Charles Antis- RCS Influencer

Founder/CEO of Antis Roofing & Waterproofing Charles began his career as a roofing professional in 1984. Since then, he has become one of the most trusted names in the Southern California roofing industry, as well as an inspirational business leader championing social corporate responsibility. A well-respected and widely known roofing expert, entrepreneur ...

Chelsea Oesch - RCS Influencer

Chelsea Oesch, Branch Manager at Beacon Roofing Supply

Christian Madsen - RCS Influencer

President, Madsen Roofing With hands-on involvement in every project, Christian worked as a roofer, foreman and construction superintendent before taking on the role of president. Taking the family’s reputation very seriously, Christian rolls up his sleeves and gets involved to assure every client is happy and each project is one the ...

Colin Sheehan

Colin Sheehan is an intern at RoofersCoffeeShop® working as a reporter. He is an undergraduate student on track to graduate with a B.A. in English this December 2020. Colin loves working remotely as a writer/reporter and is planning on continuing to do so after his internship and graduation. Colin also writes songs and performs for the band Ellsworth, a collaborative project between him and his partner Megan. 

Heidi J. Ellsworth- RCS Influencer

RoofersCoffeeShop.com, HJE Consulting, Chairperson for National Women in Roofing Heidi J. Ellsworth, is a partner with RoofersCoffeeShop.com.  She has been working in the roofing industry since 1993 and has held positions with Malarkey Roofing, Carlisle Construction and EagleView Technologies, Heidi also founded her current roofing-focused sales and marketing consulting group in ...

Jennifer Stone- RCS Influencer

Pacific, Preferred Accounts Manager, Roofing Systems for Johns Manville. Jennifer Stone is the Pacific, Preferred Accounts Manager, Roofing Systems for Johns Manville. Most recently she was President of Nations Roof, NW Division, a National Commercial Contractor and Service Company serving all 50 US States. Jennifer spent 15 years in Sales and Marketing then ...

Karen Cates - PHD, Author

Karen Cates has been a consultant to the roofing industry for nearly 25 years. She is a founding faculty member of the National Roofing Contractors Association’s Future Executive Institute (FEI) where she focuses on leadership and people management. After nearly 26 years on the faculty at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School ...

Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor

Karen L. Edwards has been a marketing professional for 30 years and has focused the past 20 years on marketing for the roofing industry. Having worked at both Carlisle Syntec and EagleView, she has led prominent industry marketing and contractor marketing programs. Karen now owns her own consulting business, Casimir ...

Lauren White, RCS Reporter

Lauren joined the RoofersCoffeeShop® family in 2019 as a reporter.  She earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and a Masters in Arts and Teaching from the University of Portland. Seeking a way to combine both degrees, she found success through writing articles to both teach and promote products ...

Mandy McIntyre - RCS Influencer

Mandy McIntyre, Operations Officer, 1st Choice Roofing Company  Mandy McIntyre is the Service Operations Manager at 1st Choice Roofing Company in Cleveland, Ohio.  Mandy grew up surrounded by construction, as her parents operated their own general contracting business – it was only natural to find a career that was cultivated from her roots. ...

Martin Stout- RCS Influencer

President of Go Roof Tune Up, Inc. Mr. Stout is the President of Go Roof Tune Up, Inc. The company  focuses  primarily on; inspecting, reporting, repairing and warranting single family homes. Go Roof Tune Up is active in Southern and Northern California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Texas, Washington and Florida. He currently serves on ...

McKay Daniels - RCS Influencer

NRCA Chief Operating Officer McKay Daniels serves as the National Roofing Contractors Association’s chief operations officer and works out of NRCA’s headquarters in the suburbs of Chicago. He has 20 years of experience in nonprofits, government, and the private sector. McKay has held a variety of management and consulting positions throughout his ...

Michelle Boykin - RCS Influencer

Michelle Boykin is the Chief Operating Officer and Integrator of Rackley Roofing Company, Inc.  Michelle joined Rackley in 2010 and has assisted in the exponential growth of the company across Tennessee.  She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Middle Tennessee State University.  Michelle is heavily involved in ...

Mike Hicks- RCS Influencer

President, Hicks Industrial Roofing, Inc. Mike Hicks has been roofing since the age of 16, and President of Hicks Industrial Roofing since 1999. He has been married for over 30 years and is the proud father of three and grandfather of two. Mike is a mentor to a high-school boys group. “I am ...

Mike Pickel- RCS Influencer

Director of Construction Operations Mike Pickel has 40 years of experience in both residential and commercial construction having started out as a framer, then he moved into project superintendent roles and spent years working as a project manager where he managed multi-million-dollar projects from start to finish. Mike co-founded Georgetown, Texas-based Texas ...