Oregon Council

The NWiR Oregon Council is holding their 1st Annual Membership Open House. Everyone interested in learning more about the NWiR Oregon Council and current members is invited to join. Come relax and network with other women in roofing for our May membership drive. This is your opportunity to meet members and learn more about what the council is all about! Bring a friend and help us grow National Women in Roofing. Each current or new member [...]

We want to thank you all for the support you have given us over the years. The way our council is growing and thriving was clearly seen from the level of participation we had at the NWiR Day. We had a record number of people in attendance, and four people from Oregon presented on different topics. The most noteworthy of all was that our very own Stephanie Baird took home the amazing honor of the NWiR [...]

This is our 3rd year in a row that we have spent purchasing everything on Anisa’s Place Christmas wish list. Anisa's Place is a home run through A Village for One in Portland, Oregon. Our team had an amazing time coming together to spread more Christmas magic! People purchased gifts off of the wish list individually and then brought them wrapped to the house for all of the people living there. This home has a special [...]

We are excited to announce our 2023 Leadership team! These ladies work hard and are passionate about bringing passion, awareness, and education to this industry. Chair - Rachel Garcia, Malarkey Roofing Products Vice Chair - Devri Pieratt, Integrity Insurance & Bonding Inc. Secretary - Torrey Henderson, Raindrop Roofing NW Membership - Jeseika Mitchell, Owens Corning Community Outreach - Stephanie Baird, Bliss Roofing, Inc. Marketing - Kendall Ekerson & Nalani Smith, TrueStyle Marketing & SA Roofing

Once again, the NWiR Oregon Council, the Associated Roofing Contractors of Oregon, and Southwest Washington joined forces to provide Christmas gift cards to the children at Margaret Scott Elementary School, located in NE Portland. In 2021, we collectively raised $15,000.00 in gift cards. In 2022 we raised our goal to $20,000 and we exceeded that with a total of $21,600. This amounted to 864 $25 gift cards. This was a HUGE success as these were the [...]

This month we had the opportunity to celebrate our very own Community Outreach Chair, Stephanie Baird of Bliss Roofing, Inc., as she was honored by the Home Builders Foundation as Volunteer of the Year! Her ability to bring people together and coordinate all of the moving pieces of the service projects she undertakes, is a true talent. We are all so grateful she is part of the leadership team on the NWiR Oregon Council, we don't [...]

We had the opportunity to visit the Owens Corning plant in Portland at our last meeting. They gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how their shingles are made. It was helpful to learn more about the industry from the manufactures perspective. Thank you, Owens Corning for your support!

The NWiR Oregon Council had the pleasure of being hosted by Integrity Insurance & Bonding Inc. for their September meeting. The group spent the evening discussing the Top 10 endorsements to avoid in your insurance policy. The meeting was very informative and helpful, as well as entertaining!

The Oregon Council spent the month of August gathering classroom supplies for Kindergarten students at Mill Park Elementary. 77% of students here are considered low income and all students qualify for free breakfast and lunch services. All school supplies are provided to students at no cost. However, students are allotted one set of supplies and any additional expenses, including classroom décor, come out of the teacher’s pocket. Christine McNeil has been teaching Kindergarten for nearly two [...]