{"id":259598,"date":"2026-05-05T19:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/259598\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T19:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:16:10","slug":"cardinal-roofing-co-owner-becomes-an-industry-pioneer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/259598\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinal Roofing Co-owner Becomes An Industry Pioneer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Bridget Jenkins (center) gathers with fellow members of National Women in Roofing, an organization which she co-chairs. <\/p>\n

For Bridget Jenkins, roofing is more than an occupation. Roofing is in her blood. <\/p>\n

Cardinal Roofing, founded by her father, Roger Jenkins, in 1995, quickly became a major part of her early adult life. And when Bridget Jenkins sought a career-pivot, she became more involved with Cardinal Roofing, taking on every job within the company before obtaining her roofing license over 25 years ago. She has since earned her general contractor license and is now a co-owner of Cardinal Roofing, alongside her father and their partner, Chad Curchin. <\/p>\n

Bridget Jenkins also serves as the first female president of the West Coast Roofing Contractors Association (WCRCA). The WCRCA is a local organization fostering collaboration between licensed roofing professionals. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the WCRCA, a moment she plans to highlight with a series of special events, including a fishing tournament in October. <\/p>\n

\"\"Bridget Jenkins, first female president of the WCRCA, meets with the organization\u2019s board.<\/p>\n

She has also become a national influencer with the RoofersCoffeeShop (RCS), which serves as a hub for roofing professionals. The platform provides professionals with access to formal job postings and networking opportunities, as well as its RCS Influencer program, which Bridget Jenkins was invited to participate in. <\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, I said yes because I\u2019m always up for a good conversation with people about, you know, my favorite topic, which is roofing and construction, because I\u2019m a total construction geek,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, they started this program, and I, of course, jumped on board, and at the last convention they gave us little pins that said, \u2018RoofersCoffeeShop Influencer,\u2019 so I\u2019m feeling pretty fancy. I\u2019ve got an official pin for my lapel.\u201d <\/p>\n

Reflecting upon her accomplishments, Bridget Jenkins cited the importance of pursuing your career passions. <\/p>\n

\"\"The Cardinal Roofing team gathers to network at a Lightning game. Left to right: Donnie Jordan, Rachael Andrews, Chad Curchin and Bridget Jenkins.<\/p>\n

\u201cJobs are great, but if you actually geek out about whatever your job is, it makes it so much easier. Construction is one of those jobs [where] nothing is ever the same. It\u2019s always different every single day, hour-to-hour, \u2026 and I just love roofing,\u201d she said. \u201cI just think it\u2019s fascinating. \u2026 Just making sure that people feel safe in their homes. It\u2019s just one of those things that I was born into; it\u2019s in my blood, I was meant to be this person, so I\u2019m just going to take it and run with it.\u201d <\/p>\n

For more information on Cardinal Roofing, please visit www.cardinalroofingfl.com<\/a> or call 813-689-7663. Cardinal Roofing is located at 1312 Orangewalk Dr. in Brandon. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bridget Jenkins (center) gathers with fellow members of National Women in Roofing, an organization which she co-chairs. For…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259599,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-259598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}