Families Forward exists to help Orange County, California families in need achieve and maintain self-sufficiency through housing, food, counseling, education, and other support services. The National Women in Roofing Orange County, California Council worked together to support Families Forward Back to School program. The program provides backpacks, school supplies, clothing and ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, Partner RoofersCoffeeShop®. Meeting up with RCS Partners on the Road. In this road trip edition, I want to share some of the amazing customer visits I have experienced. In the late spring of 2018, I was invited to visit Tremco, WTI, and Cotney Construction Law. As some of you ...
By Shari Carlozzi, Chair, NWIR. Let’s talk about work-life balance…again. Some say there is no such thing as work-life balance for women in any industry. This may be an area where we look to our male colleagues for some clarity Everyone wants to be that super-woman/super-mom, and many of us ...
By Shari Carlozzi, NWIR Chair. I’d like to talk about Change … We can view change a couple of ways: As a noun, change is what you get back (in coinage or dollars) or the act or instance of making or becoming different. As a verb, change is about the ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, Partner RoofersCoffeeShop.com. RCS Roofing Road Trips – #1 – Boston, Massachusetts. This road trip started out a little bit before spring with our trip to the Northeast Roofing Contractors Association (NERCA) annual convention. If you are not aware, I travel a lot with my husband, Tim Ellsworth. Yes, ...
By Karen Edwards, RCS Editor. These three young women are the future of AAA Roofing in California. Riverside, California-based AAA Roofing by Gene was started nearly 30 years ago by Gene Smith. He knew one day he would likely pass the business on to his son(s), but probably never imagined that would ...
By Michell Pratt for National Women in Roofing. Fall Protection can pose its own set of challenges for proper fit and comfort for female employees. Personal Protective Equipment has been made for many years. However, with women becoming more commonplace in the industrial/construction industry, employers have a responsibility to ensure that all ...
By Chris King, Roofing Magazine. In 2014, an organization devoted to helping advance the careers of women in the roofing industry was just an idea. Since then, the idea has become a movement. National Women in Roofing (NWIR) was officially launched at the International Roofing Expo (IRE) in 2016. The volunteer-based organization ...
By Shari Carlozzi, Hapco, Inc. Carlozzi was surprised and disappointed on one industry magazine’s article about the #MeToo movement. I recently opened a roofing industry magazine on the subject of the #MeToo movement, and while I wasn’t surprised to see an article on the subject that has rocked the nation, I was ...
The slate of leaders was approved at the NWIR board meeting held in New Orleans, prior to the 2018 International Roofing Expo. Denver, Colorado - National Women in Roofing (NWIR), a national organization focused on the empowerment of women within the roofing industry, has announced its 2018 Board of Directors. The board ...