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NWiR Member Spotlight – Meet Meredith Marsh-Shaevitz

Meet Meredith Marsh-Shaevitz, Owner Pitch Perfect Roofing & General Contracting 8 years in the industry. What was your career path? How did you get here? I started my career path with desire and passion to help people. I was a nurse right out of High School having taking Vo-Tech classes my senior year. I did that for 7 years while moving more into the Insurance / Administrative realm of Healthcare. I obtained my Undergraduate Business Degree [...]

2019-12-28T14:15:13-07:00By |

Enterprise Risk Management Case Study: Diamond Roofing

How a roofing contractor was able to navigate the challenge of family members and differing opinions to develop a successful ERM plan. At the recent NRCA Legal Resource Center meeting, NRCA Vice President Tom Shanahan explained what Enterprise Risk Management is and why it is so important for contractors to have plans for their businesses. (Read that article here). To help attendees understand the concept further, Monica Cameron of Kansas-based Diamond Roofing shared the story of [...]

2020-06-25T12:38:34-06:00By |

Meet Mandy McIntyre of 1st Choice Roofing

The search for her ‘true calling’ led to a career in roofing. In 2013, Mandy McIntyre was working as an office manager for a landscaping and snow removal company and she was miserable with her job. She couldn’t stand working there anymore so she decided to look for a new job and take the first offer. It just so happened that the first offer came from 1st Choice Roofing Company in Cleveland, Ohio. “I was offered [...]

2019-11-04T14:46:40-07:00By |

Member Profile: Shari Carlozzi

Meet Shari Carlozzi, WTI Safety Solutions Director for Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance, NWIR Executive Committee Past Chair More than 1,200 women can say they are a member of National Women in Roofing. But, what makes a member? It’s so much more than just joining and paying your dues. Shari Carlozzi knows what it means to her. “Get involved! Show somebody else what it’s like to be a member and embody what that really means. To [...]

2019-10-14T12:35:05-06:00By |

Member Spotlight: Dawn Holsinger, Tampa Council

Dawn Holsinger, like most women in roofing, is a multi-faceted and fascinating woman. Her calm demeanor puts people at ease as she speaks confidently about her business and the roofing industry. One of her favorite quotes is “Hustle and Heart will set you apart” and she lives this daily.  She owns Delta Rep Group with Partners Wayne Heironimus and Justin Burnham. Delta Rep Group is a manufacturer’s rep covering the state of Florida for commercial roofing [...]

2019-01-28T08:00:18-07:00By |

Women in the Roofing Industry: Statistics, Support & Achievement – IKO

How women are helping to advance the roofing profession. Women are getting more involved in the roofing industry every day. Now, you can find women at the top of roofing companies as CEOs and marketing directors, and in other leading roles. You’ll also find them pursuing roofing research, sales, distributing, consulting and manufacturing, and, of course, you’ll find them on the roof. Women make up only 0.5 percent of the roofing professionals in America. In Canada, [...]

2018-11-16T13:11:29-07:00By |

Another reason to love the roofing industry – friendships are born when you least expect it!

Dana Castle didn’t know what to expect from her trip to the National Women in Roofing Day, but she sure didn’t expect this! GREEN LINK Engineering’s Sales and Business Development Coordinator, Dana Castle, was excited about attending the first National Women in Roofing Day prior to the 2018 International Roofing Expo in New Orleans. She knew it would be an opportunity to expand her knowledge, grow professionally and meet other women in the businesses. But, she [...]

2018-10-30T06:51:44-06:00By |

Meet the Women at Springer-Peterson Roofing

(Photo: Left to right is Diana King, Kelli Anderson, Kim Anderson, Carla Mendez) Diana King joined Springer-Peterson Roofing as the Service Department Coordinator and was promoted to Service Department Manager in 2008.  She manages all aspects of the Service Department. Diana has over 20 years’ experience in customer service.  Diana just completed year term as President of TCRCA (Tri County Roofing Contractors Association) and currently serves as an active board member. She is an active board member [...]

2018-10-01T10:40:59-06:00By |

Meet the Women of Quality Roofing

Quality Roofing, Inc. was established in Florida in 1994 and is a third generation licensed and state certified roofing and GC firm. They are qualified in all phases of commercial and residential roofing along with providing new construction, residential projects, roof repairs and roof assessment management programs. Susan Jenkins is the Marketing Director of Quality Roofing, Inc. She has been married to Rick Jenkins, President/Owner, for 22 years. Susan was born and raised in Tampa and [...]

2018-08-27T07:27:45-06:00By |

She Not Only Climbs Roofs, She Climbed the “Roof of Africa”

By Karen Edwards, RCS Editor. Meet Lee Lipniskis and learn about her journey from the roof to the C-suite to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. At RoofersCoffeeShop.com we love learning more about our visitors and couldn’t wait to learn more about Lee Lipniskis. Lee is a founding member of National Women in Roofing and currently the finance manager at Core Contractors Roofing Systems in Denver, Colorado. Her journey, like so many others, was interesting and inspiring to hear and we hope it resonates with [...]

2018-08-17T07:09:03-06:00By |
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