Ashley Pietsch - RCS Influencer

Vice President - Integrity Insurance & Bonding Inc. Ashley C. Pietsch was born into the world of insurance. Her father and mother owned their own successful insurance agency, it only came natural for Ashley. Ashley began working in the insurance industry in January 2004 as a receptionist. She was quickly promoted to ...

Cass Jacoby

Cass works as a reporter/writer for RoofersCoffeeShop. She attended NYU for Cinema Studies and has a degree in English from UC Denver. She is currently attending ASU for a Master’s in Film and Media Studies. Thus, she spends all of her free time watching movies and reading every article she ...

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 ...

Colin Sheehan

Colin Sheehan is a reporter, videographer and video editor at RoofersCoffeeShop®. He graduated with a B.A. in English with a Film Emphasis from the University of Colorado in Denver. Colin loves working remotely as a writer/reporter/video creator and has plans to move into a home on wheels with his partner Megan and their dog Moose and cat Pheobe. Colin is a ...

Danny Kerr- RCS Influencer

Co-Founder & Director of Assessment Professional Danny learned two important things as a young age: to work hard and be humble in everything he does. Coming from a modest family, he was forced to create his own success in life. As a Dyslexic student in school, he was treated differently throughout his ...

Greta Bajrami- RCS Influencers

Chief Executive Director Greta Bajrami is the CEO and founder of Golden Group Roofing located in Westborough, Massachusetts. Greta migrated to the USA at the age of 9 from Tirana, Albania. Greta Bajrami grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts where she attended Worcester State University. While attending her senior year in college, ...

Heidi J. Ellsworth- RCS Influencer

Heidi J. Ellsworth has worked in the roofing industry since 1993 and has held positions with Malarkey Roofing, Carlisle Construction Materials and EagleView Technologies. She is currently a partner with RoofersCoffeeShop® and owner of HJE Consulting. Working with both RoofersCoffeeShop and HJE Consulting, she focuses on supporting overall marketing strategies, sales ...

Julissa Chavez - RCS Influencer

Program Manager Julissa Chavez is a Program Manager with SRS Distribution focusing on Latino Marketing.  She began her career with SRS in 2014, where she served as a Territory Manager in Atlanta, GA.   As a Territory Manager, she created training and business development initiatives that assisted with the growth of many ...

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 ...

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 ...

Michelle Miller, RCS Writer

  Michelle Miller joined the roofing industry over a decade ago as a marketing professional. Stumbling into the industry by accident, Michelle cut her teeth in commercial roofing while leading the marketing team at FiberTite. She joined NWiR and was heavily involved with the SPRI marketing task force, earning the recognition in ...