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RISE announces new Certified Solar Roofing Professionals

Roof Integrated Solar Energy™ (RISE™) Inc. has announced its newest Certified Solar Roofing Professionals™ (CSRPs™). RISE’s board of directors has conferred the CSRP designation on the following individuals for meeting established eligibility criteria, passing a challenging examination and agreeing to develop themselves professionally to remain current with changes in the field. The CSRP designation applies only to the individuals named. Companies are not certified. The following CSRPs successfully passed a rigorous exam Sept. 18 to obtain certification:

Dane Bechtholdt, estimator for Douglass Colony Group Inc., Commerce City, Colo.
Kate Bechtholdt, solar division manager for Douglass Colony Group Inc., Commerce City, Colo.
Gabriel Chong, special projects manager for Sunetric, Honolulu
Thomas Furey, president of Furey Roofing & Construction Co. Inc., Providence, R.I.
Tony Huggins, environmental and energy solutions manager for Schwickerts Tecta America, Mankato, Minn.
Joe Idacavage, president of Accredited Solar, Emerald Isle, N.C.
Ben Kogus, solar business manager for GAF, Wayne, N.J.
Dean Secchiaroli, regional manager for Eagle Rivet Roof Service Corp., Boston
Jonathan Shick, building technologist for Allana Buick & Bers Inc., Honolulu
Clinton A. Sockman, vice president of renewable energy for Advanced Roofing Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Brian Watson, western division sales manager for Champion Domestic Energies LLC, Scottsdale, Ariz.