b"t~ :i 11-.:.::-:::: .,AflMidwest . . 0 \\Roofing Contractors Association MRCA Leadership Directory MIDWEST ROOFER OfficersJExecutive CommitteeGreg Sprague PresidentCERTA Chair Randy R. AllamsSpra!JU\\ R ng Co. oofiR Aclams Rooling Co gmspiague@sprague1oofillg.coo, Inc randy_a@1adi!ms1 .com oo!ingDonna Thornton First Vice PresidentHollaoo Roofing February 2012Mike Millering Co., Inc.donnat@hollandroofing.com Henry C.iti',r RoofSmmmiller@smilhermofing.comAndy Wray W(ay Rooling, Inc Second Vice Presidentandyw@wfayroofing.com ContentsSteve littleTCommittee Chair KPost Company&R steve.little@kpostcornpany.comK n evi Gwaltney Diillliorn Roofing Chairman ol the Boardkevin@diamondroofingock.com James Ramser ColumnsHighland Roofing CompanyAdvisors jim@highlandrooling.comKu Baumgartner rt Martin RoofingCo.,Inc. President's Message: Safety Is Priority No. 1 4Directorskul1ba00l@ma!linrooling.com Phil Diederich WaukeganRoofingCo., Inc.Rene Dupuis, PhD Gary's Corner: Recent Court Decision May Change Ground Rules 5pdiederich@waukeganroofing.comStructural Researcll, Inc. rdupuis@sri-engineering.com Scott Erick:son MRCA News . . . 6Weall',rcrafl Co.ofNorth PlatteLeqal Counsel scott@,oofwcohcf cornGary Auman gwa@dmfdayion.com Kirberg Company Installs Cool Roof System at Missouri State University6Doug FryROOfinl)Staff .llou9fi1Sfiy dl;y1ooling@sbcglobal.netLouise Ristau, CAE Retrofitting with Metal Roofs: Roofing Webinar . . . . . 7Mark GwaltneyExeculive Director trislau@fll/ca org Diamond-Everley Roofing Conlraclors Growing Your Business: Become aChampion. . 14ma1 iamondeve1ley.comPeggyDoherly Productivityk@d Operations Manager Fred Hainespoohe(t,,@mrca.org asta,s Rooting Co Roofm Inc. fhaines@roofmaste,s-rtg.oomKaryn Humphrles Education Manager FeaturesJim HuntingtonkhUml)hlies@m'caorg MA Roofing Co., Inc. jrh@aaa,oofingcompany.comSamantha Byrne Account Administrator Proactive Safety Wins the Day. . . . 8Mark L sbyme@fTl/ca.org anger L , Roofing and SheetMet~ angemlanger@langei-roofing.comChris Schmll Your SHARP: Did You Know That the Program9Kelly LeaSales Manager cschrolf@connect2amc.oom KPost Company Steeped in Safety:Engineering Company . 12Kelly.lea@lposlcompany,cornJane Martinsons MidlandManaging Ediior Larry Marshalljmartinsons@fTl/ca.org L Ma,shalf Roofing, Inc. inlo@lmarshatfroofing comMiku Ishii Kinnear Graphic Designer Ad IndexCheryl McGlothlinmi~nriear@coonecl2amc.com Empire Roofing, Inc. Cheryl@empireroofing.comKay Granath, CAE CMP Dataforma . . . . . 2Director ol Meetings Tom Millerkganalll@fTl/caorg TectaAmericaZeroCompany MaxConConstruction Software . . . 4tmiller@ze,ocoroofing.oomKatherine Mclaug n TMhliMeetings Coordinator Bob S kelkmctaughlinCcoonect2amc corn chenRoofing Contractor . . . . 7CL Scllust Company rschenkel@clschust,comPam Oddi Manag of Technology er Pictometry . . . 11Bill SeibertServices fisher Roofing of Kearneyporldi@mrca.org Redline Manufacturing . . 13Bill@callfisher.com Program Johns Manville Pea!Z Advantage . 15MRCA Headquarters 4700 West Lake AvenueIGlenview, IL 60025-1485 Eaglevievv Technologies 16Phone:.6722JFax: 847.375.6473 800.497www.mrca.org Disclaimer: The opinions and posilions slated in articles poolished'herein are those o/tie authorsand no!, by the fact of poolication, necessarily lhose o/ MRCA MRCA does notroofing products of s~ems and sllall not bedeemed by anything endorse herein to have r mmded Ille use or non-use of any particular rootillg system. ecorrEus on Facebook! Find"