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2026 MRCA Leadership Directory
2025 Vol 68 No 6
Contents
Columns
Editor’s Message: Thank You For Your Support!   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Boost Service Sales with a Dedicated Estimator .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
2026 Economic Forecast .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
MRCA Membership Update  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
MRCA 2026 Save the Date  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
T&R: Avoiding Common Low-Slope Roof Design Problems .  .  .  .  . . . . 14-17
Health & Safety: Workplace Stress .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19
Industry News: Midwestern and Texas Construction Management Programs  . . . 	
Set the Pace .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22
Ad Index
Certainteed .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
MRCA Member Legal Services.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Certified Roof Torch Applicator.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Roofers Coffee Shop  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ACT Metal Deck Supply..  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Auman Mahan + Furry .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
MRCA HAWT .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
GAF .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Hanover .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Roofing Contractor Magazine .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Apollo Health Insurance.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Malarkey Roofing Products.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Officers/Executive Committee
President 
Bill Seibert  
Fisher Roofing of Kearney
First Vice President
Chris Daly 
Kaw Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc.
Second Vice President/Treasurer
Ryan Petrick
Ridgeworth Roofing Co Inc
Secretary
Casey Snead
MRB Contractors
Immediate Past President
Foundation President
Laurie Moore 
Kreiling Roofing Co
Directors
HAWT Taskforce Chair
Fred Horner 
Advanced Industrial Roofing 
Bryan Bossard
AW Farrell Roofing 
Luke Haines 
Roofmasters Roofing & Sheet Metal Co.
Tyler Lea
MRB Contractors
Chris Huntington
AAA Roofing
Michael Katrosh
Queen City Roofing & Contracting
Daniel Knickelbein
Langer Roofing & Sheet Metal
Dennis Wilkie 
Roofmasters Roofing & Sheet Metal Co.
Larry Marshall III
L. Marshall Roofing & Sheet Metal
Michael Miller
Empire Roofing Co., Inc.
Gil Morales
CIM Roofing, Inc.
Kevin Petersen
Carlson Racine Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc.
Kellie Paasch
Independent Roofing Co., Inc.
Ian Rammel
Damschroder Roofing, Inc.
Ken Sage
Midland Engineering
Brett Tesson 
Tesson Roofing & Exteriors
Matt Smith 
Fat Matt Roofing
Council / Committee Chairs
Advisory Council Chair
Greg Bloom 
QXO
Signatory Contractors Council Chair
Mark Langer
Langer Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc.. 
T&R Chairman
Randy Adams
R Adams Roofing, Inc.
Reserve Investment Chair
Kurt Steinkuhler
Wray Roofing
CERTA Taskforce Chair
James Ramser
Highland Roofing Company, Inc. 
YCC Chair
Rachel Garcia
Malarkey Roofing Products
Women in Roofing Chair
Megan Malone
Rackley Roofing Co., Inc.
Legal Counsel
Gary Auman
Auman, Mahan & Furry
Staff
Megan Pope
Executive Director & Foundation
mpope@mrca.org
Bob Pope
HAWT Advisor
bpope@mrca.org
Rachel Pinkus
Managing Director & MR Editor
rpinkus@mrca.org
Chrystal Beavers
Account Manager
cbeavers@mrca.org
Morgan Arwood
Membership Director
marwood@mrca.org
Joe Williams
Graphic Designer
jwilliams@mrca.org

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