Art Aisner is the editor of Roofing Contractor.

Richard D. Alaniz is senior partner at Alaniz and Schraeder, a national labor and employment firm based in Houston. He has been at the forefront of labor and employment law for over thirty years, including stints with the U.S. Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board. He is a prolific writer on labor and employment law and conducts frequent seminars to client companies and trade associations across the country. For more information, call Alaniz at 281-833-2200.

John A. D’Annunzio is President of Paragon Roofing Technology Inc., a construction engineering firm he founded in 1989. He is the editorial director of Architectural Roofing & Waterproofing and a technical columnist for Roofing Contractor. He has published more than 100 articles and has written four books on building exterior issues. For more information, visit www.paragonroofingtech.com. He can be reached at 248-936-8744.

Rick Damato is the editorial director of Roofing Contractor. He has held a number of posts in the roofing industry since 1974 and has contributed to the magazine since its inception in 1981. He can be reached at 770-331-7858 or on Twitter @RoofsByRick.

Karen Edwards is marketing director at EagleView Technologies. She has been a marketing professional for more than 20 years and has focused the past 12 years on marketing for the construction industry. She can be reached at karen.edwards@eagleview.com.

Heidi Ellsworth is executive vice president of marketing at EagleView Technology Corporation. She has worked in the roofing industry since 1993 and is best known as the founder of roofing-focused marketing firm HJE Marketing. She can be reached at heidi.ellsworth@eagleview.com.

Chris Gray is the managing editor of Roofing Contractor.

Dr. Jim Hoff serves as Research Director for the Center for

Environmental Innovation in Roofing, Washington, D.C.

(www.roofingcenter.org). You can contact Jim at

jhoff@roofingcenter.org.  

Monroe Porter is the president of PROOF Management Consultants. He can be reached at 804-267-1688.