Advocacy

🌟 Breaking Barriers: Celebrating Black History Month in the Roofing Industry! 🌟 This February, we honor the invaluable contributions of Black women in roofing who have not only shattered glass ceilings but have also played a pivotal role in shaping our industry. If you are a Black woman in our industry the DEI Committee would love to do a feature of you in our continued mission to promote voices that often go unheard. Please contact Mandy [...]

We're excited to announce our first REAL Roofing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) cohort of 2024 begins this month on February 19th! Before the program begins, we welcome everyone to Join our upcoming webinar on February 15th where we'll explore meaningful ways to foster a more inclusive workplace. REAL Roofing's innovative design includes a wide range of learning methods, including approximately 15-minute micro-lessons delivered via text and self-paced video lessons that cater to individual schedules. Participants [...]

Madi Cazzola has been promoted to the Director of Strategy and Risk for National Roofing Partners, headquartered in Coppell, TX. Madi started at NRP as the Sales Administrator and quickly realized she had found her passion in the organization and the roofing industry. During her tenure with National Roofing Partners, Madi has grown in the organization and held several diverse positions, each contributing to the company’s successes. Madi is the oldest of three siblings and was [...]

We hope to see your faces at NWIR Day! Once that and IRE are past us all, join us for a Galentine's Sip and Shop with Kendra Scott on Thursday 2/22 from 6-8pm benefitting Genesis Women's Shelter. Watch on our Linked In page for a link to shop in case you can't join us in person. Sign up here! We will also have an event March 5th at 530pm where we are partnering with National Association [...]

Thank you to everyone who attended our January meeting! We want to say a huge thank you to Rebecca Norvell and CertainTeed for hosting us and to Nicole Weber for taking us through the plant tour! It was great to learn about CertainTeed/Saint Gobain and the history of the company. Please join us in February for our next meeting hosted at Bliss Roofing in Clackamas! February 13th @ 3:00pm Bliss Roofing 14430 SE 98th Ct. Clackamas, [...]

We would like to introduce our 2024 Oregon Council Leadership Team. We are excited for the new year! Council Chair- Rachel Garcia, Malarkey Roofing Council Co-Chair- Sara Klindtworth, Solid Roofing NW Community Outreach Chair- Stephanie Baird, Bliss Roofing Secretary- Torrey Henderson, Raindrop Roofing NW Marketing Chair- Kendall Ekerson, Simply Affordable Roofing Marketing Co-Chair- Mandy Baird, Bliss Roofing Please reach out if you would like to chat and get to know our council!

Let's dream and live bigger in 2024! Pia and Gitzy of Inspired Results Consulting have elevated business leaders and their teams throughout the country to become authentic, confident and grateful in their professional and personal lives. Find your purpose and use your emotions, vibrations, intuition to grow more in 2024! Thank you to GAF for sponsoring this Virtual Event! Register Here! Connect With Us On Facebook!

The NWiR Kansas City Council is making a difference this winter by organizing a coat drive for Cross-Lines Community Outreach, a well known safety net for the community of Kansas City, Kansas. Boxes were set up with distribution partners all over the metro and more than 20 bags of winter clothing for men, women and children were collected and donated! A special thank you to ABC Supply, Richards Building Supply, Spec Building Materials, SRS Distribution, Elite [...]

Outgoing Chair, Erica Sherman, and incoming Chair, Wendy Lucas, shared the hosting responsibilities as the Northern New Jersey Council gathered to celebrate the holidays at Mario’s Restaurant in Clifton, New Jersey. As is our holiday tradition, the evening began with a recap of the year’s activities and alignment with National NWiR pillars; mentoring, education, networking, and recruiting. A Jersey holiday party wouldn’t be complete without a tremendously competitive white elephant swap and a generous donation to [...]

NWiR Kansas City hosted their first annual Harvesters for Hot Dogs. The event was sponsored by CertainTeed, which included prize giveaways and a food truck! Dozens of people showed up with donations from all over the metro from various roofing contractors and distributors while enjoying a food truck lunch. At the event, over 800 pounds of food was collected and donated to Harvesters. It was a great event!