b'Committee OverviewsOperations and Safety Membership and Marketing Committee CommitteeChairperson: Kelly Lea, Empire Chairperson: Tracey Donels, K PostRoofingNashville, TennesseeCompanyDallas, TexasCo-Chairperson: Fred Horner, Advanced Industrial Roofing, Inc.Massillon, OhioPurpose:This Committee is charged with developing plans for membership recruitment and retention; reviewing current membership qualifications as needed; and developing membership campaigns and promotional programs. The membership committee also identifies and recommends to the board potential member benefit programs. Co-Chairperson: Terry Buss, Projects: The Committee has really focused this year on personalE.D. Chase Roofing Oshkosh, recruitment efforts by each Committee Member.They haveWIsconsonalso partnered with the Advisory Council on a joint counter- Purpose: The purpose of this top promotion of the Conference and the benefits of membership.Seizing on the Strong Roots, BrightCommittee is to provide current Future theme of the Conference, the Committeeand relevant information to designed a special logo to use this year to communicateMRCA members regarding the with current and future members the benefits ofhealth and safety of their staff. membership.Each issue of MR magazine will also feature anThis Committee monitors OSHA article highlighting one branch of the MRCA Membership Tree. regulations and communicates findings to the membership as required. They are also responsible for management of the SHARP program and for updating materials as needeThe Nominating Committee committee provides input on seminar topics for theSHARPChairperson: Steve Little, Kannual conference as well. Post CompanyDallas, Texas Projects: This Committee has taken on a number ofPurpose: The purpose of thelarge projects this year.On the heels of their first successful Nominating Committee is toround of Safety Awards, they have partnered with the solicit and evaluate candidatesBusiness Management Committee to incorporate the safety program review for the Board of Directors andprocess used by the Safety Awards Program into the MRCA Elite Roofing the Executive CommitteeContractor Program.The Committee received thirty-two applications for the and to prepare the slate ofSafety Award in just the second year of the program.They are also revising candidates for open Boardthe MRCA Model Safety Program and MRCA Safety Training Videos this year and Executive Committeeand overseeing the translation of twelve new tool box talks into Spanish.positions each year.Projects: The Nominating Committee has completed its work for the 2016 Election to be held at the Membership Meeting on November 12, 2015 inNew Revenue Ad Hoc CommitteeKansas City.The following slate of candidates have been approved by the Board of Directors to stand forChairperson: Bob Schenkel, C.L. Schust Company, Inc.Fort election:Wayne, IndianaMRCA Directors:Purpose: The purpose of this Committee is to review current John Kalkreuth, Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal,programs and services as well as potential new programs and Inc.Wheeling, West Virginia services to determine if new non-dues revenue can be created for the MRCA.Jim Peterson, Peterson Roofing, Inc.Mt. Prospect,Projects: Since the launch of the Hispanic Hiring Kit in December, Illinois this Committee has been working on a plan to improve and market Steve Weinert, Crafts Incorporated - Manitowoc,this program to the membership.They are also considering new technology to enhance Wisconsin the existing SHARP program and new affinity programs to benefit MRCA Members while MRCA Secretary: helping the Association finance its work on behalf of the industry.Kevin Gwaltney, Diamond Roofing Dodge CityDodge City, Kansas16 Midwest Roofer Annual Presidents Report'