The Roofing Alliance, the foundation of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), has announced the winners of the 2019-2020 Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards. The winners are invited to the 2020 International Roofing Expo (IRE) in Dallas where they will be recognized at the NRCA’s Industry Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Reception, Feb. 5, 2019, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Celebrating 20 years, the MVP Awards program honors leadership in the field. Contractors nominate field workers including roofing crew workers, foremen or superintendents. Distributors and supplier firms may nominate warehouse employees, warehouse foremen, drivers or equipment operators. Individuals can be nominated for their on-the-job performance and workmanship or their philanthropic contributions outside the workplace. Since the program’s inception 20 years ago, 674 employees have been nominated and 255 winners and finalists have been recognized.
2019-2020 Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award Winners are:
- Chris Bower – Outstanding On-the-Job Performance and Workmanship, Superintendent, Exterior Solutions of Georgia, dba Bone Dry Roofing Co., Bogart, Ga.
- Jimmy “Lefty” Cobb – Outstanding On-the-Job Performance and Workmanship, Superintendent, Graham Roofing Inc., West Point, Miss.
- Todd Dunlap – Outstanding On-the-Job Performance and Workmanship; Other Noteworthy Contributions Outside the Workplace, Superintendent, Warehouse Foreman, Equipment Operator, Frost Roofing Inc., Wapakoneta, Ohio
- Piotr Lis – Outstanding On-the-Job Performance and Workmanship, Superintendent, KPost Co., Dallas
- Corey Morris – Outstanding On-the-Job Performance and Workmanship, Foreman, Spann Roofing and Sheet Metal, Conway, S.C.
- Heriberto Rodriquez – Outstanding On-the-Job Performance and Workmanship, Superintendent, Exterior Solutions of Georgia, dba Bone Dry Roofing Company, Bogart, Ga.
- Michael Ryan – Outstanding On-the-Job Performance and Workmanship, Equipment Operator, OMG Inc., Agawam, Mass.
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, during NRCA’s Industry Awards Ceremony, one winner will be announced as Professional Roofing’s Best of the Best, a recognition co-sponsored by OMG Roofing Products, Agawam, Mass., and Professional Roofing magazine.
Josh Kelly, Roofing Alliance president and vice president of Product Development & Innovation at OMG states, “The Roofing Alliance’s MVP Task Force determines the Best of the Best Award winner after a thorough evaluation of MVP winners using criteria such as on-the-job safety, on-the-job performance, recruiting new workers, community service and other noteworthy contributions to determine the Best of the Best. We are very proud of all the winners and especially the past and future Best of the Best Award winners.”
Previous Best of the Best Award winners include:
- 2008: Rodney Griffith, foreman, Centimark Corp., Pelham, Ala., and Teri Stallion, field superintendent, Innovative Roofing Group, Atlanta, Ga.
- 2009: Eugena Madeley, yard/receiving/truck driver, Gooding, Simpson & Mackes Inc., Ephrata, Pa.
- 2010: Richard Heilinger, service specialist, Gooding, Simpson & Mackes Inc., Ephrata, Pa.
- 2011: George Denton, superintendent, Supreme Roofing Systems Inc., Dallas, Texas
- 2012: David Baytosh, superintendent, Advanced Roofing Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- 2013: Dan Pastore, superintendent, Upstate Roofing and Painting Inc., Rochester, N.Y.
- 2014: Ryan Watts, foreman for Jurin Roofing Services Inc., Quakertown, Pa.
- 2015: Scott Luck, foreman at CentiMark Corp., Canonsburg, Pa.
- 2016: Curtis Purvis, superintendent for Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing, Farmers Branch, Texas
- 2017: Narcisco Alarcon, superintendent, Antis Roofing + Waterproofing, Irvine, Calif.
- 2018: Alan Baird, foreman for Core Contractors Inc., Denver, Colo.
- 2019: Brandon Reese, foreman at Korellis Roofing, Hammond, Ind.
To learn more about the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, visit roofingalliance.net or contact Bennett Judson, the Roofing Alliance’s executive director, at [email protected]. To learn how to attend NRCA’s Industry Awards Ceremony to see the Best of the Best Award presentation, visit here.