b'Presidents MessageINCOMING MRCA PRESIDENTS MESSAGE Bill Seibert, MRCA PresidentA s the 2022 roofing seasonsay there are some big things coming from this enterprise and comes to a close, I hope all myyou will want to have access to the information as soon as fellow roofing professionalsit gets released. Membership in the MRCA assures you that are reflecting back on a successfulyou wont miss out on some of the best Technical Research season. We all know that the last threecoming out of the industry. years have been quite interestingThrough my travels with the MRCA and attending other and as the year 2022 said to 2020roofing-related events, I have been quite surprised at the and 2021 hold my beer.In my 28 years of businessnumber of Roofing Contractors I speak to that do not have a ownership within the Roofing Industry, I can honestly sayfriendship with a good Attorney. This is another example the 2022 season was a perfect example of why I cherish myof the ROI available to you as a member of the MRCA. relationship and involvement with the Midwest RoofingQuite possibly, the member benefit of a monthly 30-minute Contractors Association. No matter what surprise 2022 triedphone call with legal counsel AT NO CHARGE, might be the to throw at me; through MRCA, I always had somewherebest return on investment in membership of ANY Roofing or somebody to go to and Im so thankful for that! As theContractors Association. The professionals at Law Firm 2023 President of the Roofing Contractors Advocate, myAuman, Mahan, and Fury have all the bases covered and they goal is to help all members and non-members recognize thatare always there to help. If you are a current MRCA member, through membership with the MRCA you will always haveplease feel free to take advantage of this member benefit. If a professional friend to turn to.I want members to realizeyou are not a current MRCA member, please know that this is that their ROI could be far better than expected and, at someanother MRCA member benefit available to you; and it could point, could also be invaluable to you and your professionalbe the one that pays the biggest dividends for you and your career.Company. Many great examples of friendship and camaraderie wereFriendships are important to all of us. The MRCA friendships on display recently at the combined 2022 RCAT/MRCAthat have been established in the past will be further expanded Conference and Expo in Fort Worth. It was the friendshipduring my Presidency in 2023 and new friendships will be of 2022 MRCA President, Kelly Lea, and RCAT Executivesought. To all my Past President friends that I have served Director, Sarah Ramon, that made one of the years mostunder on the MRCA BoardKelly Lea, Fred Horner, Kevin talked about roofing industry events possible. With SarahsGwaltney, Greg Sprague, Mark Langer, Bob Schenkel, Larry RCAT team and the MRCAs Conference and Expo team leadMarshall, Steve Little, Michael Miller, Randy Adams, Jim by our very own Rachel Pinkus, the success of the show wasRamser, Ronnie McGlothlin and John DalyThank you ALL outstanding. Both the MRCA Foundation Auction and thefor being such great leaders and friends to a lowly roofing MRCA Young Contractors Council Casino Night fundraisercontractor from the middle of Nebraska. I will walk in these broke records for the amount of funding raised. I cant thankPresidential Shoes knowing that theyve previously been filled Sarah, Rachel and all of their staff enough for putting in theby the best Roofing Contractor Advocates in the Industry. effort to pull off such a successful combined Conference andTo the year 2023BUCKLE UP! I plan on making this the Expo.best year ever, and Im bringing all my friends with me! See Another MRCA partnership that has evolved quite nicely isyou at the 2023 MRCA Conference and Expo October 18-20, the relationship between MRCAs Technical and Research2023 in Omaha, Nebraska!Committee and the professional Engineering firm of Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates. The MRCA has always been known for its T&R Committees desire to ask and answer the hard questions in the roofing industry. I had the ABSOLUTE honor of sitting on the T&R Committee last year and witnessed firsthand the relationship between the T&RBill SeibertCommittee and the professionals at WJE. As a result of beingMRCA Presidenton this committee, I am sworn to secrecy; but I can honestlyFisher Roofing of Kearney4 www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer'