A Vision for NRCA and the Roofing Industry
The Honorable Reid Ribble, NRCA CEO, will share his vision for NRCA and the roofing industry. He will discuss NRCA's foremost initiative, ProCertification, this program will create a competent, sustainable and high-performing roofing industry workforce. Experienced installers and foremen who demonstrate substantial roofing skills and knowledge now can become certified by NRCA in specific roof system applications. Reid will discuss advancing the roofing industry's public policy agenda, he will address how NRCA can amplify the voice of the roofing industry in Washington, D.C. through working with legislators and officials from the federal government. It is important members of Congress see you and hear from roofing professionals, directly. To be seen and heard, we need the industry speaking with one voice in Washington, D.C.!
Speaker: Reid Ribble, NRCA CEO
Speaker Bio: Before becoming the NRCA CEO, Reid served six years in the U.S. House of Representatives. During his tenure, he served on the Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Budget and Finance, and Foreign Affairs Committees, where he served as vice chairman of the Committee on Emerging Threats. During his time in Congress, Reid met with more than 25 heads of state and in his capacity on the Committee on Foreign Affairs traveled extensively throughout Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Yet roofing is in his blood. For more than 30 years, Reid was the president of his own roofing company in Kaukauna, Wis. As a contractor, he volunteered countless hours serving on numerous NRCA committees and on NRCA’s board of directors. As part of his 25 years of service to the organization, Reid served as NRCA’s chairman of the board from 2005-06.
He married DeaNa, his high-school sweetheart, in 1975. They have two married children and five grandchildren.
Meeting Location: The Ranch at Las Colinas
Meeting Address: 857 W. John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, Texas 75039
Registration start time: 11:30 am.
Presentation begins: 12:00 pm.
(please arrive before noon so the servers can take your order prior to the start of the presentation)
Member/Friend of the Chapter Cost: $15 online or $20 at the door
Non-Member/Guest Cost: $25 online or $30 at the door
