b'Presidents MessageWalking the WalkBob Schenkel, MRCA PresidentA s the incoming President of the MRCA, I wish to let you know that the current Board of Directors, both existing and those directors newly seated, will be working this year to continue to bring quality programing to the MRCA membership. Just coming off of conference, it is always rewarding to network with fellow contractors who share the same issues that we all have in our perspective businesses.Whether the issues are project management and scheduling, cash flow, employees, succession planning or whatever it may be, rest assured, the friendships made throughout the MRCA appreciate in value over the years!It is these same friendships that seem to be passed on down through the generations of contractors.From fathers to sons and daughters and from one company to another, these friendships endure.The MRCA is a family of contractors who mirror a like quality: Integrity!Integrity is more than simply honesty, which is certainly a key component.But integrity is a three legged stool.Walking the walk and talking the talk or demonstrating your expressed commitment is the second component.Do what you say you will do! The third component is execution.DO IT! Once all three of these components are satisfied, integrity is achieved. It is apparent to me, that the founding fathers of the MRCA all shared this common value of integrity we all share today. Year after year, the MRCA Board of Directors, through their committees endeavors, continue to put forth valuable programing such as CERTA, SHARP, the many contractor documents produced by the MRCA, Safety Award Recognition Program, T & R research white papers and the Young Contractors Council (YCC). The most recent program, the MRCA Elite Roofing Contractor Program, launched in Kansas City at the annual conference, is yet another quality program for the MRCA contractor.Please contact the MRCA staff to learn how your company can become an MRCA Elite Contractor.Like any Association, revenue is required to keep the organization financially viable. The MRCA depends on the conference and membership for the associations greatest percentage of revenue.Your attendance at conference benefits the MRCA as well as you.From industrynetworking to the conference programing, you will most certainly come away with information that will benefit you as an owner or employee in the management of your business.We as MRCA members need to increase our membership to include other like-minded contractors. If I may ask each member to research your market areas for potential members and to recruit them, it will be to the benefit of all to expose these men and women to the MRCA. Increasing Membership and the 2016 Conference attendance will remain my focus this year. Please mark your calendar today to attend and be a part of the MRCAS annual conference in 2016 in Columbus, OH.Looking forward to serving the MRCA membership this coming year!Bob SchenkelCL Schust Company, Fort Wayne, IN rschenkel@clschust.com6 www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer'