Beacon announced today the finalists in its inaugural Female Roofing Professional of the Year contest, a North American program shining a spotlight on inspiring women in the roofing industry. Beacon encourages the public to vote for these distinguished finalists now through June 7^th by visiting the Female Roofing Professional of the Year contest website.
“We were overwhelmed by the response during our first year running this contest,” said Jamie Samide, Vice President of Marketing at Beacon. “Over 1,800 submissions from the U.S. and Canada flooded in demonstrating the tremendous impact women are having on the industry and their communities. It was almost impossible to select just five finalists and we are proud to share their unique and powerful profiles. We encourage the public to show their support by voting for one of them to be named the Female Roofing Professional of the Year.”
From March 8^th through April 19^th, Beacon solicited the nomination of outstanding female roofing professionals. The submissions have been narrowed to the following five finalists:

• Greta Bajrami – Golden Group Roofing Westborough, MA
• Agata Opoka – Design & Development Group, Co. Schaumburg, IL
• Stephanie Pouse – Brahma Roofing & Construction Windsor, CO
• Jessica Reid – Reid’s Roofing and Insulation Saint Albert, Alberta, Canada
• Camila Santander – ASA Roofing Inc. Alexandria, Virginia

Beacon will announce the winner and runners-up in June. To learn more about the Female Roofing Professional of the Year contest and read the official contest rules, visit go.becn.com/femaleroofpro.
About Beacon

Founded in 1928, Beacon is a Fortune 500, publicly-traded distributor of residential and commercial building products in North America, operating over 500 branches throughout all 50 states in the U.S. and 6 provinces in Canada. Beacon serves an extensive base of over 110,000 customers, utilizing its vast branch network and diverse service offerings to provide high-quality products and support throughout the entire business lifecycle. Beacon offers its own private label brand, TRI-BUILT, and has a proprietary digital account management suite, Beacon Pro+, which allows customers to manage their businesses online. Beacon’s stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol BECN. To learn more about Beacon, please visit www.becn.com.