b'Elevafjng _Standards On behalf of the. Midwest Roofing Contractors Association (MRCA) Board of Directors, welcome to the MRCA 64th Annual Conference in Rosemont, IL. Our venue\'s location this year is a welcoming and bustling city that provides the pe fect background for rnetworking, learning with colleagues, and improving your business operations, all while enjoying some fun and entertainment with family and peers. Please be sure to start things off by joining us Wednesday evening at the Welcome Reception and MRCA Foundation Auction. Take advantage of our excellent educational sessions, which include a baseline study on water-based adhesives; our fourth annual Presidents\' Forum; a guide to building your own safety plan; a steep slope forum; Foreman, Superintendent. & Project Manager Operational Training on preconstruction management; an exploration of managroofing ing differentand lunch sessions on the Affordable Care Act and changes in FM requirements. You\'ll also learn generations; a lot from the Technical&Research Committee\'s updates. Don\'t miss this year\'s MRCA "My Kind ofwn" Industry Night on ToThursday night; you\'ll enjoy food, fun, and entertainment, Chicago-style. The exhibit hall is another great resource and place where I encourage you to spend time and network with more than 80 suppliers to learn howindustry\'s latest products the and trends can benefitand your business. you Thank you for being here. I look forward to seeing you. Enjoy the conference! Mike Miller 2013 MRCA President MRCA Board of Directors OfficersDirectorsMark Langer PresidentCheryl ChapmanLanger Roofing Mike MillerEmpire Roofing Inc.mlanger@langer-roofing.com Henry C. Smither Roofing Company, Inc.cheryl@empireroofing.comKelly Lea mmiller@smitherroofing.comKPost Company Phil Diederichkelly.lea@kpostcompany.com First Vice PresidentWaukegan Roofing Co., Inc. Steve Littlepdiederich@waukeganroofing.comAdam Paris KPost CompanyTecta America Kentucky steve.little@kpostcompany.comScott Ericksonaparis@zerocoroofing.com Weathercraft Co. of North Platte Second Vice Presidentscott@ wcohd.com roof Bill Seibert Larry MarshallFisher Roofing of Kearney L. Marshall Roofing & Sheet MetalMark Gwaltneybill@callfisher.com lpmarshall@lmarshallroofing.comDiamond-Everley Roofing Contractors Secretary/Treasurermark@diamondeverley.comGreg Sprague. CERTA Chair Bob SchenkelFred HainesSprague Roofing Co. C.L. Schust CoInc.gmsprague@spragueroofing.com Roofmasters Roofing and Sheet Metal rschenkel@clschust.comCo., Inc. fhaines@roofmasters-rfg.comDonna Thornton theHolland Roofing Chairman ofBoard Randy AdamsJim Huntingtondonnat@hollandroofing.com R. Adams Roofing, Inc.AAA Roofing Co., Inc. randy@radamsroofing.comAndy Wray _a j rh@aaa roofi ngcompa ny.comWray Roofing andyw@wrayroofing.com 2* :'