Management Team
Gerry A. Stock
Chief Executive Officer
Gerry Stock owns Central Roofing Company and serves as its Chief Executive Officer with principal oversight of the company’s accounting and production systems. Gerry’s professional and personal strengths define the character of Central Roofing Company as a whole: dependable, hard-working, collaborative, analytical and innovative.
Prior to her position at Central Roofing she was part of the Production Department at Stock Roofing Company of Fridley, MN from 2003 to late 2010. From 1988 to 2003, Gerry was co-founder/owner and president of a mid-sized residential and commercial roofing and construction company. In addition to her experience in the roofing industry, Gerry’s entrepreneurial expertise includes general and commercial rental property management.
She is a proud grandmother of four children. When she is not in the office, you will often find her spending time with her family.
Warren M. Stock
President
Warren Stock is president of Central Roofing Company. As president, Warren’s scope ranges from project development to oversight of daily operations to community outreach. Before coming to Central, Warren founded and operated Stock Roofing as an independent residential and commercial roofing and construction company from 1988 to 2003 when he sold it to Tecta America, a large national roofing conglomerate. After the sale, Warren remained with Stock Roofing as president of the company until late 2010.
When Warren began his career in the roofing field over three decades ago, phrases like “green roof” meant only green-hued shingles, or maybe moss on a rooftop under a low-hanging tree. Like the industry, Warren has grown in expertise and vision. Today, Warren has established himself as a forward thinker and expert in all forms of commercial and residential roofing and building needs from traditional applications to environmental roof systems to natural disaster relief and historic renovations.
Warren’s other professional interests include trade education cooperatives and property management. In his spare time, he enjoys playing outside with his grandchildren, restoring vintage cars and travel.
Jason W. Stock
Vice President
Jason Stock is vice president of Central Roofing Company. Jason’s expertise is multi-dimensional with responsibility in several departments—finance, accounting, technology, safety and human resources. Prior to his work at Central, Jason spent 15 years assuming various roles within commercial and residential roofing services, most recently as vice president of Stock Roofing Company of Fridley, MN. Jason’s professional interests include commercial building project development, customer service and innovative technology.
Jason is a graduate of Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN with double majors in Accounting and Business Management. He has continued his education specific to the roofing industry by enrolling in the professional development program offered by the National Roofing Contractors Association (NCRA University) and will complete the program in February of 2012.
Jason is the father of two and enjoys spending his spare time with his family and dabbling with home improvement projects.
Henri Germain
Project Manager
As a project manager at Central Roofing Company, Henri Germain’s goal is to oversee each project to completion in an expeditious manner, while staying within budget, and upholding the company’s reputation for personalized service, high ethical standards and quality construction. He has over 20 years of experience in leadership, activity coordination and guest services. Henri believes that “Word-of-Mouth” advertising is still the best form of “Thank You” he can receive.
Prior to his role at Central Roofing Company, Henri gained experience in meeting clients’ expectations in a variety of industries from construction to a luxury cruise line. He has been published in construction related topics on three different trade magazines.
Henri has traveled the world, but now enjoys living in Minnesota with his wife and their three children.
Jonathan Jensen
Operations Manager
Jon Jensen is responsible for the scheduling, coordination and execution of the field production roofing at Central Roofing Company. His knowledge of the equipment, materials, logistics and safety involved with large commercial and institutional projects is indispensable to Central Roofing. He has been involved in detail-intensive projects for 3M, The Landmark Center, Minneapolis Post Office, Minneapolis Convention, Fairview Hospitals, North Memorial Hospitals and the University of Minnesota. His beliefs that the finished product should be of the finest quality instills Central’s work crews with a sense of pride in their workmanship.
Jon started his roofing career in 1976 as a second-generation roofer. He joined Central Roofing Company in 1989 as a journeyman. He became a foreman for the company in 1991. Jon has extensive experience with all types of built-up roof systems, asphalt applied modified bitumen, torch applied modified bitumen, and single-ply roof systems. He became part of the management team in 2001.
Jon enjoys spending his free time with his wife Joan and their four dogs. He also enjoys riding his Harley, bowling, and working around the house and yard.
Donald E. House, Jr.
Commercial Sales Manager
Since 2004, Don has been at Central Roofing Company managing commercial roofing and building projects from the initial first bid until project wrap up. His duties include, but are not limited to, job estimation, shop drawings, submittals, guarantee forms, work orders for the roofing and sheet metal crews, weekly job cost analysis, billing preparation and all project close out requirements.
Don attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN, studying Construction Management. Following college, he gained experience in the roofing industry working as a roofer and as a member of Roofers Union Local #96. Don has been a participant in many large projects both locally and nationwide. As the Commercial Sales Manager, he will maintain high visibility and extensive involvement before, during and after the construction phase.
In his spare time, Don likes to build motorcycles which he can be seen riding to music events throughout the Midwest.
Michael A. Mehring
Service Sales Manager
Mike Mehring is a service sales manager at Central Roofing Company. Mike’s expertise includes evaluating roofing and building envelope systems for the development and implementation of maintenance programs for extending and/or maintaining viable service life. Additionally, he has extensive involvement in project delivery systems, which includes the original estimating of the job, pre-construction planning and scheduling, project implementation, close-out and post-project monitoring.
Mike has been successful by leveraging his 15 years of estimating, sales, design, and management of building envelope systems (which includes below grade waterproofing, air/vapor barriers, concrete and masonry restoration, sealants, and roofing). Mike received his Bachelor of Science in Management degree from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, WI and is presently pursuing a Master of Business Administration, with a concentration in finance and corporate entrepreneurship, from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. Additionally, for the past four years, Mike has served on the executive board for the Minnesota Chapter of the International Concrete Repair Institute.
As the father of a hockey and lacrosse player, Mike spends much of his free time at his son’s games, but he also pursues his own interests in music and exercise.
Corey Sias
Service Department Manager
Having taken over as manager of Central Roofing Company’s Service Department in early 2011, Corey Sias has seen his department expand exponentially. Corey credits the fast expansion and success of his department to his firm belief in respectful, detailed communication with the customer. Corey established a culture of collaboration and customer involvement in his department which resulted in greater efficiency on the part of Central Roofing technicians and increased client approval. The number of referrals to Central Roofing from property managers and homeowners are testament to the effectiveness of this approach.
Corey began his career as a novice helper on the roofing crews of a mid-sized roofing and construction company in 1991. An instant stand-out amongst his colleagues, Corey quickly rose through the ranks to superintendent by 2004 and a few years later, he moved into management. He carries the depth of experience and skills to assure excellence in a service project of any size or scale.
Corey and his wife have two children, a daughter in college and a son who enjoys basketball and baseball. In his spare time Corey can be found four-wheeling, at the gun range or deer hunting.
Stephen P. Johnson
Project Manager
Steve Johnson serves as a project manager at Central Roofing Company. Steve has worked in the Minneapolis/St Paul roofing industry since 1982, beginning as a roofer and working his way into internal operations as an estimator and then as a project manager. Steve has collaborated with a variety of roofing industry consultants and architectural firms to bring many large local and national projects successfully through the pre-construction and construction phases to completion.
Steve’s goal is to insure a project is completed in an expeditious manner and within budget while maintaining Central Roofing’s reputation for quality construction and personalized service. His strong work ethic makes him a valuable team member on any project.
Mark E. Forseth
Service Roof Management Executive
Mark Forseth has been with Central Roofing Company since 1992. His responsibilities include evaluating existing roofing systems and developing maintenance programs to extend viable service life. Mark schedules crews, and inspects completed work. He came to Central Roofing Company from the Minneapolis branch of McBrady and Associates, a national roofing consulting firm. Prior to this, he gained field experience as a roofer and later as a leadman and foreman.
Mark attended the University of Minnesota, majoring in Business Administration. Mark has been a member of the Construction Specification Institute (CSI), Single Ply Roofing Institute (SPRI) and Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). He has attended and passed the continuing education programs offered at the University of Wisconsin, School of Engineering in Madison, WI.
