Kelly Wade has been appointed as CEO of North American Roofing. Wade, who joined the company in 2009 as the director of marketing, worked her way up to director of sales and marketing, VP of strategy, and then executive VP and COO. She brings over 20 years of business strategy experience to the position. North American Roofing employs 500 people nationwide and was founded in 1979. It is headquartered in Tampa, FL. Wade is an Industry Affiliate member of RCI.
Jim Staples, RRO, has accepted the position of project manager with the Denver Public Schools, the 33rd largest school district in the nation. He continues to operate his own company, Envision Building Solutions, LLC. Staples is a Quality Assurance Observer member of RCI and reports, “I have used my extensive knowledge of the building envelope industry already in design and construction of multiple school facilities here in Denver. RCI resources have been invaluable to the success of our new and existing learning environments. I continue to work with designers and engineers to build more efficient weather-tight facilities in our district. The only difference now is that I build them from subgrade to rooftop.”
Timothy “Tim” Milroy has been promoted to director of sales of roof insulation within the Roof & Wall Insulation division of Atlas Roofing Corporation. With Atlas since 2006, Milroy started as a sales representative for the EPS division and has more than 25 years of experience in the roofing and insulation industry. He started his career as a roofing laborer and is a member of the Chicago Roofing Contractors Association and of RCI.
Steven Bentz, RBEC, PE, has joined Building Envelope Consultants and Scientists, LLC (BECS) as vice president and branch manager of its Fairfax, Virginia office. A professional engineer in five states and the District of Columbia, Bentz is a member of RCI, ASTM, and the SWR Institute. He holds a BS degree in architectural engineering from Penn State. He has over 17 years of experience in the building enclosure consulting field. Bentz is a Consultant member of RCI and a former president of the Mid Atlantic Chapter.
Henry Marsh, RRO, CDT, a national training manager for Johns Manville, died July 8 at the age of 59. Prior to his work with JM, he was a senior technical inspector for GAF and helped found Pro-Tech Roofing Inc., a roofing contracting company. He is survived by his wife Dotty; son Joshua; daughter Sarah; brothers Bob, Dave, and Patrick; and sisters Debbie, Kathleen, and Sharon. A tribute to Marsh, from Johns Manville, can be viewed here.
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