When it comes to diversity and inclusion in roofing few are as passionate as Mandy McIntyre. McIntyre, recently named vice president of 1st Choice Roofing Co., began her adult career at the company as a project coordinator. In the years McIntyre has been at 1st Choice Roofing, they have almost tripled the amount of employees in-house and on the field.

Over the years, Mandy has become a respected figure in the roofing industry by empowering women to continue the path. Mandy wasn’t new to construction, she often visited job sites as a child with her father, who was a General Contractor and even helped in the office. 

McIntyre, who is also active in the National Women in Roofing association, sat down with Roofing & Exteriors to talk about how companies can use diversity and inclusion to fight the ongoing labor shortage. 

"If you just expand your horizons and make yourself more appealing to under-represented grouips you have a whole new demogprahic to appeal to," she said.

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