROOFER01/icers/EXecutive CommitteeT &RCommiltee PresidentJim Barr-\'"\'Chair JamesL.RamserBarr Roofing Co. Highlaoo Roofing Company. Incjim@banoofing.com November/December 2010jimCliiQlllandroolingcom Robert Thgrrien First /Jice PresidentThe Melanson COfllllany, Inc. Randy R. Adamsrtherrien@melanson.cOfn R. Adams RoofingCoIncrandy_aCradamstciilling.comJay Crisp Table of ContentsSecond Vice PresidentroofiogCnetins.net Mike MillerKevin Gwaltney Henry C Stnither Boofiog CoInc0iamohd IJOOflog Columnsnml~rCsmiU1erToolh1g.oomkev1 .com nCdiamoodroofingdckSecretary/TreasurerRick Birkman President\'s Message: Become an Advocate for the "Roofer\'s Advocate" . . 4Steve LittleTexas Roofing Company KP rickClasrooflng com ostCOO\'jlaO)\' CEIR and RoofAn Update Steve.liltle@ lcompany.comDennis Runyan (CERTA Chair) Point:6kposChairman of the BoardDryspace, tnc Gary\'s Corner: Faced with an OSHA Discriminiation Case? . . .Ronnie McGlfilhlindellnfsCdryspa\\))CJ)(1l 7 EnJf)lre Roofing ronnie@empireroofioo.comJames b. Ramser H Roofing GO!Tl(lany. Inc igl11aoo FeaturesOireclorsjim@fifghlandfooffog.com Terry Buss ED. ChaseAdvisors 5 Conference Highlights . . . . . tbussCedchase como,.Rene Dupuis strooural Research, Inc Doug Fryrdof)Ujs@sri-msncom Cover story: 11 Business Tips for 2011 . .Douglas Fry Rooling 8 dfryroofingCst,,;glooal.netKurt Baumgartner 9MartinCo., Inc. Roof,og YCCers Set Sights on MRCA:s Future. . . . .Mark GwaltneyloollaulnCmaillnroofli)g com Diamond Everley Roofing GonlraclOfS In Search of Benchmark Temperatures. . . . . . . 1 Oma1k@d1amoodeverley com!,g_gal Counsel . Gary Auman Rick Gwaltney888 MRCA.lAW Diamond Roofing rickCliamondrooflngdcl com Joe Hall Hall Commercial. Inc. joe@hallcommercialcom James R. Hunlington MRCA is Ne o in AAA Roofingcoinc tw rk g! j1fiCaaaroofingcompany com Manager of MemtiershiP, Services Mark LangerPeggy Doherty Langer Roofing aoo Sheet ~I!)driliert)@mrcaocg laogerClaogerm .rooling.com Managing of Marketing Kelly LeaBern Schaefer KCOfllP3\'1YbscfiallerCmrca org Post K .com e1~-~CkposlcOITifl3\'1)\'Sales Manager Larry MarshallChris Schroll L Marshall, Inccsc!roll@mrca.0g infoClmarshallroohngCOfO lornMiller T America Ze0 Company ecia com tmiller@zerocoroofing.Cheryl McGlolhhn Empire R Inc oofing. ChelylT;lireioo/logCOJl Doti Schenkel GLCorupany Schust atinrschenkel@clschustcom More than700 attendees and exhibitorsMRCA\'s 61 st AnnualNational ConferenceDonna ThorntonManager of \'Technol~ Services Indianapolis took advantage of the many networking and educational opportunities there.Holland RoofingPam Oddi Now we encourage all MRCA members, including members of our newly formed YoungrlonnatChOlCOfnPQ9di@mrca oco larllkoofing MRCAHeaaguaiters Contractorsl (seep.find us on Facebook. Ask questions,advice, and find4700 West bale Avenue Counci 9), toget 1enview, ll 60025-1485 resources-all in real time on Facebook.Pnone.800 497 6722 Fax.375.6473 l\\47 \'Wmrca.org Disclaimer: The opinions and pos11ions staled 111 articles piJIJlislled herein are those ol Illeauthorsood not,by the 1aci-ol 1Jl!!)iica!ion. necessarily lhOse of MRCA. MRGArfi)eS not eooorse roofing P(oducls ol systems aoo Shall notdeemed byhing herein to beanythave recommended Ille ose Of nonuseol any garticularroofiog system Safety Technical&Research Committee Legal Advice3'